Bank President Kills Cashier in Peoria Duel
Berne M. Mead cashier at State Trust and Savings Bank in Peoria is shot and killed by Edward A. Strause bank president in a noon duel over succession plans. Strause, 46, is jailed on murder charges as coroner probes the fatality and bank directors report a personal grievance over control of stock and leadership. Mead, 45, held substantial stock and was slated to take Strause's place amid bitter conflicts over ownership and bank policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berne M. Mead
Edward A. Strause
State Trust and Savings Bank
Peoria
Ill
State Trust and Savings Bank of
Mead
Strause
Joseph Weil
Creve Coeur Club
Thomas Lovelace
Corning
Bank
Jefferson Hotel
Frank Quinn
Clifford
Elliott
Lady Arthur Paget a Good War Worker
Francis J. Heney, special FTC trust investigator, calls packing interests a mammoth food trust with control over meat poultry eggs lard products leather feeds grain canned goods and fruits. He says every US stockyard is controlled by Armour Swift Morris trio with Wilson absorbing Sulzberger and Cudahy. He asserts interlocking ties link major packers to stockyards railways and related firms and that investigations will reveal more. He notes packers tried to sidetrack agents after the inquiry began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Francis J. Heney
Federal Trade Commission
Heney
United States
Chicago
Armour & Co
Swift & Co
Morris & Co
Wilson Company
Sulzberger
Cudahy
Heeney
Chicago Stock Yards Company
Chicago Junction Railways and Stockyards Company
New Jersey Corporation
Maine Corporation
Harry Veeder
Arthur Meeker
J. A. Spoor
Silas H. Strawn
Packers
R. Fitzgerald
Swifts
H. A. Perento
Central Manufacturing District
EK. V. R. Trayer
F. GH. Prince
Armour, Swift and Morris
Libby, Cudahy, Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
Anglo- American
Hammond, Lipton
International
Ownership of Chicago Stockyards Company Warrants Split
Report notes real ownership of the Chicago Stockyards company through a trusteeship. On the day investigators visited Frederick K. Prince & Co. in Boston where warrants were held, 84,480 shares were divided into 17 parcels and later transferred through multiple hands.
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Chicago Stockyards
Frederick K. Prince & Co
Boston
Heavy losses on Teutons on Italian front report
Rome dispatch notes Italian forces pressing their advantage as Teutons retreat over the Piave after crossing at Vecchio with heavy losses. The report also cites Edward N. Manning of Prince & Co a bookkeeper and dummy secretary involved in alleged tax discrepancy, with Internal Revenue scrutiny sought.
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Edward N. Manning
Prince & Co
Chicago Stockyards Company
Colver
Commission
Internal Revenue
Roper
Rome
Piave
Vecchio
Room for the Christ Child in winter’s gloom
The poem laments winter harshness and global conflict while urging room for Bethlehem's shepherds and angels. It contrasts cold, grief, and war with a plea for light, mercy, and hope amid mourning and doom.
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Christ Child
Christ
Bethlehem
Germans Boast Of Giving U S Troops A Lesson On West Front
Bulgarian officers in Berne report German boast they will seek out American troops on the west front and give them a lesson. The claim comes amid tensions as U S forces reinforce Europe.
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West Front
Berne
Kaiser Warns of Iron Fist Peace Plan
Amsterdam dispatch reports Kaiser Wilhelm II promising to force peace on enemies with an iron fist and the sword in a Western front speech to troops.
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Iron Fist
New York Records Quake At Fordham University
A violent earth tremor lasting nearly an hour was recorded on the seismograph at Fordham University New York. The disturbance occurred at an estimated distance of 8 400 miles from New York and began at 1 80 p m and ended at 2 15 p m A less violent shock continued eight minutes.
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New York
Fordham University
Westinghouse Stops Rifles for Russia
The British government ordered the discontinuance of rifle manufacture by Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing for Russia. The contract totaled 1,800,000 rifles with 1,000,000 already completed a fortnight earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York
Russia
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Austria Expels 465 Chinese Men on War Declaration
Berne December 24. Forty five Chinese men expelled from Austria due to China's declaration of war against Austria arrived there while en route to Paris.
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Austria
Berne
China
Paria
Prince Max of Baden Warns Germany on War
Prince Max of Baden told the Baden upper chamber that Germany cannot win by force alone. He argued Wilson’s ideals support continuing the war and warned that power without economic backing will fail. He is viewed as one of the empire’s sanest democratic leaders.
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Prince Max
Baden
Germany
Wilson
Keet Baby Abduction Case Confession Names Suspects
Claude G. Piersol, jailed for kidnapping Baby Lloyd Keet, confesses the baby was killed by a drug administered by the Mysterious Riley. He implicates 12 others, including Maxie Adams, who was rearrested after Piersol’s confession. The plot involved multiple abductors, with targets including J Holland Keet and Ed Sanford, and a ransom of 86000.
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Springfield
Claude G. Piersol
Lloyd Keet
Mackey
Riley
Maxie Adams
C. A. Clement
Piersol
Taylor Adams
Marshfield
Keet
Kreet
Dick Carter
Freet
Cletus Adams
Greene and
Christian County
Christmas Gifts for U S Fighters
Washington reports 650 tons of Christmas gifts for expeditionary forces in France, with about 250000 parcels and 350000 additional packages sent by mail. Turkey, cranberries, and mince meat supply the Christmas dinner for American troops, while navy sailors also receive special preparations for holiday meals aboard ships and in European waters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Turkey
Committee On Public Information
France
Pershing
Latins Make New Gains In Italian Front
Rome reports Italian forces push from Monte Asolone and gain ground after fighting along the Piave river. Diaz troops struck newly won positions and held against a strong Austro German counterattack despite varied weather. Berlin claims Italian assaults faltered under heavy fire. Washington notes customs halted a large hidden ink and code Telegram trade with Germany Austria and northern neutrals.
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London
Dee
Forcng
Piave Rivera
Itay
Monte Asolone Resgion
Rome
Diaz
Berlin
Wer
Washington
Germany
Austria
Treasury
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Wire
Arthur Paget
Britain
Mary Stevens
England
Late Telegraphic
Amsterdam
Helm II
Prince Max of
Keet Baby
Pershing Army
Monte Asolone
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