Democrats Name Wilson Marshall by Acclamation
At a 12000 strong St Louis Coliseum crowd on Thursday night Woodrow Wilson was renominated for president by acclamation at 11 50 p m with Vice President Marshall also renominated moments later The night featured Bryan and Hughes motions to crown by acclamation the convention adjourning after 12 31 a m and a display of fervent party unity amid banners songs and parades across the hall
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John W. Wescott
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Steps in Career of President Wilson
A compact overview outlines W ilson s life from birth in Staunton Virginia in 1856 through education at Davidson Johns Hopkins and Wesleyan to law practice in Atlanta and academic posts at Princeton and Yale It notes his rise as president of Princeton governor of New Jersey and eventual renomination by the Democratic Party in 1916 Also described are party convention events including Bryan praise and the adoption of the Americanism and suffrage planks with Wilson s policies praised during rally events.
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William Gibbs McAdoo
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Woodrow Wilson Life Timeline From Virginia to Presidency
A biographical sketch traces Woodrow Wilson from his Staunton Virginia birth on December 28 1856 through his rise as Princeton professor and governor of New Jersey to the 1912 presidential victory. It notes his Scotch Irish descent his father Joseph Ruggles Wilson a minister and his family moves from Virginia to Georgia and South Carolina shaping his early life and career.
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The Only Difference Between Landladies Jibes
A witty exchange between two landladies about boarding habits. One taunts the other for keeping boarders longer, while the other laments their boards look thinner than they are, meaning they seem longer than reality.
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Pathfinder
Siberian railway extension opens vast coal field
The new 500 mile extension of a Siberian railway uncovers one of the world’s greatest coal fields. South Africa builds a large sugar mill to promote cane farming in Zululand. A portable hydraulic press enables bending large pipes into any curve without damage.
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Visiting cards on eggs amuse Louisville paper
In a Louisville Courier Journal item a humorous note suggests people write their names on eggs as visiting cards. The quip highlights playful civic humor about personal introductions echoed in a midcentury style.
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Louisville Courier- Journal
Did His Best Besieged by a Spat Words on Marriage
A brief quoted exchange shows a couple arguing about marriage. He claims he did the best he could and she accuses him of marrying a credulous girl. The Boston Evening Transcript records the dialogue as a domestic quarrel excerpt.
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Boston Evening Transcript
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