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George Remus (November 13, 1876 [1] – January 20, 1952) was a German-born American lawyer who was a bootlegger during the early days of Prohibition, [2] and later murdered his wife Imogene. [ 3 ] Early life
When that failed, they paid a hitman $15,000 to kill Remus, which also failed. [2] The controversy became public when Congressman Fiorello La Guardia, a fierce opponent of Prohibition, detailed records of these transactions on the floor of Congress in March 1926 as an example of how bootlegging profits were corrupting law enforcement. In ...
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Works about prohibition in the United States (3 C, 10 P) Pages in category "Prohibition in the United States" The following 130 pages are in this category, out of 130 total.
A rum row was a Prohibition-era term (1920–1933) referring to a line of ships loaded with liquor anchored beyond the maritime limit of the United States. These ships taunted the Eighteenth Amendment ’s prohibition on the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages . [ 1 ]
The Rum Patrol was an operation of the United States Coast Guard to interdict liquor smuggling vessels, known as "rum runners" in order to enforce prohibition in American waters. On 18 December 1917, the 18th Amendment to the Constitution was submitted to the states by Congress .
The Pogues created the bourbon Old Pogue in 1876. [2] [3] [4] Its original distillery was Kentucky registered distillery number 3, in Maysville, Kentucky. [5]However, the brand's distillery was shut down by Prohibition in 1920, [6] making the distribution and distilling of alcohol illegal. [6]
In the midst of trying to tackle one of Prohibition's most notorious bootleggers, Van Alden's volatile temper and self-loathing start to blur his ethics and by the end of Season 1 he has killed his corrupt partner Agent Eric Sebso (Erik Wiener) and violated his religious values through a one-night stand with Nucky Thompson's ex-mistress (whom ...