It was the most infamous of all gangland slayings in America, and it savagely achieved its purpose — the elimination of the last challenge to Al Capone for the mantle of crime boss in Chicago. The St. Valentine’s Day massacre shocked a city that had been numbed by Roaring ’20s gang warfare over control of illegal beer and whiskey distribution. “These murders went out of the comprehension of a .
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SCOOP FROM FINANCIAL TIMES: Biden to pick Rahm Emanuel for U.S. ambassador to Japan. Emanuel offered a “no comment” when Playbook reached out early this morning. It’s a White House announcement after all. This is a major appointment for Chicago’s former mayor. As FT points out: “Emanuel will resurrect a tradition of sending influential former lawmakers to Japan, a trend Tokyo has appreciated because it is felt they have gravitas and more direct access t