On January 5, 1921, in the scorching Ohio heat, a delegation of powerful meatpacking interests from Chicago descended upon Marion to put the squeeze on President-elect Warren G. Harding’s inner circle. Their target: Henry C. Wallace, a Iowa farm paper publisher and rumored appointee for Secretary of Agriculture.
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Key Facts
- State: Ohio
- Category: Public Corruption
- Era: Historical
- Source: Library of Congress — Chronicling America ↗
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