Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-11-25
TIDINCS FROM
SCANDINAVIA
Interesting News from Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BLOWING UP OF STREET CARS
Practice Continues in Stockholm and
Vicinity In Spite Of the Most Vigorous
Aiertness on the Part Of the Police
No Great Damage Has Thus Far Re-
suited and No One Has Been Seri-
ousiy Injured by the Explosions.
SW EDEN.

ously Injured by the Explosions.
SWEDEN.
The attempts to blow UP street cars
the most vigorous alertness on the
part of the police, 1t seems impossible
to check this nefarious practice. There
have been at least five different at
tempts, which are OF similar nature
to those reported in our last letter
viz, TO place bomb on the track
thus seeking TO blow up or wreck cars
The other evening while a car on the
so called red line was passing between
Haga and Hagalund, number OF
heavy rocks came crashing through
the windows, but peculiarly enough
none of the passengers were injured
One of the rocks grazed the head of a
woman passenger and had ii struck
her It would have killed her instantly
judging from its size and from the
force with which it came crashing
through the window. A bomb was
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Narva road near Lime street, but II
only half exploded and one one was in
Jured.
If one considers that there were 300.
900 men out of employment from Aug
to Sept. 5. that is twenty-eight work
ing days, 1t is learned that Sweden s
Industries, at which at least 400 00C
men are employed, sustained loss ag-
gregating at least s ZOO, 900 crowns. This
means in addition that the strikers
have lost during this period at least
30,000,000 crowns. The value of Swe-
denis industrial output for one year is
approximately fifteen hundred million
crowns. Thus 1t will be seen that the
recent strike proved a most disastrous
one for the country as whole ald has
been productive of more harm than
good. The condition of the laboring
man today in Sweden Is, If anything
worse than ever. 1t is evident, too
that the power of the socialists have
received a tremendous blow and still
no one attempts to deny but what the
condition of the poor laboring man is
q most deplorable one in Sweden.
Finland's independence appears to be
waning and Russia apparently will not
rest until she has succeeded in wipins
out the last vestige of it, An editorial
in a Swedish daily makes the follow
ing warning; What has happened tc
Finland and what is going to happen
to her. may present many difficulties
for our politicians, and maybe great
danger TO our country. May we, there
fore, be attentive, understand and
wait. Russia may be good friend OF
q very dangerous enemy. Finland as
such can be neither 1t will be best
for us to receive with open arms what
ever Swedish elements will seek refuge
on our shores from Finland, but keer
out what Is specifically Finnish.
There are great many things that
contribute to make the work of the
anti-emigration society difficult. The
recent election in Gothenburg, furnish
es striking example. 1t shows UT
a deplorable condition of affairs, and
little wonder then that people fee
like emigrating from the country. Ou
of total of 29,925 voters in the dis
trict only 1857 were allowed to vote
because of failure to pay taxes or 9th
er public duties during the year. o.
those qualified only GO per cent voted
10 that about one-fifth OF the voters
had voice in the election.
Mrs. Nydia Sampson, a pianiste oi
wonderful attachments, has created
much comment in Stockholm recently
through playing any selection that Ii
placed before her in spite Of the fac
that handkerchief is tied very tightly
over her eyes The most difficult Sc
lections have been placed before her
but she comes through every one o.
them most brilliantly and executes
with the greatest precision and feeling
No one has attempted to explain hel
phenomenal talent.
Latest statistics show that there are
not less than 10000 Andersons in thu
Swedish capital Then follows the
dynasties of Johaansson and Carlson
with each a representation repectivel,
Of 5000. Little wonder then that So
many Andersons and Carlssons change
their names when they come TO Amer
ica's northwest. where their numbers
are equally numerous.
John Svanberg, the celebrate,
Swedish runner. was injured the 9th
er day while attempting a recor'
breaking run of 10000 meters. Will
running around curve he stumble'
and fell against a small spruce. sus
tanning such injuries that he had 4
abandon the track. About three thou
sand people witnessed the accident
Sweden's ambassador to Berlin
Count Trolle. has now recovered fron
his throat ailment and is again able I
attend to his duties. Mr.. Trolle spen
part of the summer In Sweden, wher
he was under the care of able phys
clans.
The first new coins with King GU
tars picture on them appeared in tn
market Oct. Is. The new coins xr
Otherwise exactly the same size ~ dul
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