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Title |
Oscar Hanke, manager of a soft drink parlor located at the Tower Tea Room, was accosted and shot three times on Sunday night, July 27, 1930. |
Scope & Content |
Authorities thought the shooting maybe be related to an ongoing slot machine "war" or possibly resulting from Hanke's changing employment. Soda fountains or parlors were popular during Prohibition, 1920 - 1933. Hanke was arrested in 1947 for gambling violations in Hurley, WI. The Tower Tea Room building was built in 1928 by Arthur and Jo Zermuehlen. They divorced in 1930 but Jo, aka Jo Bernard, continued to own it until 1944 when the Garbers purchased it. |
Date |
7/27/1930 |
Relation |
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Source |
Collected or produced by Staff |
Collection |
Restaurant & Tavern Collection |
Catalog Number |
2020.11.039 |
Object Name |
Clipping, Newspaper |
Search Terms |
1920s 1930s Soda fountains Prohibition Rest Lake Shooting Crime Businesses Business people Business Tower Tea Room The Tower Soft drink parlor Holdup Slot machines gambling Fines Arrests Northern Lights Hotel |
People |
Hanke, Oscar Plunkett, Matt Goodreau, Austin |
Subjects |
Prohibition Soda fountains Restaurants |