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Title
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10,000 Public Enemies
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Description
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Book review of "Ten Thousand Public Enemies" by Courtney Ryley Cooper about crime and prominent criminals (such as John Lazia, et al.) in Kansas City tracked by "the United States government, Division of Investigation," led by J. Edgar Hoover. Information on Lazia's crimes from 1908 to 1917 before his rise to organized crime fame.
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Date
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1935-05-24
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Ten Thousand Public Enemies
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Description
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Photos and descriptions of crime in early 20th century Kansas City, highlighting some of its more sensational outlaws such as Frank Nash and Johnny Lazia, et al. Many details of infamous criminals operating in and around Kansas City and hunted by the early Federal Bureau of Investigations (especially at the time of the Kansas City Massacre), such as Pinky Blitz, Charles Clinton, Verne Miller, Pretty Boy Floyd, Adam Richetti, Juanita Baird, Rose Baird, Jimmy Keating, Thomas Holden, Herb Farmer, Fred Barker, Ma Barker, John Lazia, Earl Christman, Baby Face Nelson, Alvin Karpis, and Charles Gargotta, et al.
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Date
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1935
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Object Type
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Book
