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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
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 ...
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.
After century of rumors, Atlantic Highlands hidden bootlegging tunnels may have been found. Gannett. Jerry Carino, Asbury Park Press. October 1, 2024 at 2:14 AM.
October 6 - As Augusta Imogene Remus is riding in a cab with her twenty-year-old daughter, enroute to a hearing finalizing her divorce from George Remus, Cincinnati's "Bootleg King," her estranged husband has his chauffeur pursue Mrs. Remus's cab. The vehicle carrying George Remus overtakes the cab and blocks it in Eden Park, after which George ...
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 ...
A few months later, Nucky arrives in Washington, DC to confront Harry about removing his political power and giving the treasury seat to Damien Fleming and interrupts Remus, Harry and Jess in a meeting, telling Remus to go back to Ohio and insulting him again, however he continues on being a member of the gang and conspiring against Nucky with ...
"Two Boats and a Lifeguard" is the eighth episode of the second season of the American period crime drama television series Boardwalk Empire. It is the 20th overall episode of the series and was written by series creator Terence Winter, and directed by executive producer Tim Van Patten.