The Campaign Echoes Through Iowa Politics of 1920s
A reflective column recounts era political campaigns marked by attacks and rival charges, noting shifts from crude gutter items to more measured discourse. It highlights changes in local journalism, remarks on voter education, and previews future political moves in Buena Vista and surrounding counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Park Bair
Buena Vista County
Bair
Iowa
Buena Vista
Pocahontas County
Byron Allen
Sup
Lovrein
Allen
Humboldt
Pocahontas
Paulo Alto
Shea
Wireless power and big business in the age of Marconi
Arthur Brisbane notes wireless power as a scientific possibility. He highlights strong profits at General Motors and United States Steel, cites hopes for power transmission, and comments on labor, jail expansion in Chicago, Edison’s legacy, and tariff policy with Coolidge and Mellon pledging limited American tariff cuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
Europe
Thomases
General Motors
United State Steel Company
United States Steel
Edison
Harry Hill
Houston Street
New York
John L. Sullivan
Stand on Your Rights and Defy Outside Control
A assertive message urges individuals to defend their rights and refuse external dictates. It frames personal autonomy as a steadfast stance against authority and social pressure.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rolfe
J. J. Bruce
J. H. Lighter
Larson Bruce, Edit
Iowa Press Association
Hove
National
Association
James
Calvin Coolidge
John W. Carey
Rock Rapids Review
John
Carey
Sioux City
Boys of
Towa
United States
Senate
John Hammill
Brookhart
Mussolini
Italy
Chicago
Brinkman & Engel
First National Bank of
C. J. White
Optometrist
Jowa
Arthur Brisbane
Stalin
Russia
American Federation of Labor
Bemning
Insull
Williams
Electric Companies
Pacific Coast
Wall Street
Coolidge
Mellon
the State Savings Bank
W. S. McEwen
Robert Bruce
James Bruce
Joseph McEwen
Rolfe, Iowa
J. B. Kent
Robert Bruce James Bruce
Lanark
Dn-Budls Caroline Motor
R. G. Hunter
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