Morris tribune., 1907-04-13
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
PRESENT PROGRESS IN SWEDEN
swedish Newspapers in the United
States to Publish q Series of
Articles Thereon.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

Stockholm.
The ,Swedish-American society in
Stockholm has decided to publish
series Of articles in Swedish newspa-
pers in America regarding present day
progress of Sweden along economic,
Industrial and social lines. the object
being to give Swedish-Americans bet
ter idea Of present day conditions in
the home country. The Swedish
American society was organized in
Stockholm about two years ago and its
effort to bring about better under
standing among Swedes and Swedish
Americans will it is hoped be crowned
with success. A similar society also
exists in Gothenburg which in fact
was organized some time before the
Stockholm society. 1t has a large
membership and all visiting Swedish.
Americans are well received and
chaperoned by members of this socie-
Nv during their summer sojourns in
Gothenburg.
A 16-year-old lad in one Of the Or
phan asylums in Gothenburg COM
mitted suicide a few days ago in the
presence Of large number Of his
playmates. He held small pistol in
his hand which he aimed at his fore
head stating that "now am going -
kill myself" 1t developed, however.
when he pulled the trigger that the
pistol was not loaded. $50 it isn't
loaded? Well, Til soon fix that" at
which he Immediately loaded it, pulled
the trigger and shot himself through
the heart, dying almost instantly. A
few weeks ago the lad had run away
from home and when he came to
Gothenburg the authorities placed him
in an orphan asylum. He told MS
comrades the day before he killed
himself that he could not endure the
disgrace of being kept in an orphan
asylum and so preferred death to the
life which lay before him.
A report from Helsingborg says
that King Oscar and Queen Sofa will
spend a month at Kulla-Gunnarstorp
this summer as guests of Countess
Elizabeth Wachtmeister. The king Is
at present recuperating at Saltsjo-
baden. where he has suite OF TWEEN
ty rooms, the purest air and the best
of care. There is every indication
that the old king will be able to cele'
brate his golden wedding anniversary
! in June. The queen is now in com
paratively good health. Perhaps the
| greatest gloom now over the royal
house is the protracted illness OF
Crownprincess Victoria at Karlsruhe
This princess, who is seldom seen al
| the Swedish court, has for years been
a patient sufferer and her position has
| indeed been a trying one. Crown
| prince Gustaf is still at Karlsruhe.
| A violinist named Karl Tfren, OF
Kiiruna, has after several years oil
patient experimenting discovered &
method of rejuvenating old vi0,ins
| which is said to be as wonderful al
| the Stradivarius method. He sue
ceeds in turning ordinary factory VIC
| Inns into really wonderful instruments
producing the full clear tone which il
| required of the concert instrument
Tiren keeps secret his method, but has
been offered a handsome sum for hi:
| discovery by a wealthy violin make
! Of Paris.
Compulsory military service is no
| popular in Sweden if one is to judg,
| from the number Of persons last yea
who were fined for not submitting t.
this clause i'm the Swedish law. Dur
/ ing the year of 1906, for instance, no
less than 1900 persons were tined, th'
total amount representing about 40,
| 600 crowns. 1t is also well known
| fact that scores upon scores of youn:
men immigrate to foreign lands, es
| pecially America, i'm order to ~avoit
military service
The old Blanch cafe occupying tn
building on the corner OF Ham stree
and the Kings garden may now b,
placed at the disposal of the nava
academy, which is very much in neet
of additional quarters. 1t is IDEAL.
situated, facing as it does the beauti
full park where thousands of peopl'
promenade every afternoon and even
ing.
Herman LagerkranGz- the newly ap
| pointed minister to the United States
will depart for Washington, D. c.
| April Is. An April ne was given .
farewell reception by the Swedish
| American society at Stockholm. I'll,
will present his credentials to Presi
dent Roosevelt May 1.
A new villa town will be started OF
| Essingen island in Lake Malar thi:
| summer. A Stockholm real estat.
company has purchased the building
rights there for 10000 crowns and {
number Of villas will be under cours.
Of construction by May 1.
| Herr Furst, the newly elected rep
resentative from the Fourth votins
district, took his place in the secont
chamber of the riksdag March 10. Herr
Furst is an able debater and one o.
the best educated lawyers in Stock
holm.
The well known woman novelist
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