Morris tribune., 1913-01-03

Swedish Traveller, to Head Another
Expedition-oiI Field Discovered in
the Vicinity of Haueesund, Norway.
Former Premier of iceland Dead.
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Erland Nordenskiold, the well known
traveller and explorer, who has re-
NAMED at home for about three Years
since he made his last long explora-
ton trip through the southern wilds
of South Africa, has been offered the
opportunity to head great scientific
expedition, which will be financed by
the University of Pennsylvania. The
objective point of the expedition will
be the Amazon river, which will be
explored very thoroughly for period
Of three years. In this connection Mr..
Nordenskiold has been offered the
curatorship for the theological col
lection at Philadelphia university. Al
though only thirty-five years old Nor
denskiold has already made four ex-
ploration trips to this out of the way
place on the globe and each time he
has returned with huge ethnograph-
ical collections, which are of great
value to scientific research.
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The attendance of members of the
Gustavus Adolphus union at their
meeting at Posen, Germany, recently,
says leading church weekly, was lar
ger than in any previous year, al
though the place of meeting was
somewhat out of the way, near the
frontier of Russian Poland and in a
fanatical neighborhood. Last years
income was over $780, 600 and the be
quests and donations during the last
two years amounted to 100000. The
union is made up of 2,812 branch So
| cieties The invested reserve fund
amounts to $1,770,00O. Since 1882 the
union rendered aid to the evangelical
churches in need to the amount OF
$4,000, 600.
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The well known Swedish actress
| Hanna Appelkvist, who has been ex
| ceptionally popular with the theater
going public in Stockholm during the
last two years, was found dead on the
morning of Dec. 4. Her rooms were
filled with gas fumes and it is evi
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gas in the kitchen. Miss Appelkvist
was fifty years old and was a very
talented woman
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Rev. Karl Hurtig of Valo, recently
died Of hemorrhage of the brain IL
Upsala With his death the temper
ance movement of Sweden loses one
of it's most ardent and staunchest ad
vocates. He has been the most active
worker in the cause of temperance FOL
more than thirty years and was the
first president Of the Hickman GooC
Templar order Of Sweden,
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Another prominent woman wht
passed away recently was Miss jacob
Ring, who has written several novel!
under the signature of H. A. Ring
She also gained fame as a literary
critic under the name Of "Jacquelene,
and was a prolific contributor to lead
ing Swedish magazines. She had at
tanned the age of fifty years.
About ESQ Upsala students attended
the farewell performance given il
Stockholm recently by the Danish &C
tress, Madame Betty Nansen The!
all carried Neutrality-suspicious.,
Nansen's favorite fower-and ten
dered her an ovation at the theate
where she gave her performance.
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Consul Hedge Axelsson Johnson hal
recently purchased the beautiful Bergi
estate near Stockholm for 43O,O0l
crowns. The property was formerly
owned by Civil Engineer John SHARP
and is regarded one of The finest IL
| the Stockholm suburbs.
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Sweden is taking first rank in for
eign mission work. For every 1906
Inhabitants it has sent out a foreign
missionary and the contributions giVeI
for this cause in the last year amoun
to not less than 1,271.o00 crowns.
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One of the councilmen of the city
council of Stockholm has introduced
motion which, if carried, will require
ali the school children of the city t.
have their teeth examined by dentis
at least once each term.
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Prince Oscar Bernadotte attended
the annual meeting of the Nationa
YIN. c. A. at Gothenburg during The
first week of December.
Ups and Downs.
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