Thomas HuntThe <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Pittsburgh?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pittsburgh</a> suburb of <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/Sewickley?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Sewickley</a> had some trouble with a <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/BlackHand?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackHand</a> gang in the pre-Prohibition Era. This cartoon was from a 1908 issue of the Pittsburg (no 'h') Press.<br>
Sewickley's little known underworld history was discussed in an Informer article: <a href="https://informer-journal.blogspot.com/2022/10/barber-brothers-allied-with-sewickley.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://informer-journal.blogspot.com/2022/10/barber-brothers-allied-with-sewickley.html</a><br>
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