Quotes
During Prohibition it was said tailors would ask customers what size pockets they wanted, pint or quart.
-Will Rogers
Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
-W.C. Fields
A prohibitionist is the sort of man one couldn’t care to drink with, even if he drank.
-H.L. Mencken
The prohibition law, written for weaklings and derelicts, has divided the nation, like Gaul, into three parts…wets, drys, and hypocrites.
-Florence Sabin
Denver's Mob Empire Headquarters
The Smaldone brothers, Clyde and Eugene "Checkers" referred to the north Denver restaurant, Gaetano's as "the place". Clyde was known for his intellect and his ability to make friends: his neighbors, Al Capone, or the arresting officer. They all called him polite and a gentleman. Eugene, the younger brother, although suspected of taking part in, or being behind, several killings, Eugene was never indicted for murder. The youngest bother Clarence "Chauncey" was an underboss.
The Smaldones started the high-profile Smaldone crime syndicate in the bootlegging days of the 1920s. Later they controlled gambling, bookmaking, and loan sharking operations in Colorado for years. They were always suspected when murder was involved. Yet 9 out of 10 neighbors who knew them only had good things to say about the Smaldones. They gave to the destitute and donated to Catholic orphanages.
Dick Kreck, columnist and author, said in his book, Smaldone, The Untold Story Of An American Crime Family, "Yet despite the shadowy underworld that was his livelihood, Clyde Smaldone was a devoted husband and father and gave generously to his community, offering food, money, and college funds to struggling families.
There Ought To Be A Law
An officer conducting speed enforcement stops a young man for traveling in excess of 40 mph over the speed limit. The officer approaches the driver and says, "Well, 40 over...I been waiting for you to come along all day."
Without pause, the young man replies, "I got here as fast as I could!"
Synonym Rolls, Just Like Grammar Used To Make
During Prohibition it was said tailors would ask customers what size pockets they wanted, pint or quart.
-Will Rogers
Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.
-W.C. Fields
A prohibitionist is the sort of man one couldn’t care to drink with, even if he drank.
-H.L. Mencken
The prohibition law, written for weaklings and derelicts, has divided the nation, like Gaul, into three parts…wets, drys, and hypocrites.
-Florence Sabin
Denver's Mob Empire Headquarters
The Smaldone brothers, Clyde and Eugene "Checkers" referred to the north Denver restaurant, Gaetano's as "the place". Clyde was known for his intellect and his ability to make friends: his neighbors, Al Capone, or the arresting officer. They all called him polite and a gentleman. Eugene, the younger brother, although suspected of taking part in, or being behind, several killings, Eugene was never indicted for murder. The youngest bother Clarence "Chauncey" was an underboss.
The Smaldones started the high-profile Smaldone crime syndicate in the bootlegging days of the 1920s. Later they controlled gambling, bookmaking, and loan sharking operations in Colorado for years. They were always suspected when murder was involved. Yet 9 out of 10 neighbors who knew them only had good things to say about the Smaldones. They gave to the destitute and donated to Catholic orphanages.
Dick Kreck, columnist and author, said in his book, Smaldone, The Untold Story Of An American Crime Family, "Yet despite the shadowy underworld that was his livelihood, Clyde Smaldone was a devoted husband and father and gave generously to his community, offering food, money, and college funds to struggling families.
There Ought To Be A Law
An officer conducting speed enforcement stops a young man for traveling in excess of 40 mph over the speed limit. The officer approaches the driver and says, "Well, 40 over...I been waiting for you to come along all day."
Without pause, the young man replies, "I got here as fast as I could!"
Synonym Rolls, Just Like Grammar Used To Make
As an attraction to lure tourist and boost the economy the citizens of Leadville in 1896 built an Ice Palace that was never duplicated before or since. The walls were reported to be five feet thick. The towers were 90 feet tall. There were two dining rooms, a dance floor, and a skating rink. The whole Ice Palace covered three acres.
The Ice Palace is a central location in this thrilling historical-mystery. Hopefully Andrew Coyle LLD and his wife Sarah will be up to the challenge.