Friendly informants would "finger" patrons who had money and could be compromised if it were revealed they were in thespeakeasyengaging in illegal activity, committing adultery, or both.
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He came along to thespeakeasyevery day asking for more alcohol.
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Illegal "speakeasies" sprang up all over the towns, bootleggers came into existence, gangsters occupied various territories and battles were fought out between rival groups.
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In major cities, speakeasies could often be elaborate, offering food, live bands, and floor shows.
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In the 1920s, the house was aspeakeasyand then in the depression became a boarding house.
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It is also possible to tour the oldspeakeasy.
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She establishes a short-livedspeakeasyand later opens a bed and breakfast.
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However, sometimes when brand names were used, some speakeasies cheated.
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Major gangsters became wealthy from casinos and speakeasies.
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At this point thespeakeasyowners got him drunk again and actively gassed him to death.
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Many citizens were sympathetic to bootleggers, and respectable citizens were lured by the romance of illegal speakeasies, also called blind tigers.
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Because of its popularity in speakeasies and the development of more advanced recording devices, jazz became very popular very quickly.
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After just two weeks of rehearsals in early 2010, the group began playing local area shows and late night speakeasies.
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They were known nationally for successfully shutting down illegal speakeasies and for using disguises in their work.
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All of the different speakeasies that spread throughout had their own specialty that made it unique.
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