Democratic War Cry Opens Iowa Convention Speech
Henry C. Taylor of Bloomfield leads the Iowa Democratic convention with a fierce critique of Republican policy. He attacks the Philippines war, tariff protection, and trusts, touts Jeffersonian principles, and calls for a bold assault on the enemy’s intrenchments as the party rallies behind Bryan.
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W. J. Bryan
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Philippines
Taylor
Republican Party
J. Pierpont Morgan
Mark Hanna
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Ape
Central Committee
Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson
Great Britain
Tne
New England
American Steel and Wire Company
Wm. J. Bryan
The Inventor of the Cork
Don Perignon a poor blind monk served in a royal monastery as vineyard overseer and manufacturer. He reportedly discovered cork stoppers for champagne by experimenting with wines, prompted by the need for a better seal than flax and oil.
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Don Perignon
No Life There Mars Dialogue in A Child's Skeptical Tale
A terse exchange questions life on Mars. A child asks if people live there, and an adult cites memories of dead inhabitants and a claim that seas lakes and islands derive from dead languages, implying ancient knowledge.
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Democratic Party
United States
Great Northwest
California
New Mexico
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Hull
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Committee On Military Affairs
Philippine Lumber Co
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Mark Hanna
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Mars
Johnny
Papa
Absence Proof Cited by Attorney in Court Parody
In a Philadelphia Record quip a judge questions proof of absentmindedness. The attorney quips that the man stopped his car at a watering fountain as an odd display of inattention.
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Manila
Admiral Dewey
Philadelnhia Record
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