Ward of King Canute Saga Continues in Royal Hall
In a tense royal confrontation, King Canute asserts equal justice for Angles and Danes as Rothgar argues for inheritance. Sebert Oswaldsson clashes with Canute while Elfgiva urges escape via the gallery. The room erupts as factions clash over war laws and loyalty amid looming violence.
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Sebert
Svaradalé
Etheling
Rothgar
Canute
Oda
Ivarsdale
Lodbrok
Angie
Guthrum
Alfred
Lodprok
Ivaradale
Vygener
Newman
Bebet Oswaldason
Dave
Sebert Oswaldsson
Ivar
Orvar
Ivargdale
Dane
Thering
Elfgiva
Where Racing Manners Rule in Harness Racing
A Los Angeles Times editorial on horse racing emphasizes that calm, responsive manners win races. It argues that overanxious or rearing horses expend energy and lose to steadier rivals, while successful trotters and pacers must be ambitious, evenly matched with rivals, and obedient to the driver. A top horse also must adapt to changing tracks and water, be a good feeder, and ship well.
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Los Angeles Times
Joesph Chamberlain Joke Tells Self Mocking Tale
A New York Times anecdote recalls Joseph Chamberlain being invited to a Liverpool celebration. At dinner the mayor invited him to decide whether to let the crowd enjoy itself longer or proceed with his speech, a moment highlighting his humor about public duty.
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Joe” Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain
Liverpool
Mr. Chamberlain
New York Times
World's Largest Monolith at Heysham Harbor
London Engineering details the largest monolith yet built used as harbor foundations at Heysham in Morcombe bay. Two monoliths support the roundheads for the Midland Railway Company's harbor entrance. They stand three hundred feet apart near the main channel and are fifty five feet in diameter, among the era’s most notable harbor works.
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London Engineering
New
Midland Railway Company
Heysham
Morcombe Bay
Lawndale Scion O'Brien Loses 15000 Dollar Suit
The case of Owen O'Brien against a Wisconsin Appleton paper company ended in a jury verdict for 15000 dollars being overturned by Judge Gresham. The company paid a token 1000 dollars later, and O'Brien was offered 60 dollars to abandon further claims, with a Chicago lawyer pocketing 20 dollars.
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Owen O'Brien
Lawndale
Appleton
Wis
George 8. Foster
Jenkins
Gresham
O’brien
O'Brien
Chicago
Wisconsin
Owen
Chicago News
Tobacco Chewing Ban in 18th Century Town Codes
The 1738 39 Windsor Hartford and Wethersfield laws ban tobacco chewing for anyone under 21 or not licensed by a physician. It prohibits public use on streets or open places with penalties, and requires constables to report offenders to the court for conviction by a witness.
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Windsor
Hartford
Wethersfield
Why He Preferred a Curate and the Queen's Wit
Dr Lang of Stepney, once Queen Victoria's chaplain, told a humorous interview about Portsea works. The queen praised his twelve curates and urged him to marry. Lang replied that while a curate could be dismissed, a wife could not, which greatly amused her majesty.
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Lang
Stepney
Portsea
Fortunes in Texas Onions Highlight Profitable Farming
The piece notes Bermuda onions offer greater profits than oil in Texas. A few hundred dollars can yield several thousand, with onion growing suitable across a large but specific southwestern area of the state.
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Texas
Bermuda
When Amos Cummings Lost His Hat To a Snapping Wife
A night editor in New York recalls Amos Cummings early in his career. The editor misnamed him Asa and praised him, while a tidiness-obsessed wife bursts into the parlor, tosses Cummings’ cane hat and gloves from the marble table out the window, then apologizes saying she thought they were hers.
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New York
Amos J. Cummings
Cummings
Hfe
Amos
Asa
Agsa
Mule Blindfold Stubborn in Subway Cage Prank
A mule resisted entering a subway shaft cage near Trinity Church. After patting, begging, and kicks failed, the driver blindfolded the mule with his coat and even led him around the block. Finally the animal was driven into the cage, fooling the wary beast after an hour of public amusement.
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Trinity Church
Fle
New York
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