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Politics And Government Progressive Party (U.S. : 1912) Progressivism (United States Politics)
Discusses the formation of a national progressive party in the U.S. in the summer of 1912. The Progressive Party chose Roosevelt as its presidential nominee. Also presents a brief biography of the magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, who married Wilhelmina Beatrice Rahner on June 22, 1894.