Marie Antoinette's Henchman and Let the King Beware reviews
Meade Minnigerode profiles Jean, Baron de Batz, tracing his 1789 to 1795 plots to save Louis XVI and overturn the Revolution. Honore Morrow’s Let the King Beware reinterprets pre revolutionary wrangles and the English view, highlighting human frailty and virtue amid political upheaval. Huxley’s Diary of the Voyage of H. M. S. Rattlesnake is noted as well.
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Meade Minnigerode
Marie Antoinette
Farrar & Rinehart
Jean
Baron Dé Batz
Louis XVI
National Convention
Rovespierre
Baton de Bats
Maré Antoinette
Minnigerode
Honore Morrow
Wneland
Colonies
Morrow
Miss Morrow
George II
Samuel Adams
William Pitt
Benjamin Franklin
The Automobile Toll From Highway Accidents
Figures from the National Grange Tip Sheet reveal a grim toll from highway crashes. Over 389,000 people, including many women and children, have been killed in 15 years, surpassing wartime losses. In 1935 alone, 86,000 deaths were recorded with vast permanent and temporary disabilities and immense economic costs.
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National Grange
United States
Mexico
Spain
Philippines
Misbehaving Lakes Cause Lake Ontario Low Levels
Lake Ontario reaches its lowest level since 1850 with beaches widened and piers far from the shore. Shoreline ponds dry up and harbors on the Canadian side shallow while American harbors deepen. Geologists cite glacial isostatic adjustments and inflow/outflow changes as the cause, with levels expected to rise in coming years.
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Lake
Ontario
Chicago
Transatlantic Dirigible Flight Sparks Aviation Era
Dr Hugo Soisener’s maiden voyage to America in a view dirigible sets a new record from Friedrichstaten to New York in 81 hours. The voyage impresses organizers, promising summer passenger demand, and hints at a future fleet era that could rival ocean liners. The Hindenburg arrival precedes by weeks as a Pacific air service linked Manila to Los Angeles crosses the Pacific in 58 hours and 42 minutes, potentially reshaping global transport.
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Hugo Soisener
America
Trumps
Atlantic
Friedrichstaten
New York
Hindenburg
Hest
Pacific
Alamieda
Cal
Manila
Worold
China
Mussolini Upsets League Over Ethiopia Invasion
A garbled report notes Mussolini’s actions against Italy’s invasion of Ethiopia. The League of Nations faces strain as its peacekeeping role, credibility, and effectiveness come under attack, with broader implications for international order and collective security.
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Mussolini
League
League of Nations
Teschciay
White
League of Nations blamed for Ethiopia crisis stalls peace hope
The text criticizes the League of Nations for failing to curb aggression in Africa and Manchuria. It argues sanctions against Italy and Japan were insufficient and that the League no longer serves as a beacon of safety for smaller nations. It calls for a new approach to deter tyrannical dictators before any global peace mechanism can work.
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Haile Selassie
League of Nations
Great Britain
Ethiopia
Africa
Japan
Manchuria
Thaly
Atould
Floral motifs dominate Paris fashion designs of May
Paris styles showcase floral inspired materials for hats scarves gloves purses and shoes. prints range from simple patterns to bold all over designs featuring petals leaves and bouquets. a navy and white crepe suit with daisy prints highlights afternoon and evening wear with coordinated accessories.
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Paris
Hollywood film shop taps gate myth for actresses
In Hollywood May 14 a veteran actress Joan Bennett warns aspiring performers to bypass gatecrashing. She says real chances come from training on stage or radio or college productions rather than joining the endless line at studio gates. Casting director Harry Clermont notes offices won’t accept new comers. Bennett’s own rise came via stage roles after her father Richard Bennett helped start her path.
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Hollywood
Joan Bennett
Joan
Stariies
Mids Bennett Devlares
Fen
Harrey Clermont
New York
Richard Bennett
Bennett
Cherry Tree Treaty Monument in Pennsylvania Record
A fragment notes a Treaty Monument at Cherry Tree in Indiana County marking the 1788 purchase from Indians of Fort Stanwix. It mentions nearby routes and towns, including Route 319 and lines near Cleveland and Lambria, with stray classified ad phrases about apartments.
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Cherry Tree
Indiana
Couny
Penns
Fort Stanwix
Star Signals For Mid May 1937 Birthdates February to March
The column notes Persois born Feb 20 to March 18 may feel Luday influence. It warns of deceptive noon to evening moods and urges early action. It recommends expanded travel study or connections with foreigners through March 1937, with religion as a helpful factor and value in old associations.
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Persois
Luday
Morsing
Ithrin
Early impressions of science and love in Huxley manuscript
An unpublished manuscript on Charles Huxley’s early surveying voyage from 1841 to 1850 blends science with romance. It notes his roles aboard the Rattlesoure, Julian Husseys explanatory notes, and Henrietta Heathorn’s journal revealing Huxley’s character. It also references Prentice’s study of European cathedrals and their medieval mind.
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Huxley
Henrietta Heathorn
Miss Heathorn
Campaign to Improve Titusville Road Gains Signatures
Over 1,000 residents have signed petitions calling for the East Titusville Enterprise road improvement. Mrs Birdie Lefford and Mise Jennie Dele of Southwest township Warren county are backing the movement and plan to travel to Harrisburg to confer with highway authorities within days.
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Tiusville
Birdie Lefford
Mise Jennie Dele
Southwest Township
Warren County
le Movement
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Protter & Gamble
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