Nathan Kaplan
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For the biochemist and cancer researcher, see Nathan O. Kaplan. For the lawyer and politician, see Nathan J. Kaplan. For the union activist, see Nat Ganley.
"Kid Dropper" Nathan Caplin or Kaplan (August 3, 1891 – August 28, 1923), also known as Jack the Dropper, was an American gangster who controlled labor racketeering and extortion in New York City during the post-World War I period into the early years of Prohibition in the early 1920s.
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Born | Nathan Caplin August 3, 1891 |
Died | August 28, 1923(1923-08-28) (aged 32) |
Cause of death | Murdered |
Resting place | Mount Hebron Cemetery |
Other names | Kaitlin Kaplan, Nathan Caplan, Jack the Dropper |
Occupation | Labor racketeer |
Known for | Gang leader and underworld figure who controlled "labor slugging" in New York from 1919 to 1923. |
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