Ralph Capone got the nickname "Bottles" not from involvement in the Capone bootlegging empire, but from his running the legitimate non-alcoholic beverage and bottling operations in Chicago.
13 Facts About Ralph Capone
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Ralph Capone was most famous for being named by the Chicago Crime Commission "Public Enemy Number Three" when his brother Al was "Public Enemy Number One".
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Ralph Capone was born in 1894, in Angri, a small town in Campania, Italy, near Mount Vesuvius, and he was the middle son of Gabriele and Teresa Ralph Capone.
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Ralph Capone had eight siblings, Vicenzo, Frank, Al, Ermina, John, Matthew and Mafalda Capone.
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Ralph Capone arrived in the United States on a ship named Werra on June 18,1895 with his older brother Vincenzo and mother Theresa, entering via Ellis Island.
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Ralph Capone's father had come to the United States by the way of Canada, six months previously.
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Ralph Capone was placed in charge of the Chicago Outfit's bottling plants during Prohibition.
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Ralph Capone made large profits for the Outfit and became the dominant soft drink vendor other than Coca-Cola during the 1933 World's Fair.
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Ralph Capone hosted several meetings of The Commission at his brother's residence in Palm Island, Florida.
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On November 22,1974, Ralph Capone died of natural causes in Hurley, Wisconsin.
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Ralph Capone was cremated at Park Hill Cemetery in Duluth, Minnesota.
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Ralph Capone's ashes were buried at the Capone Family grave site by his granddaughter Deirdre in June 2008.
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Ralph Capone was survived by his wife Madeline, whom he had married in 1951.