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In the reign of Rothstein 76: ‘Ratsy’ Tourbillon turned for the moment, at least, from his earlier pursuits of blackmail and badgering, to bootlegging.at badger, v.
In the reign of Rothstein 76: ‘Ratsy’ Tourbillon turned for the moment, at least, from his earlier pursuits of blackmail and badgering, to bootlegging. In the reign of Rothstein 100: There is nothing anywhere [...] to support the assertions made in many quarters that Rothstein always bet only on ‘fixed’ races – races that were ‘in the bag’.at in the bag under bag, n.1
In the Reign of Rothstein 110: The Jockey Club has killed off ‘boat races,’ as crooked races are termed.at boatrace, n.1
In the Reign of Rothstein 35: Fifteen men, who included Arnold Rothstein, Eddie Katz [...] and other prominent citizens [...] were rolling the bones.at roll the bones (v.) under bones, n.1
In the reign of Rothstein 5: Rothstein, who has been called the ‘Brain,’ the ‘Master Mind,’ the ‘Wolf,’ the ‘Czar,’ and other high-sounding titles of the underworld.at brain, n.1
In the reign of Rothstein 146: After three trials ‘Dandy Phil’ finally was sentenced to a long term in Atlanta for his bucketing activities.at bucket, v.
In the Reign of Rothstein 220: All the girls had their best smiles oiled up for use on Sherwood. He was another good catch.at catch, n.
In the reign of Rothstein 13: A ‘chiseler,’ to Broadway, is a chap given to sharp practices even with those who trust him.at chiseler, n.
In the reign of Rothstein 92: His fast trials had been hidden so well, that even the rail birds and cockers knew nothing good about him.at cocker, n.3
In the reign of Rothstein 112: [chapter head] The Razzle-Dazzle In Stocks.at razzle-dazzle, n.
In the Reign of Rothstein 9: Those closest to him admit that the money he handled was ‘dirty,’ but they don’t believe that Rothstein himself ever arranged the details of any criminal racket.at dirty, adj.
In the reign of Rothstein 46: [The author] has had a leading jurist, noted for his stand as a ‘dry,’ serve him liquor in his home.at dry, n.1
In the reign of Rothstein 59: Jim Smith had taken upon himself the prosecution of this second trial with the promise that he would beat Fallon to a frazzle.at beat to a frazzle (v.) under frazzle, n.
In the Reign of Rothstein 70: All the girl got was a ‘kick in the pants,’ is the only added detail that Fallon contributed.at kick in the pants (n.) under kick, n.5
In the reign of Rothstein 59: If a man minds his own business – ‘keeps his nose clean’ in gangster argot – he can go through life very sweetly.at keep one’s nose clean (v.) under nose, n.
In the reign of Rothstein 92: His fast trials had been hidden so well, that even the rail birds and cockers knew nothing good about him.at railbird, n.
In the reign of Rothstein 102: [He] would have been one of the greatest sprinters of all time [...] if he hadn’t suffered from a wind affliction. He was what is called a roarer.at roarer, n.
In the Reign of Rothstein 32: Why, every one would think I was a welsher if I quit now that I’ve got a few millions.at welcher, n.
In the Reign of Rothstein 109: One of the biggest bootleggers in New York [...] was asked to lend money to further a ‘white goods’ shipment, as narcotic drugs are called in the underworld. The bootlegger knocked the ‘white goods’ merchant down, and his followers beat the ‘white goods’ merchant up.at white goods (n.) under white, adj.
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