The Ward of King Canute Chapter II The Fall of Frode
In a ruined monastery a nun group tends injured foes and mourns lost kin. Randalin, Frodo’s daughter, is reunited with Sister Wynfreda after a brutal siege by Norman Leofwinesson and Canute’s men. Randalin recounts her daring escape and Norman’s attempted forced marriage before dawn’s light returns to the somber yard.
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House of Frode
Ethelred
Sexberga
Ile
Wynfreda
Randalin
Leofwinesson
Frodo
Pridtjof
Fridtjof
Gram
Norman Leofwinesson
Avalcomb
Norman
Edric Jarl
Edmund
Edric
Canute
Mercia
Denmark
How Success Succeeds. Bohemian tax in Carlsbad robs wealth
Colonial Wels once worked at Carlsbad with Cincinnati brewery treasurer. A graded bur tax levies $5 to $10 per week, funding music and improvements. The system targets wealth, with locals like Weis misclassified as wagon driver despite earning $36,000 yearly, while a brewery worker earning $5,000 faces a higher levy.
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Wels
Carlsbad
Cincinnati
Weis
Philadelphia Ledger
Improve the Canals Movement Gains in Europe and U S
A campaign to improve neglected canals spans Europe and the United States. France holds 3,000 miles of canals with Belgium at 1,242 miles and Holland boasting broad usage. England has 3,907 miles, while railways own about 1,876 miles and keep canal rates high, limiting competition.
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Europe
France
Belgium
Holland
England
Double Vision Dialogue Becomes Comic Claim
In a playful exchange, Benedick counters a friend’s remark about romance with a pun on vision. The friend warns him to abandon old views, while Benedick deflects by joking that he cannot see clearly or alone, embracing a double perspective.
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Benedick
Republican Platform Promotes Gold Standard and Naval Growth
The platform praises Republican control since Lincoln and outlines policy goals: maintain the gold standard, build the merchant marine, enforce civil service, and arbitrate international disputes. It credits Roosevelt era diplomacy, Panama Canal progress, civil service reform, and a strong navy as core achievements and pledges continued protectionist tariffs and overseas market expansion.
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Congress
United States
Merchant Marine Commission
Wiliam Mckhinsey
Roneagvelt
Republican Party
Venezuela
Roosevelt
Panama
Tio Han
McKintey
Orient
China
Alaska
Anda
Accasent
McKinley
New Guinea
Japanese Kill 1200 Russians in Short Battle
A Daily Times dispatch from New Chwang dated June 21 reports that 8,000 Russian troops under General Kondravovitch were moving through Wafungko ravine near Kaif Chou on June 19 when concealed Japanese artillery opened fire. About 1,200 Russians were killed or wounded before Kondravovitch reorganized his forces and withdrew to an entrenched position after the brief engagement.
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Kondravovitch
London
Daily Times
New Chwang
Wafungko
Kaif Chou
Morton in Cabinet Prominent Railroad Man Invited as Secretary of Navy
A Washington report states President Roosevelt formally invited Paul Morton to become secretary of the Navy. Morton, 47, a long-time railroad executive with Chicago origins, would be credited to Nebraska if he accepts. He has held top posts with Burlington & Missouri River, CB&Q, Santa Fe reorganizations, and served as vice-president of Colorado Fuel and Iron. Mortons ties to Chicago and Nebraska are noted, with strong political involvement cited.
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Omaha
World Herald
Washington
Roosevelt
Paul Morton
Navy
Morton
Chicago
White House
Mr. Morton
Nebraska
J. Sterling Morton
Cleveland
Burlington & Missouri River Railway
Burlington
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Atchison, Topeka & Sante Fe
Santa Fe
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
Whitebreast Fuel Company
Cortelyou Is Chairman of Republican Campaign
George B. Cortelyou chosen chairman of the Republican committee at a Chicago meeting after the convention. He pledged to act as a true chairman, sought advice from both old and new members, and plans to resign as secretary of commerce and labor around July 1. He will split time between New York and Chicago headquarters, with no immediate active political duties until cabinet retirement. Headquarters in Chicago delayed until late July.
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Republican Campaign
Chicago
George B. Cortelyou
Republican Committee
Hanna
Aret
Cortelyou
Commerce and Labor
New York
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Philippines
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Turkey
Central News
Mukden
Battle of
Varangon
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Portland Gald’, Minsing Company
J. F. Burns
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