1900 in organized crime
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See also: 1899 in organized crime, other events of 1900, 1901 in organized crime and the list of 'years in organized crime'.
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[edit] Events
- Monk Eastman claims New York's East Side for the Eastman Gang, now numbering an estimated 1,100. This eventually begins a gang war between the Eastman's and Paul Kelly's Five Points Gang.
- Evidence of La Mano Nera (The Black Hand), an Italian extortionist organization, is seen in Brooklyn, New York.
- Sicilian Mafia Don Vito Cascio Ferro [Cascioferro] arrives in New York to become a major leader of La Mano Nera (The Black Hand).
- A gang war between Tom Lee's On Leong Tong against an alliance of Wong Get's Hip Sings and Mock Duck's Four Brothers begins over gambling interests in New York's Chinatown. The war continues until a peace treaty is signed in 1909.
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[edit] Births
- Willie Morris Bioff, Mafia extortionist
- January 7 - Simone Scozzari underboss of the Los Angeles crime family
- March 18 - Ferdinand Boccia, New York mobster
- June 28 - Sam Mesi, Chicago (West Side) mobster and operator of three off-track betting operations
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