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Walter George Witt 1904 - 1976

Walter George Witt was born on October 31, 1904 to Friedrick Robert Witt and Bertha Rost Witt, and had siblings Erick Richard Witt, Elmer Leonard Witt, Victor Reinhardt Witt, Otto August Witt, Robert Herman Witt, Fred William Witt, Clarence Karl Witt, and Harry Johannes Witt. Walter Witt died at age 71 years old on March 12, 1976.
Walter George Witt
October 31, 1904
March 12, 1976
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    1904

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    October 31, 1904
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  • 03/12
    1976

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    March 12, 1976
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    Walter George Witt lived 3 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 71.
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In 1904, in the year that Walter George Witt was born, the "Teddy's Bear" was first produced. After seeing a political cartoon of President Teddy Roosevelt refusing to kill a clubbed and tied up bear, Jewish Russian immigrant Morris Michtom - who owned a candy shop and sold stuffed animals that he and his wife made at night at the store - made a "Teddy's Bear" and put it in his shop's window. The stuffed bears were an immediate success and Michtom and his wife went on to found the Ideal Novelty and Toy Co.
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In 1925, Walter was 21 years old when gangster Al "Scarface" Capone took over the Chicago bootlegging racket at age 26. Previously right hand man to boss Johnny Torrio, Capone took over when Torrio was shot and severely injured and decided to resign. The bootlegging and brothel organization was massive and when asked what he did, Capone often replied "I am just a businessman, giving the people what they want".
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