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Edward Leiker 1905 - 1971

Edward Leiker of Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, NY was born on June 3, 1905, and died at age 65 years old in April 1971.

Edward Leiker

Gowanda, Cattaraugus County, NY 14070

June 3, 1905

April 1971

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Edward Leiker lived 5 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 65.

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In 1905, in the year that Edward Leiker was born, the first movie theater opened in the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was the first theater to show nothing but movies - silent films. Two men, John P. Harris and his brother-in-law Harry Davis, opened the Nickelodeon on Smithfield Street - charging 5 cents for admission. The first day, 450 people watched movies at the new theater - on the second day, more than 1500 people stood in line to get in.

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In 1925, Edward was 20 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".

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