Al capone as a kid Did you know?
Alphonse gabriel capone was born on january 17, 1899, He was the fourth out of 9 kids to gabriele and teresina capone. though his parents emigrated from Italy, alphonse grew up in BROOKLyn, NEW YORK. Gabriele Capone was 30 years old when he immigrated to the u.s.a. he was one of the 43 000 italian immigrants who came to america in the late 1800s. he settled near the brooklyn navy yard, which was a slum. his goal in life was to open up a barber shop in new york. from all known accounts, the childhood of alphonse was a normal one of an immigrant. his father was a barber, and his mother stayed at home and watched the kids. they were an italian family trying to make a new life in the united states. Alphonse dropped out of school at the age of 14. this was fairly normal for kids whose parents had immigrated to canada. Al started getting a lot of different types of jobs, as he tried to support his family. The start of his mob life |
The 4 inch scar given to Al capone which eventually led to his nick name "scar-face" was given to him by 17 year old frank galluccio, where capone had insulted his sister. surprisingly, capone never seeked vengeance on frank. To all Al capones close friends and family, he was nicknamed "snorkey" from his new york days. His brother called him "lover boy" In 1927, Al capones net worth was equal to $100,000,000! this is equal to 1.4 billion today. al capones cadillac was eventually used as franklin Roosevelt's limo! |
Around the time that Alphonse quit school, he joined a gang called the south brooklyn rippers, and eventually joined the five points juniors. These were miniscule gangs, who didnt do much more than protect their turf and petty crimes, such as stealing a pack of cigarettes. It was only through joining the five points juniors that al met his first big mobster named Frankie Yale. he began working for Yale at the harvard inn, and quickly noticed that instead of using negotiations, yale used violence to control his territory. One night, during capones shift at the harvard inn, he came by a table with a man and a woman. he noticed that the woman was fairly good looking, so he went and whispered in her ear "honey, you have a nice ass and i mean that as a compliment"the man, "Frank Gallucio" turned out to be her brother. after fighting with al, frank took out a knife and slashed him 3 times in the face, one from mouth to ear. this is where Al got his name "scarface" |
This is a bottle of "templeton rye." it was the whisky of the prohibition, and al capones personal favorite.
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