Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1912-06-07

of Stockholm. She has lately been
attending an aviation school in Paris
and her teachers claim that she will
make a good flyer.
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Gustaf Thamm will in the near fl.
ture resign as president of the Swed-
ish Anti-Tuberculosis association. Mr..
Thamm was for number of years a
member of King Oscars cabinet.
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The Swedish government has sold
army rifles and other war munitions
TO the government of Congo for $780,
900 crowns. Among the consignment
sent was 100000 cartridges.
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The Stadium, in which is to occur
the Olympian games in July, was dedi-
Gated June 1 and was made the occa-
sion of a genuine Swedish celebration
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during the present term at the Uni.
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With impressive ceremony, marked
by the presence of four kings, four
| queens and 1000 notables from all
over Europe, in striking contrast to
the loneliness and obscurity of his sud
den death in Hamburg, the body Of
the late King Fredrik VIII. was on
March "a laid to rest in Fredrik VS.
chapel at Roskilde, after lying in state
since Monday, May 10, in Christian
borg chapel After brief and simple
private funeral service in the chapel
the casket was placed in a hearse and
driven through the streets to the rail-
way station, past thousands of silent
people with barred heads and followed
by the royal mourners and foreign
representatives on foot. Surrounded
by a vast throng the casket was
placed aboard a special train for Ros-
kilde, the ancient capital Of Denmark,
twenty miles west of Copenhagen.
Thousands Of men and women from
all over Denmark were at Roskilde
and vast throng stood about the
cathedral until the ceremonies were
over. After the funeral services,
while the royal mourners, following
an ancient custom, threw handsful of
dust toward the casket, the remains
Of the king were entombed in the
crypt Of Fredrik VS. chapel, where
rest the bones Of thirty-three Danish
monarchs. Great diplomatic impor-
lance was attached to the meeting at
the kings funeral of the three Scandt-
navian kings, Christian Of Denmark,
Haakon of Norway and Gustaf of
Sweden. It was the first time in 1000
years that the three monarchs met
on friendly terms. Other members
of royalty in attendance at the funeral
included King George of Greece, the
dead kings brother; dowager Queen
Alexandra of Great Britain, a sister;
the Dowager Empress Dagmar of Rus
STA, sister; Queen Maud of Norway;
Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria;
the Duke of Genoa, Italy; the Infante
Don Carlos, Spain, and many others
The presence Of Queen Louise, widow
of the dead king, and Queen Alex
andrine, wife of the new king, made
four queens, besides a dowager queer
and dowager empress, who attended
the funeral. The service, which last
ed an hour, was impressive, the fea
lures being the hymns and anthems
sung by singers connected with the
royal opera, and special farewell
by the noted Danish composer P. E
Lange-Moller.
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A remarkable concert was held BY
the Copenhagen Orchestra association
on the evening of May Fl and i
proved to be a great musical as vel
, as financial success. The concert was
given for the benefit. of the surviving
wives and children Of the brave banC
of eight musicians who went down OF
the Titanic playing Nearer, My God
to Thee" Not less than $50 mel
played in the Copenhagen orchestr;
on this occasion and more than 5000
: persons were present.
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Memorial services for the late Kin,
Fredrik were held by Danish-Ameri
cans in New York, Chicago, Boston
. St. Paul, Portland and San Francisco
In the old country memorial service
have been held in every city and vii
lage, and in Stockholm and Christi
Y ania similar services have been held
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