Although I liked the "On the Spot" article from Tom and Mike Tona on the Mafia in Pittsburgh, and the huge amount of research involved, I have a question. ...
... Hi Dave, Happy to help, though I'm puzzled - I believe you have already drawn similar information from Gentile. It seems to be well established that...
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Hi, Topm Thanks for the quick reply. IO'll check some of this with a pal of mine who is as versed in the Castellammare War. Maybe I'm missing something. Until...
... Well, that's why I get the "big bucks." ;-) ... I don't believe I ever stated that Siragusa sent men anywhere to fight in anything. He was a supporter of...
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Sep 3, 2008 8:08 pm
Hi, Tom We have, I believe, two different versions of page 118. So that may well account for differences. What I'll do is to get back when I've tried to get...
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Sep 3, 2008 8:09 pm
Another point is that the manuscript titled "Translated Transcription of the Life of Nicolo (E) Gentile, Background and History of the Castellammarese War and...
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Sep 7, 2008 5:37 pm
Someone else found an interesting report recently in the US National Archives collections at College Park, Maryland. It's a list of some murders that Valachi...
... That's neat. Look forward to reading about that. Ciro Catania would have been considerably younger than his brother Joe. Ciro was probably about 19-20 at...
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Sep 7, 2008 8:30 pm
I saw him but notice the other Ciro, born in 1908. That seems to be the right one, since he's in the same house as Joe the Baker's parents and was the one...
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Sep 8, 2008 12:31 pm
Hi, Tom Like a lot of folks, I'm very intrigues by news of the forthcoming online journal The Informer. I have the web page for it, but can you tell me how to...
INFORMER: The Journal of American Mafia History was initially scheduled for release on Sept. 26. But the journal is available for FREE download NOW. You should...
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Sep 10, 2008 9:04 am
Hi, Thom Quick glance through The Informer. I like the presentation very much and the content seems fine (though I would disagree with one or two arguments,...
... Thanks for the feedback, Dave. ... I don't know who you're disagreeing with here. I did not state AND I do not believe that Hoover denied the Mafia because...
Please use this thread for reporting errors detected in Informer. If Informer is to be a complete, accurate picture of the American Mafia, mistakes need to be...
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Sep 10, 2008 2:37 pm
Hi, Tom On the Hoover thing. Your arguments below make a lot of sense to me. Also, I would speculate that a lot of politics in the 1950s and before, when...
Friend and Foe has lots of great photos. I like the one also of what's alleged to be from Paul Ricca's 1927 wedding. The line of tuxedoed gents includes Al and...
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Sep 11, 2008 12:48 pm
The images came out really well in The Informer. Overall, an impressive publication. Interpretations can always be different. On Hoover, that's right. We...
I really enjoyed the journal, Tom. A nice piece of work and once again I apologize for running off to Hawaii on you.. I'll be in touch the next two weeks or so...
It almost seems that post-Maranzano that people involved in the Mangano Family and the brooklyn portion of Luciano's group seemed to be the one most were...
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Sep 11, 2008 8:01 pm
If this version of what Valachi said is right, the murder of LePore seems to have been a "one-off" revenge murder by a brother of Joe the Baker. Ciro Catania...
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Sep 11, 2008 9:43 pm
When I tried accessing that photo, I was directed round the house, and thought "Here we go again." Anyhow, the point is that those who claim the existence of...
I have six on the Spot Jourunals for sale. They are in great condition. There are a number of artilacles in each issue. About 60+ page for each Journal. Fall...
I'd love to see the pic that Rick mentioned, the one supposedly taken at Ricca's wedding. ... and ... that ... supposed ... advertised, a ... of ... meeting ...
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Sep 12, 2008 6:18 pm
Anyone have any info on the Scranton Wilkes Barre lcn/Buffalino crime family? Also can you reccommend any good sources of info/books, etc particulairly on the...
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Sep 18, 2008 5:52 pm
I can tell you that Russell Buffalino had a hit put out on my stepfather going back in the 80's..... I have some wi;d stories........
Informer: The Journal of American Mafia History. I am happy to announce that through its first two weeks of availability, Issue 1 of Informer has been...
I am very happy to announce that the print edition of Informer's first issue is on sale through MagCloud.com. The printing service, a branch of HP, also...
Hello Tom and everyone else. Thanks for the acceptance. I'm joining the club Rick Hello Tom and everyone else. Thanks for the acceptance. I'm joining the...
