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  • Dutch Schultz: A Malone Acquittal
    Posted on Wednesday, October 30th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: bootlegging, Dutch Schultz, Malone NY

    Dutch Schultz Armored Car (Photo credit: www78 ) When he was acquitted on August 1, 1935, the crowd outside the courtroom cheered. Judge Bryant “who was visibly astonished, disappointed and thoroughly exasperated. In fact, he practically ‘lost his cool.’ ‘Your verdict,’ he declared, ‘Is such that it shakes the confidence of law-abiding citizens in integrity and truth. …[ read more ]

  • Dutch Schultz: The Malone Trial
    Posted on Monday, October 14th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: bootlegging, Dutch Schultz, Malone

    Dutch Schultz (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) After living as a free man for his Malone trial, Dutch Schultz was remanded to jail on July 23, 1935. For the first day, he had to endure the same food as the other prisoners. This included sardines, boiled potatoes and cabbage, tea or water–certainly not the fare we serve today. However, …[ read more ]

  • The Dutch Schultz and Malone: Part 1
    Posted on Monday, October 7th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: bootlegging, Dutch Schultz, Malone

    Prohibition ended in 1933, but Malone ‘s last hurrah with it came in the summer of 1935 when the gangster Dutch Schultz came to town. Schultz, whose real name was Arthur Flegenheimer , made his fortune bootlegging . He dodged $92,000 in taxes on $481,000 income. He said he was told he didn’t have to pay taxes on it …[ read more ]

  • Bootlegging In Malone
    Posted on Tuesday, September 10th, 2013 | Filed under Blog | Tagged: bootlegging, Dutch Schultz, Malone NY, Prohibition

    Mary Riley Road–top left, in pink Lost Nation Road–to the right, in blue Bootlegging was not considered a big deal–thus when Dutch Schultz arrived in Malone, NY for his second tax-evasion trial, no one thought of him as a gangster. Grandpa and Dad both made hooch in the barn. English: Dutch Schultz 1935 (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) However Malone saw …[ read more ]

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      by Carol McClain         Life Lessons from the National Parks Author: Penny Musco Genre: Nonfiction – Christian devotionals  “Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to the body and soul alike.”—John Muir, The Yosemite, 1912 Whether you're a hiker, a history buff, or a reader who travels vicariously, Life Lessons from the National Parks takes you on a four-season tour through over forty of America's most glorious places in the National Park Service reflecting God, who superintends each one. The book… ...[ full story ]

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