Which influential journalist provided satirical and highly critical coverage of the trial, labeling the residents of Dayton as 'yokels' and 'morons'?
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Correct answer: H.L. Mencken
Mencken's reporting for the Baltimore Sun shaped the national perception of the trial as a clash between enlightened urbanity and ignorant rural provincialism. His writings helped solidify the Modernist view of the event.
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