Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-04-29
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Star Of tho Royal Opera At Stockholm
Will Sing at Minneapolis This Sum-
msr-christianla Preparing to Ex-
tend Cordial Welcome to Centenary
Visitors - Manufacture Of Alcoholic
Liquors on the Decline In Denmark.
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Signe Rape, the leading star at the
Royal Opera in Stockholm, Sweden,
will be one of the chief attractions at
the great Swedish-American Sanger
fest which will be given in Mime
apolis June 8, and 10. She was en-
gagged by the American Union of Swed-
ish Singers few months ago and has
promised to fill the Minneapolis en-
gagement. Miss Rape will participate
in concert In Chicago May 30 and
will on that occasion be assisted by
the Chicago Symphony orchestra.
Miss Rape is the youngest daughter
of General Rape, former minister of
war in Sweden, and together with
Julia Claussen is today considered rs
the greatest singer that Sweden has
produced during the last ten years.
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Says the Lutheran philadelphia
regarding the Swedish-American way
| of doing things: "A few months ago
the Rock Island district of the Illinois
conference of the Augustana Synod
determined to found a hospital. The
| resolution formed was rapidly ma
terialized in subscriptions, cash and
ground, with a result that site for
the proposed hospital has been Sc
cured in Moline, ILL.,, at cost of $751;
900. This is paid for in full and in
addition $1,000 in cash is available
toward the proposed modern hospital
building, which will be erected at a
very early day. The building to be
erected is to cost not less than $780,
900 and the committee in charge of
the work has guaranteed to raise the
money"
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Gustave Nylinder, an official Of the
Swedish government, arrived in this
country about three weeks ago and
has been visiting the large railroad
centers of the country. He is inter.
viewing prominent railroad men in
the United States with view of learn
ing at close hand some of the meth.
DDS which have made American rail
road operations notable. Mr.. NylindeI
claims that railroad dispatching IL
where Swedish railroads are weak
and he is devoting a good deal of his
time to that phase Of his investiga
lions. Mr.. Nylinder Is making fly
ing trip around the world. In two
weeks from now he will leave this
country for Japan.
Professor Hugo Alven, we'll known
musical director of Upsala university
is planning a tour around the world
for the famous 20. D." society of the
university city of Sweden. The tour
will start from Sweden at Christmas
time in 1916 and the chorus contem.
plates returning to their native land
the following year. The leader of the
chorus will probably be Hans Freanc'
kel. The 20. D." chorus is the finest
male chorus of Sweden and is regard
ed by critics as the greatest in the
world.
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A controversy between the sugar
trust and the beet growers was set
tied by arbitrators mainly In favor oil
the latter. For years the sugar trust
had been in the habit of granting the
best growers certain favors not men.
toned in the contract. Now the
trust proposes to discontinue the prac.
tice, but the arbitrators hold that
those favors were taken into con.
sideration by the farmers when they
renewed the contract for the present