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July 8,1898: Gangsters Have Funny Nicknames (Soapy Smith Killed in Shootout)
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3:51Now PlayingOn July 8, 1898, gangster and con artist Jefferson R. “Soapy” Smith was killed in a shootout with a vigilance committee on the Juneau, Alaska wharves. Soapy got his name from a soap related scam he used to run, but nothing was funny about him running organized crime in Denver and other locales in Colorado and in the gold rush town of Skagway, Alaska.
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