Valentine's Day Massacre (from Wikipedia)
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On the morning of Thursday, February 14, 1929, St. Valentine's Day, five members of the North Side Gang, plus gang collaborators Reinhardt H. Schwimmer and John May, were lined up against the rear inside wall of the garage at 2122 North Clark Street, in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago's North Side, and executed. The murders were committed by gangsters allegedly hired from outside the city by the Al Capone mob so they would not be recognized by their victims.
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Two of the shooters were dressed as uniformed police officers, while the others wore suits, ties, overcoats and hats, according to witnesses who saw the "police" leading the other men at gunpoint out of the garage after the shooting. John May's German Shepherd, Highball, who was leashed to a truck, began howling and barking, attracting the attention of two women who operated boarding houses across the street. One of them, Mrs. Landesman, sensed that something was dreadfully wrong and sent one of her roomers to the garage to see what was upsetting the dog. The man ran out, sickened at the sight. Frank Gusenberg was still alive after the killers left the scene and was rushed to the hospital shortly after police arrived at the scene. When the doctors had Gusenberg stabilized, police tried to question him but when asked who shot him, he replied "Nobody shot me", despite having sustained fourteen bullet wounds.
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It is believed that the St. Valentine's Day Massacre resulted from a plan devised by members of the Capone gang to eliminate George 'Bugs' Moran due to the rivalry between the two gangs. George Moran was the boss of the long-established North Side Gang, formerly headed up by Dion O'Banion, who was murdered by four gunmen five years earlier in his flower shop on North State Street. Everyone who had taken command of the North Siders since O'Banion's rule had been murdered, supposedly by various members or associates of the Capone organization. This massacre was allegedly planned by the Capone mob in retaliation for an unsuccessful attempt by Frank Gusenberg and his brother Peter to murder Jack McGurn earlier in the year and for the North Side Gang's complicity in the murders of Pasqualino "Patsy" Lolordo and Antonio "The Scourge" Lombardo – both had been presidents of the Unione Siciliane, the local Mafia, and close associates of Capone.
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Bugs Moran's muscling in on a Capone-run dog track in the Chicago suburbs, his takeover of several Capone-owned saloons that he insisted were in his territory, and the general rivalry between Moran and Capone for complete control of the lucrative Chicago bootlegging business were probable contributing factors to this incident. The plan was to lure Bugs Moran to the SMC Cartage warehouse on North Clark Street. Contrary to common belief, this plan did not intend to eliminate the entire North Side gang – just Moran, and perhaps two or three of his lieutenants. It is usually assumed that they were lured to the garage with the promise of a stolen, cut-rate shipment of whiskey, supplied by Detroit's Purple Gang, also associates of Capone's.
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However, some recent studies dispute this, although there seems to have been hardly any other good reason for so many of the North Siders to be there. One of these theories states that all of the victims (with the exception of John May) were dressed in their best clothes, which would not have been suitable for unloading a large shipment of whiskey crates and driving it away – even though this is how they, and other gangsters, were usually dressed at the time. The Gusenberg brothers were also supposed to drive two empty trucks to Detroit that day to pick up two loads of stolen Canadian whiskey.
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On St. Valentine's Day, most of the Moran gang had already arrived at the warehouse by approximately 10:30 AM. However, Moran himself was not there, having left his Parkway Hotel apartment late. As Moran and one of his men, Ted Newberry, approached the rear of the warehouse from a side street they saw the police car pull up. They immediately turned and retraced their steps, going to a nearby coffee shop. On the way, they ran into another gang member, Henry Gusenberg, and warned him away from the place. A fourth gang member, Willie Marks, was also on his way to the garage when he spotted the police car. Ducking into a doorway, he jotted down the license number before leaving the neighborhood.
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Capone's lookouts likely mistook one of Moran's men for Moran himself – probably Albert Weinshank, who was the same height and build. That morning the physical similarity between the two men was enhanced by their dress: both happened to be wearing the same color overcoats and hats. Witnesses outside the garage saw a Cadillac sedan pull to a stop in front of the garage. Four men, two dressed in police uniform, emerged and walked inside. The two fake police officers, carrying shotguns, entered the rear portion of the garage and found members of Moran's gang and two gang collaborators, Reinhart Schwimmer and John May, who was fixing one of the trucks.
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The two "police officers" then signaled to the pair in civilian clothes who had accompanied them. Two of the killers opened fire with Thompson sub-machine guns, one containing a 20-round box magazine and the other a 50-round drum. They were efficient, spraying their victims left and right, even continuing to fire after all seven had hit the floor. The seven men were ripped apart in the volley, and two shotgun blasts afterward all but obliterated the faces of John May and James Clark, according to the coroner's report.
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To give the appearance that everything was under control, the men in street clothes came out with their hands up, prodded by the two uniformed police officers. Inside the garage, the only survivors in the warehouse were Highball, May's German Shepherd, and Frank Gusenberg. Despite fourteen bullet wounds, he was still conscious, but died three hours later, refusing to utter a word about the identities of the killers.
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Well, now after reading all of that- Is there anyone that thinks we should have a Valentine's Day Massacre for Turf Wars? Same rules as Gas Day, except always on Valentine's Day! Perfect I think since even the original story is mob related 👍😜 Please post your comments / opinions - i'll bring back this thread next year if we decide on making it a reality. Or we can start now if TW decides? I'm all for it! 😉
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Ye but with only 50 stam allowed due to the thompson having 50 rounds?idk I'm only a newbie so....
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colm2k10 wrote:
I think sticking to the same rules as Gas Day are best, most TW players get confused when things 'change' so I wouldnt want to alienate the 3/4 of the population that can't adapt to different rules on different occasions - haha! But I figured I'd post the whole story for everyone here because I know one of my favorite classes in college was 'Organized Crime' where we learned all about mob families. The stories really are fascinating.Ye but with only 50 stam allowed due to the thompson having 50 rounds?idk I'm only a newbie so....
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Help a noob out, what is gas day? That context might help understand what you're proposing.
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Gas Day is a day of symbolic destruction, where everyone can cap anyone for 24 hours. Gas Day is in honor of gasface, who's last remnant turf is in Staten Island, New York. Gasface asked the community if he should quit quietly or go apeshit. The community response was overwhelming. The first Gas Day was underway. After a brief period of carnage, gasface reset.
Gas Day is a periodic event, based on when Johnny O cuts his hair. Only Johnny O is authorized to schedule a Gas Day.
*Important Note: Gas Day is a player created day, not officially sanctioned by TW. As such, the normal rules for capping apply. There is NOT free or unlimited stamina, health, etc.
Taken from: http://turfwarswiki.com/index.php/Gas_Day -
Haha, that gave a good chuckle. Read that article, don't think I'll be getting on brown note's bad side.
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So let me make sure i got this straight... You want to make every wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, significant other...etc of turf war players your enemy in real life when their partners are stuck glued to turf wars to protect their propertys and such instead of spending valentines with their loved ones... Yeah, good luck with that.
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:) this game was fun and worrisome at the same time...
Gas day must really frazzle people's nerves -
Bruenor wrote:
:) this game was fun and worrisome at the same time...
Gas day must really frazzle people's nervesAnd lots of crying... Don't forget the crying ;)
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morty67 wrote:
IndeedBruenor wrote:
:) this game was fun and worrisome at the same time...
Gas day must really frazzle people's nervesAnd lots of crying... Don't forget the crying ;)
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Batel wrote:
Meh, some people go very aggressive some not so much. I recommend make a safety turf in every important area just in case you get capped out.morty67 wrote:
IndeedBruenor wrote:
:) this game was fun and worrisome at the same time...
Gas day must really frazzle people's nervesAnd lots of crying... Don't forget the crying ;)
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Yo let's burn this mother fucker down! I love it!
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Almost forgot! Make sure to wish anyone you 'celebrate' with a happy Valentine's day or maybe 'Happy VDM!' just so they understand ;)
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TwistedDecaf wrote:
だfterてぇn？So let me make sure i got this straight... You want to make every wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, significant other...etc of turf war players your enemy in real life when their partners are stuck glued to turf wars to protect their propertys and such instead of spending valentines with their loved ones... Yeah, good luck with that.
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108 Million wrote:
There's no 'break' in turf wars just because it's Valentine's Day. And of course we all already know, a family that turfs together, stays together! 😝 get your significant other playing right away! (and if you break up you can crush them in this game 😏 - feels great for the soul!)TwistedDecaf wrote:
だfterてぇn？So let me make sure i got this straight... You want to make every wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, husband, significant other...etc of turf war players your enemy in real life when their partners are stuck glued to turf wars to protect their propertys and such instead of spending valentines with their loved ones... Yeah, good luck with that.
Day after then? -
BUMP
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KillaSkill wrote:
Do not EVER "bump" a thread.BUMP
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Any thoughts from the Gas Day veterans?
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!:) I enjoyed it ... Though I'm no vegetarian :P
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