Omaha’s Nyechneidrefewler Scandal: Stockholders Sold Out?

The sun had set over Fremont, Nebraska, on August 27, 1921, casting a golden glow over the small town as a group of influential residents gathered to discuss the reorganization of the Nyechneidrefewler company. But beneath the surface of this seemingly innocuous meeting, a sinister scheme was brewing. Attorney V.J. Courtrigle, a man with a reputation for ruthless deal-making, had returned from Chicago with a proposal that would change the course of the company’s history forever.