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Abel Davis
Brigadier General Abel Davis (December 26, 1874 – January 7, 1937) was an officer in the Illinois National Guard. He was regarded as "the second highest ranking Jewish officer in the Illinois National Guard, and one of the highest ranking Jewish officers in the United States Army." During World War I, he commanded the 132nd Infantry Regiment (United States), 132nd Infantry Regiment of the 33rd Infantry Division (United States), 33rd Division. Postwar, Davis commanded the 66th Infantry Brigade (United States), 66th Infantry Brigade. Early life Abel Davis was born on December 26, 1874 in the city of Königsberg, Prussia, although Davis claimed he was from Lithuania. His parents were Pesach Davis and Keile née Lipshitz. Abel had eight siblings, four brothers and four sisters. In January 1891, the Davis family moved to Chicago, Abel was seventeen at the time. His first job in America was as an errand boy in the shipping department of a State Street department store. Spanish–Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago Eagle
The ''Chicago Eagle'' was a newspaper from Chicago, Illinois, founded by publisher/editor Henry Donovan. The newspaper was originally published weekly on Saturdays, but changed its frequency to monthly in September 1944. The ''Chicago Eagle'' lived up to the slogan printed under its masthead: "Independent in all things, neutral in none." Its publisher's concerns and interests lay more in the day-to-day lives of his readers than cultivating political friendships: "Donovan campaigned relentlessly against graft and corruption in local and state government, with a particular emphasis on working conditions in the department stores; the meat-packing industry The meat-packing industry (also spelled meatpacking industry or meat packing industry) handles the slaughtering, processing, packaging, and distribution of meat from animals such as cattle, pigs, sheep and other livestock. Poultry is generally ...; the emerging telecommunications monopoly; election fraud; bribery of public o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |