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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
Franklin L. Dodge, Jr. (July 29, 1891 – November 26, 1968) was a Bureau of Investigation agent in the early 1920s who had an affair with Imogene Remus, the wife of millionaire bootlegger George Remus. [1] Franklin L. Dodge, Jr. was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1891. His father, Franklin L. Dodge, Sr. was a prominent lawyer and businessman who ...
The Michigan legislature prohibited the sale of liquor in 1917, three years before national Prohibition was established by a constitutional amendment. [1] [2] Along with temperance supporters, industrialist Henry Ford owned the River Rouge plant and desired a sober workforce, so he backed the Damon Act, [2] a state law that, along with the Wiley Act, prohibited virtually all possession ...
Booze, gangsters and a sketchy garage. According to contemporary newspaper reports, Andy Richard lived at 68 West Highland Avenue from 1924 to his death in 1964, although it’s known that he ...
During his visit, Fitzgerald met George Remus, a gangster that became the model for Jay Gatsby. His experiences in The Seelbach's elegant rooms inspired Fitzgerald to use the hotel as a model ...
George "Solomon" Bishop: A corrupt Deputy US Attorney tasked with arresting Nucky Thompson for election fraud and taking his case to the State Court. Lenore White : Chalky White's wife and Lester, Maybelle and Adeline's mother.
A wildfire forced hundreds of people from their homes in southwestern Washington as firefighters battle rugged terrain and hot, windy conditions to stop the blaze from causing further destruction.
For a time he was the nation's largest bootlegger, until the rise of George Remus. With a reported wealth of over $10 million (equivalent to $162 million in 2024), [ 16 ] Rothstein was one of the wealthiest gangsters in U.S. history and is widely considered one of the founders of U.S. organized crime.