Who is Al Capone?
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- Image of organized crime
Most famous mobster ever
- Born into an Italian family in Brooklyn, NY
- Quit school after hitting a teacher
- Had a son named Albert Capone
- Moved from NY to Chicago
- Al Capone took one the Chicago mob
- Was taken down by Hoover -> they got him on tax evasion
- Spent 11 years in Alcatraz -> serviced half sentences due to good
behaviour and deteriorating health
- Died at 48
What is the social construct of the Markham Gang?
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- The whole of its members are strictly either Americans or native
Canadians of America parentage
- Their blood was distinguished from the "true" British blood -> the
argument presented by differentiating between Canadian born in
comparison to British born or direct British descent is that the Markham
Gang members were 'commoners' (they were from the lower classes)
- In reality, however, members of the gangs were not exclusively Canadian
nor American (it was reported that many members were in fact British)
What is the Code of John Phillips?
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1. Every man shall obey civil command (the captain shall have one full share
and a half of all prizes)
2. If any man shall offer to run away, or keep any secret from the Company,
he shall be maroon'd with one Bottle of Powder, one Bottle of Water, one
small Arm and shot
3. If any man shall steal any thing in the Company, or gain, to the value of a
piece of eight, he shall be maroon'd or shot
4. That man who shall strike another whilst these articles are in force shall
receive Moses Law (that is 40 stripes lacking 1 on the bare back)
5. That man that shall snap his arms smoke tobacco in the hold without a
lantern, shall suffer the same punishment as in the former article
6. That man that shall nor keep his arms clean, fir for an engagement, or
neglect his business, shall be curt off from his share and shudder such
other punishment as the captain and the company shall think fit
7. If any man shall lose a joint in the time of an engagement he shall have
400 pieces of eight: if a limb, 800
8. If at any time you meet a prudent Woman, that Man that offers to meddle
with her without her consent shall suffer present death
What social mobility was experienced by immigrants?
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Many immigrants founded themselves restricted from upward mobility,
which was reserved for middle class Protestant
What type of activities do criminals of organized crime part-take in?
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1. Providing illicit goods and services
- Includes gambling, lending, sex, narcotics, stolen property
- Harm through consensual activities, economic harm, and no inherent
violence
2. Infiltration of legitimate business
- Includes coercive use of legal business for purposes of exploitation
- Harm through non-consensual activities, threat, violence, extortion, and
economic harm
What happened in 'The Yellow Peril'?
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, - Opium's medicinal use as anaesthetic and all around elixir was legal and
well established among the white population
- Recreational smoking of opium was introduced in Canada ad the US after
the arrival of Chinese immigrants
- Gambling halls, house of prostitution, and opium dens became fixtures in
Victoria's Chinatown
- British Columbia became a center for producing the black tar opium that
was use for smoking
- The colonial, provincial and Dominion governments also benefited from
the early opium trade in Canada -> they received licensing fees from
manufacturers and taxes were imposed on the retail sale of opium,
although the real government money was made from tariff imposed on
opium imports
The 50% tariff on opium:
- In 1865, a 50% tariff on opium imported into the colony of BC was
imposed, far exceeding the usual 12.5% applied to most other imports
- This increase prompted the widespread smuggling of opium into Canada
- BC's role as a manufacturer and exporter of processed opium increased
in 1890 when the US Congress imposed its own prohibitive tariff on opium
and morphine imports
The new route:
- In 1888, opium was brought from China via Vancouver and was
transported by train to Brockville, Ontario, where it was then transferred
across the St. Lawrence River by ferries and sleighs to the American side
and shipped to New York as eggs, butter, etc.
Not only 'Chinamen':
- While the Chinese people got most of the press for opium smuggling, it
didn't take long for Anglo-Saxon names to become connected with the
trade and appear in the newspaper
- E.g. Donald McLean (also known as, "Little Dan" or "Opium Dan") ->
smuggled and sold opium while working on a passenger steamer ship
What were the expectations and results of the Demon Rum?
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- Image of organized crime
Most famous mobster ever
- Born into an Italian family in Brooklyn, NY
- Quit school after hitting a teacher
- Had a son named Albert Capone
- Moved from NY to Chicago
- Al Capone took one the Chicago mob
- Was taken down by Hoover -> they got him on tax evasion
- Spent 11 years in Alcatraz -> serviced half sentences due to good
behaviour and deteriorating health
- Died at 48
What is the social construct of the Markham Gang?
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- The whole of its members are strictly either Americans or native
Canadians of America parentage
- Their blood was distinguished from the "true" British blood -> the
argument presented by differentiating between Canadian born in
comparison to British born or direct British descent is that the Markham
Gang members were 'commoners' (they were from the lower classes)
- In reality, however, members of the gangs were not exclusively Canadian
nor American (it was reported that many members were in fact British)
What is the Code of John Phillips?
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1. Every man shall obey civil command (the captain shall have one full share
and a half of all prizes)
2. If any man shall offer to run away, or keep any secret from the Company,
he shall be maroon'd with one Bottle of Powder, one Bottle of Water, one
small Arm and shot
3. If any man shall steal any thing in the Company, or gain, to the value of a
piece of eight, he shall be maroon'd or shot
4. That man who shall strike another whilst these articles are in force shall
receive Moses Law (that is 40 stripes lacking 1 on the bare back)
5. That man that shall snap his arms smoke tobacco in the hold without a
lantern, shall suffer the same punishment as in the former article
6. That man that shall nor keep his arms clean, fir for an engagement, or
neglect his business, shall be curt off from his share and shudder such
other punishment as the captain and the company shall think fit
7. If any man shall lose a joint in the time of an engagement he shall have
400 pieces of eight: if a limb, 800
8. If at any time you meet a prudent Woman, that Man that offers to meddle
with her without her consent shall suffer present death
What social mobility was experienced by immigrants?
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Many immigrants founded themselves restricted from upward mobility,
which was reserved for middle class Protestant
What type of activities do criminals of organized crime part-take in?
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1. Providing illicit goods and services
- Includes gambling, lending, sex, narcotics, stolen property
- Harm through consensual activities, economic harm, and no inherent
violence
2. Infiltration of legitimate business
- Includes coercive use of legal business for purposes of exploitation
- Harm through non-consensual activities, threat, violence, extortion, and
economic harm
What happened in 'The Yellow Peril'?
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, - Opium's medicinal use as anaesthetic and all around elixir was legal and
well established among the white population
- Recreational smoking of opium was introduced in Canada ad the US after
the arrival of Chinese immigrants
- Gambling halls, house of prostitution, and opium dens became fixtures in
Victoria's Chinatown
- British Columbia became a center for producing the black tar opium that
was use for smoking
- The colonial, provincial and Dominion governments also benefited from
the early opium trade in Canada -> they received licensing fees from
manufacturers and taxes were imposed on the retail sale of opium,
although the real government money was made from tariff imposed on
opium imports
The 50% tariff on opium:
- In 1865, a 50% tariff on opium imported into the colony of BC was
imposed, far exceeding the usual 12.5% applied to most other imports
- This increase prompted the widespread smuggling of opium into Canada
- BC's role as a manufacturer and exporter of processed opium increased
in 1890 when the US Congress imposed its own prohibitive tariff on opium
and morphine imports
The new route:
- In 1888, opium was brought from China via Vancouver and was
transported by train to Brockville, Ontario, where it was then transferred
across the St. Lawrence River by ferries and sleighs to the American side
and shipped to New York as eggs, butter, etc.
Not only 'Chinamen':
- While the Chinese people got most of the press for opium smuggling, it
didn't take long for Anglo-Saxon names to become connected with the
trade and appear in the newspaper
- E.g. Donald McLean (also known as, "Little Dan" or "Opium Dan") ->
smuggled and sold opium while working on a passenger steamer ship
What were the expectations and results of the Demon Rum?
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