Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-03-22
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
Death OF MRS. WOODS BAKER
Cele brated Author of pictures oil
Swedish life" Die After a
Brief Illness.
SWEDEN.
holm.

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Mrs. Woods Baker, author "
Pictures Of Swedish Life" the Amer
can author. who has resided in
Sweden since 1876, died at Djursholn
not long ago after a short illness. He
s%on-in-law is the well known professor
Ernest Reckman, a member of the
Swedish riksiag. Her book Pictures
of Swedish life" has been widely read
in both England and America and Is
the only work with the exception OF
w. w. Thomas Sweden and the
SwedeS." which is recommended 10y
Baederer for Sweden. she began
writing in 1917 under the non de
plume of AUNT Friendly" her stories
having had great vogue among chill
dren. The book has been translated
into the German, French, Spanish and
Swedish languages. The funeral serv-
ices of Mrs. Wood We're attended by
a delegation from the Swedish parlia-
ment, by the American minister, Col.
onel Charles II. Graves, the American
consul general, Edward l.. Adams,
and Mrs. Adams.
Major General Centervall of the
Swedish army is under court-martial
for revealing military secrets in a re
cent report, secrets which his superiors
declare should never be mentioned in
public documents. In this report the
coast artillery is sharply criticised for
its lack of competent officers and men,
with the result that serious blunders
are committed. The navy and par
ticularly the school of mines, is in
adequately equipped and the practice
maneuyers had TO he abandoned IN caG
sequence. The fortiiicatiOns are III
adequately provided with supplies and
armament. Finally he gives some de
tailed information concerning the
range of big guns and the strength Of
the Notifications, which is very inter
esting to the enemy, but the publica.
ton of which is generally deplored.
The large Y. NJ. c. \. male chorus
of Stockholm, consisting Of tifty-siX
members, under the leadership Of
Hugo Lindqvist. have now decided 70
make a concert tour in America this
summer. They Will travel OF the
American line and contemplate leav
ing Stockholm May -. Prior to leav-
ing Sweden they viii give concerts IN
the capital and G~othenburg. The
first concert in America will he given
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chorus will appear in a number of
cities in the east and middle west and
will give a farewell concert in New
York during the latter part of July.
III. +. Arnoldson, a Swede, and T..
Bayer, a Dane, are proposed by mem
bers of the Swedish riksdag as worthy
of the Nobel peace prize for 1906. Mr..
Arnoldson has been one OF the most
active and influential workers for ~
ternational peace in Europe and the
recommendation will undoubtedly find
much favor in Norway, to which he
has always been a staunch friend.
Charles III. Graves, United States
minister 10 Stockholm. and wife have
departed for Rome and Venice, where
they contemplate spending the better
part of two months. During their ab-
sence Consul General Adams will he
charge ~d.ahaires.
During King Oscars absence In
southern Europe. Crownprince Gustaf
is the regent The crownprince has
served in this capacity many ii e
previously and has always shown him
self equal to The task.
Director Ranft celebrated his
thirtieth anniversary MS an actor and
playwright last month and in token
of the celebration lie presented 1000
crowns TO the Swedish theatrical pen
sion fund.
Among the ninety-eight passengers
who arrived at Stockholm from Abo.
Finland, was Miss Witte. n sister Of
the Russian premier. Count White. She
will remain in Sweden about two
months.
Professor Otto N~ordenskjold re-
turned 10 Gothenburg last month after
an extensive lecturing tour in the
United States. He will spend the re-
malnder Of the year in Sweden.
Count de Foresta. italian minister TO
Stockholm, died at Niazza a few days
ago from a sudden attack of heart
failure. He had gone thither in search
of better health.
The new vasa church will be
dedicated during the middle part OF
April. 1t is N of the artistic church
edifices of Sweden.
+. 0. Franzen, Ph. D., rector Of the
Stockholm elementar school. died dur
ing the latter part of last month, aged
&c years.