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Illicit Entrepreneurship

Attempt to Buy Nation-Wide Protection by Paying Over $250,000 to Friend of U.S. Attorney General

From Paul Y. Anderson's series "Inside Story of Amazing Career of George Remus, Milionaire Bootlegger" which appeared in the St.…

Fighting the Sugar Trust: A Question of Liberty

Claus Spreckels’ decision to erect the world’s largest sugar refinery in Philadelphia and to fight the Sugar Trust face-to-face is…

Loss of Influence: Claus Spreckels’ Break with the Hawaiian King Kalakaua

For several years, Claus Spreckels was the dominant economic and political force in Hawaii, more influential than King Kalakaua. While…

Map of the Remus Death Valley Farm

Remus Released from Atlanta Prison, Finds Wife Gone, Home Looted and Jack Daniel Pals Turned against Him

From Paul Y. Anderson's series "Inside Story of Amazing Career of George Remus, Milionaire Bootlegger" which appeared in the St.…

Remus, George Senate Testimony

Investigation of Hon. Harry M. Daugherty, formerly Attorney General of the United States: Hearings, pursuant to S. Res. 157, directing…

Speakeasy locations in Washington, DC

Street map of Washington, DC, with dots indicating speakeasy locations; stars mark speakeasies on government property.

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