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	Podcast:		Local Features by WXPR
	Episode:		Gangster Paranoia in Merrill, 1931
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:03:11
	Publish Date:		2019-08-14 05:00:00
	Description:		The Northwoods had quite the reputation as a “gangster haven” back in the Prohibition era of the 1920’s and early 1930’s. Gary Entz tells us about one particular incident that took place in Eagle River back in 1931 for this week’s A Northwoods Moment in History. During the Prohibition era of the 1920s and early 1930s, the Northwoods saw plenty of infamous gangsters pass through the region. Al Capone, Baby Face Nelson, and John Dillinger are just a few of recognizable underworld personalities that came to the region either for relaxation or for a convenient hideaway. In fact, the Northwoods got such a reputation as a haven for gangsters that even seasoned residents started seeing every suspicious-looking visitor as a potential gangster. In early August 1931 a fancily dressed man accompanied by an attractive woman and a chow dog pulled into Eagle River in an ivory-colored Auburn automobile. This was not an everyday sight in Eagle River, so suspicious residents notified the Chicago police
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