Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1912-06-06
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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 a brief and simple
private funeral service In the chapel
the casket was placed in a hearse and
driven through the streets to the rail-
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 a 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 Scandi-
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, q sister;
the Dowager Empress Dagmar of Rus
sia, a 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 queen
and a 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 a special farewell"
by the noted Danish composer P. e.
Lange-Moller. .
A remarkable concert was held by
the Copenhagen Orchestra association
on the evening Of May Fl and 1t
proved TO be a great musical as well
as financial success. The concert was
given for the benefit of the surviving
wives and children of the brave band
of eight musicians who went down on
the Titanic playing Nearer, My God,
to Thee" Not less than ESQ men
played in the Copenhagen orchestra
on this occasion and more than 5000
persons were present.
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Memorial services for the late King
Fredrik were held by Danish-Ameri-
cans in New York, Chicago, Boston,
st. Paul, Portland and Gan Francisco.
In the old country memorial services
have been held in every city and vii
lage, and In Stockholm and Christi
ania similar services have been held.
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A Christiania dispatch states that
the war between Italy and Turkey is
creating a heavy demand for a mod
ern and very powerful bomb invented
by a Norwegian named N. w. Aasen.
The bombs are being manufactured
In Copenhagen, Denmark, where the
inventor now resides, and shipments
are being made to both Italy and Tur-
key. Recently 5000 bombs were sent
to Turkey and 10000 to Italy. The
bombs have proved to be among the
most powerful and destructive weap-
ons of modern warfare. Their manu-
facture Is furnishing employment to
a large number Of people In subsidiary
industries, where material is furnished
for the construction of the bombs
themselves. The inventor located his
factories in Copenhagen because the
Norwegian authorities were ~unfavor-
able toward the location of the fac
tories in that country.
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Architect Gade Of New York has de-
parted for Norway to make the neces-
sary arrangements for bringing over
a collection Of Norwegian paintings to
be placed on exhibition in various
cities Of the United States in the neal
future. He is accompanied on his
Journey to Norway by Mr.. Brinton, a
we'll known art critic, who will aid
Mr.. Gade In making a selection from
among Norwegian art collections.
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DR.. Cook of polar fame(?) seems to
have a particular fondness for the
Scandinavian countries. He will soon
deliver a lecture in Christiania and
contemplates appearing In other Nor