I wish there were links to the actual news paper reports from that time period about the strange happenings. It's an interesting theory but a 1 min video doesn't give us a lot of information to go on.

Yes, you can transmit electricity over large distances; we use this tech for radio transmissions.

It doesn't work for power applications because the losses are huge. You need megawatt broadcasts (which go in every direction, not just where you need it) to get a milliwatt signal over even a few miles.