Creeping McKinleyism and the American Era
George Sokolski surveys the term Creeping McKinleyism as a lens on late 19th century America. He outlines McKinley’s era with gold standard money, modest government spending, rising population, mass immigration, and the growth of big business under the era’s social dynamics. The piece muses whether this mood returns as a common sense reappraisal of life amid present politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Harry Truman
Herbert Hoover
William McKinley
Andrew Carnegie
McKinley
Cleveland
Tamentemplo
Seaboard
United States
Europe
Italy
Russia
William Baegerer
Anvil Brand origin and Frank Hunsucker profile
Frank Hunsucker, longtime head of Highland Cotton Mill and Cloverdale Dye Works, created the Anvil Brand through a parade of partnerships and branding efforts. He oversaw early logo ideas with Redheart, later launched a famous workwear image, and once inspired a humorous clash over use of his foto in ads. The piece traces his influence on the brand and its evolution into jeans for teens marked It’s A Good Un.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Hunsucker
Highland Cotton Mill
Highland
Cloverdale Dye Works
High Point
J. H. Adams
Hunsucker
Mr. Hunsucker
Arthur Harrison
Southern Railway
Harrison
A. J. Owen
Adams
Millis
Henry Millis
B. S. Cummings
H. T. Hudson
C. C. Garrett
R. C. Kirchofer and Associates
Anvil
Mr. Harrison
Garrett
Mr. Garrett
South
Anvil Brand
Hunsucker’s
Kirk
High Point Enterprise Second Class Notice
Public notice from High Point Enterprise identifying R. B. Terry as President and D. A. Rawley as Secretary and Treasurer with filing details under the 1879 act. The fragment notes Charles B. Lofli in association but provides no further action or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
N. C
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Charles B. Lofli
Racial issue misused in North Carolina Senate campaign
Editorial urges candidates to avoid injecting race into the Democratic primary for U S Senator after the Supreme Court ruling on school desegregation. The paper warns such demagoguery harms calm, fair campaigning and national educational challenges, while calling for statesmanlike conduct and harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
U. S
High Court
North Carolina
New York Appeals Court Reinforces Press Freedom in Secrecy Case
The appellate division of the New York Supreme Court ruled that closing testimony to the press deprived the 24 year old oleomargarine heir of a fair trial. The decision upholds public hearings and media reporting as essential to civil rights and judicial integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appelate
New York Supreme Court
New York Court
New York
Brownell in McCarthy Army hearings faces party lines
McCarthy allies push to delay as Brownell expected to be a target while Eisenhower and associates push to press the hearing forward. Republicans fear Brownell's ties to the Dewey wing, Democrats warn against partisan use of office, and the fight promises further showdowns. Forrest H. Shuford dies, leaving a legacy of labor relations improvement in North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Brownell
McCarthy
Eisenhower
McCarthy Army
Dewey
Republican Party
Dirksen and Company
Dewey, Brownell and Company
Colin and
Company
U S Steel Chief Slims Down Amid Stockholder Quips
The Asheville Citizen notes Ben Fairless reduced his weight after women stockholders urged a cut not in dividends but in pounds. The piece weighs the scene with humor and wonders about the rise of women as majority stockowners and the potential precedent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Steel
Ben Fairless
Mr. Fairless
Big Steel
Caesar
Cassius
Democrats gather in Raleigh for biennial convention
Lynn Nisbet reports on North Carolina Democrats assembling in Raleigh to mourn Senator Clyde Hoey and Labor Commissioner Forrest Shuford, with delegates considering pre conference nominations and the return to old style conventions amid shifting political norms. Prospects include recapturing Congress and awaiting names from Governor Umstead and the State Committee for Hoey's Senate seat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Clyde Hoey
Forrest Shuford
North Carolina
Cameron Morrison
Will Andie Kitchin
Walter Bickett
Zeb Vance
Congress
Umstead
State Committee
Hoey
Lennon Scott contest shapes cap square party power
At Capitol Square the Lennon and Scott factions vie in county conventions with Scott gaining ground. The race for the party machinery draws attention as the state executive committee may nominate a U S Senator and Labor Commissioner after May 31. Committee members wield substantial influence in filling vacancies across districts. Everett Jordan remains state chairman as leaders plan timing for key nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Sir Walter Ate
State Committee
Everett Jordan
Capehart Jenner contrasted in Indiana politics and beyond
The piece contrasts Senators Homer Capehart and William Jenner showing Capehart's late entry to the Senate after a juke box business, while Jenner pursued many races. It notes a lost Indiana Republican power struggle with Gov. George N. Craig, and includes brief jokes about athletes security and politicians like Jim Davis. It ends with a Canadian External Affairs note on Eskimos entering Arctic society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Indiana
U. S
Homer E. Capehart
William E. Jenner
Capehart
Senate
Jenner
George N. Craig
Music Box Millions
Indianapolis
Republican State Committee
Ss. P. C
Homer
Louisiana
Jim Davis
Davis
New Orleans Times - Picayune
Edgar Allan Poe
Department of External Affairs
Canada
Arctic
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George Sokolsky
Democratic Party
Middle West
Worker
Great American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Eugene V. Debs
Holt McPherson
High Point Enterprise
C. W. Patterson, JR
Adv
Forrest H. Shuford
Charles F. Carroll
Shuford
Council of State
The
Asheville Citizen
Last Bastion
Martha
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
West
Jeff Johnson
George Dixon
Capehart and
House Armed Services Investigating
William E. Hess
Cincinnati
Whitey
Ford
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Rep
Hess
Edward Hebert
New Orleans
Cam
Yankees
GOP
Hebert
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