Al Capone
| Description: |
Barbara Vlahoss transcribed interview of Missy Smiths about three different stories. The first story is about Al Capone. According to Smith, Capone had a house in Skylar County, Illinois, and he ran liquor through there as a bootlegger. The second story is about a house in Skyler County, Illinois, that was connected to the underground railroad. The third story is about a girl who found a thumb in a can of Dinty Moore Beef Stew. |
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| Origin: | 1993-04-19 |
| Source: |
http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/1908 |
| Collection: |
Indiana State University Folklore Archives |
| Subjects: |
Criminals Hiding Underground railroad Illinois Bread & soup lines Prohibition Folklore |
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