Gottlieb Storz was a pioneer entrepreneur in Omaha, Nebraska.
12 Facts About Gottlieb Storz
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Gottlieb Storz was an important member of Omaha's German immigrant community, and an important businessman in Omaha history.
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Gottlieb Storz was regarded as a "giant in the brewing world".
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Gottlieb Storz learned brewing in Wurttemberg and had several years experience in New York and at the William Lemp Brewing Company in St Louis.
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Gottlieb Storz was renamed the foreman under Baumann's widow, then rented the brewery from her to run it himself.
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In 1891 Gottlieb Storz founded the Omaha Brewing Association, with himself as president.
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Gottlieb Storz owned many saloons, called "tied houses", and ran one next to his plant.
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In 1905 Gottlieb Storz had a mansion built at 3708 Farnam Street that today is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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When Nebraskans voted to repeal the state's constitutional prohibition in 1934, Gottlieb Storz was again in business and quickly was making up to 150,000 barrels a year.
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Gottlieb Storz's first son, Aldoph Gottlieb Storz, was born in 1884.
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Gottlieb Storz's adopted daughter Louise was noted for her short marriage in 1912 to Carl Hans Lody, who was to win notoriety as the only German spy to be publicly tried for espionage in either World War.
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Gottlieb Storz's son Arthur Charles Storz was born in 1890, and Robert Charles Storz was born in 1898.