Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-10-18
OF INTEREST TO
SCANDINAVlIANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad.
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famous singer is SEVENTY

KPlstina Nilsson Celebrates Birthday
| at Hor Old Home in sweden-Bis
Canal Project Being Asitated In
NorWay-American Government Is
Studying Danish Credit Societies.
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Kristina Nilsson otherwise known
az Countess Casa de Miranda, recent
~ celebrated her SEVENTEEN birthday
at Gardsby, her old home In Smaland.
She was given rousing reception and
ovation by the residents, besides re-
ceiving congratulatory kilograms from
the royal couple and many other peo-
pie of note. The estate was gay with
! flags and bunting and triumphal
arches and in the evening there were
fine fireworks in honor OF the famous
! singer.
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In Ulricehamn, Sweden, a city ordi-
nance was passed some time ago that
NO intoxicating drinks should be sold
to drunkards, but the latter have suo-
ceeded in securing others to buy the
intoxicating liquors for them. 1t is
now proposed to amend the ordinance
so as to treat all who help drunkards
to forbidden drinks, the same as the
Hr,1V IL CySe 1nI no
that they are guilty. .... ..
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Obligatory treatment of the teeth
Is a new restriction which will be de-
manded from the children of the pub
lie schools in Stockholm, provided
Councilman O. e. Larson's motion to
this effect shall prevail before the city
council. According to this PROPOSE
ton, or ordinance rather, every child
would be submitted to an examina-
ton by the dentist at least once dur
ing each term.
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Another Swedish aviator may now
be found on the list. He is Lieutenant
~ z. Werner, who recently returned
from Paris, where he has taken les
sons in aviation from Henri Farnan
and received much praise for his ex-
cellent work. Werner contemplates
| making series of ascents in Stock
holm this month, the weather permit
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Maria Ekman, wife Of the late Con
sui Ekman, has donated 800 200
crowns for the establishment of a per
manent chair of orthopody at the
Stockholm Elementary School. It is
further reported that it is Madame Elk
mans wish that DIR. Patrik Hedlund,
one of Sweden's foremost physicians,
be first appointed to fill this chair.
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A. V. Lundstrom, who died recently
in Stockholm, willed $4,000 crowns
to different religious and charitable in.
situations. Some of the leading ones
remembered in the will were the City
i Mission and the Deaconate of Stock.
holm, the Fjellstedt Mission School in
Upsala, Jewish Seamen's Home and
foreign missions.
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/ The American globe trotter, Madame
Humpries, who is to receive $4,000
from an American daily paper If she
can walk around the world after a
certain schedule, arrived at Stock
holm the other day perfectly content.
ed and happy. She started from New
York year ago. last July.
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Count F. w. Sponneck has resigned
his post as Danish minister to Sweden
and has accepted an important post
in the Danish cabinet. Count Spon
neck has represented Denmark liz
Stockholm since 1897. He will be sue
ceeded by o. S. Scavenius, Danish min
lister to st, Petersburg.
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There is slight decrease in emigra
ton during the past few months. Ac
cording to recent statistics the mum
Der OF persons who emigrated to for
eign countries from January to Au
gust were 1888. Last year durins
the same period 1852 persons left thu
country
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Gothenburg is rapidly increasing II
wealth. The valuation of the taxable
property Of the city for 1912 is giver
as 85,57S,7SS crowns. In 1911 it wa.
81, 1886 crowns.
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The queen, crown princess, Prin
cesses Ingeborg and Maria and Primo,
Wilhelm are this week attending tn.
lailitary fall maneuvers at Mosseberg
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Prince Gustaf of Denmark paid
visit to Princess lngeborg last week.
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