Blenheim battle reshaped European power balance
The 1704 Blenheim clash saw Marlborough and Eugene defeat Louis XIV’s French and Bavarian forces. Marlborough’s audacious Danube crossing, rapid maneuvering, and a massive cavalry charge broke French lines, yielding Ulm and Traerbach surrenders and halting Louis’s universal aims.
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Blenheim
John Churchill
Duke of Marlborough
Louis
Marlborough
Duke of York
Charles II
Nero
France
Flanders
Bavaria
Ulm
Upper Rhine
Austria
Marshal Villeroy
Moselle
Marshal Tallard
Black Forest
Italy
Vienna
Danube
Villeroy
Tallard
Alsace
Prince Eugene
Eugene
Franconia
Gold Berg
Eich Berg
Oberglau
Lord Cutts
Prince of Holstein Beck
Fontenoy
Marshal Marsin
Elector
Voltaire
Landau
Treves
Traerbach
Immune From Colds Through Constant Exposure Says London Tit Bits
A London Tit Bits writer argues that avoiding colds is unrealistic and that explorers in arctic regions rarely fall ill despite harsh, exposed conditions. The article cites St Kilda legends of infant sneezes upon steamship visits, suggesting exposure may be the safeguard against colds rather than avoidance.
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Arctic
London
St. Kilda
Rock Islands
Hebrides
Indiana Women Asked to Sign Food Conservation Cards
Indiana women are urged to sign voluntary food conservation cards to support Hoover’s economy drive. Reports say some women face rude treatment and rumors of a consent to seize food, but officials insist signing creates no obligation beyond pledging to conserve food, especially wheat.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Hoover
H. E. Barnard
Mr. Barnard
Barnard
Indiana State Briefs Reflect Wide Range of Local Events
Indiana items report appointments, deaths, accidents, and civic notes across cities. Fred A. Sims named to tax board. Goodrich ill with typhoid. various coastal and inland incidents include drownings, crashes, rescues, and injuries. Local factories, public notices, and service changes mark a busy snapshot of state life.
The Misplaced Suit and Neighbors' Blame
Helen and Warren clash over a tailor mix up as Helen enters Mrs. Gordons' apartment to retrieve Mr. Gordons suit. The scene sparks a charged confrontation with Mrs. Gordon and Mr. Gordon, ending with awkward explanations and a wary ride to a formal dinner.
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Helen
Warren
H. Gordon
Gordon
Dora
Gordons
Curtis
Mr. Gordon
Mrs. Gordon
Jane
Vast Chinese Empire Not Yet Surveyed Entirely
The article notes China’s vast unknown area with estimates around 4,000,000 square miles, about 500,000 more than the United States. It compares a Chinese province smaller than Texas to housing a population far larger than Americans outside Texas.
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China
United States
Texas
Guiana geography and colonial borders outlined
The text defines Guiana as the region in South America bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Amazon and its tributaries, and the Orinoco and its branches. It explains that western districts belong to Venezuela while southern and eastern ones fall to Brazil, with British Dutch and French Guianas extending from the coast to those republics' frontiers.
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Guiana
South America
Atlantic Ocean
Amazon River
Orimoco River
Venezuela
Brazil
French’ Guianas
Seacoast
Gui
Sims Named on Tax Board in Indiana
Gov. James P. Goodrich appointed Fred A. Sims longtime secretary of state and former Republican state committee chair to the state board of tax commissioners succeeding Phil Zoercher. Sims will serve four years from September 1, praised as Indiana’s top practical authority on taxation.
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Fred A. Sims
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Phil Zoercher
Indianapolis
American Pharmaceutical Association
Swat
Kaiser’s
James P. Goodrich
Methodist
Fort Wayne
Hosey
North
Manchester
Baldwin Tool Company of
Virginia
Charles W. Fairfield
Helen Fairfield
Chicago
Goshen
K. McInturff
Morrellville
J. L. Kimmel
First Brethren Church
Lafayette
Fred Smith
Wabash
Crawfordsville
James Lynch
Gary
H. T. Sugar
Goodrich
Mr. Sims
State Tax Board
Sims
Long
Indiana
Tax Board
Goodrich Stricken with Typhoid at Methodist Hospital
Governor Goodrich is ill with typhoid fever at the Methodist hospital. The illness will keep him confined for some time as doctors try to ease the fever. No visitors are admitted and friends are asked not to seek permission to see him. Rest is deemed essential for a speedy recovery.
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Goodrich
Governor Goodrich
Methodist Hospital
Appeal for patriotic music at all county fairs
Horace Ellis chair of the state council of defense educational section urges every county fair association to include patriotic music as a featured part of the fair. Letters have been sent to the fair secretaries requesting concerted action.
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Association
Horace Ellis
Council of
Defense
Plans for Propylaeum Use by Clubwomen for Winter
The Propylaeum will continue to be used by clubwomen this winter as decided by a committee appointed by the board of directors of the Propylaeum Association. The decision concerns the association's proposition and formal action taken.
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Propylaeum
Propylaeum Association
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Louis XIV
Grnor
Wn. T. Gleason
Superior Court
Vigo County
Fred W. Beal
C. G. Woodbury
Purdue University
Europe
Wilson
Public-Service Commission
Secretary of Agriculture
G. I. Christie
Agricultural “Extension Department
Purdue
Benton
Newton
White
J. C. Beavers
Evansville
Dillon S. Mayer
Union City
Charles Reigleman
Winchester
Milton—Lindley Hussey
Greencastle
Grant Dennet
Tell City
Emil Mangel
Clinton High School
Alexandria
Edward Martin
Petersburg
Alonzo Basinger
Winslow
South Bend
Noblesville
Frank Colby
Greensburg
Red Cross
Atwood
Herbert C. Hoover
Columbus
Clessie Cummins
Edward Schaeffer
Gustavus A. Miller
Sullivan
E. C. Snarr
Warsaw
Kosciusko County
National Council of Defense
John Hoagland
Bartholomew County
Elwood
Elwood Lodge of Elks
Muncie
Tipton
Lake Hrie & Western
Lee Freels
Claude Leach
Company G
Laporte
Jeanette Walterstein
Terre Haute
Beta Phi Sigma Fraternity
Elkhart
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Bicknell
Union Baptist Association
Clinton
Sammy Brown
Richmond
Frank A. Freese
Pennsylvania
James Summers
Anderson
Orleans
Will S. Glover
Monon
Shelbyville
Helen and
Mabel Herbert Urner
Eeekeeee
McClure Newspaper
Scott
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