Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-08-12
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Just what position Sweden will have
to take in regard to the war at this
writing is problematical. She has an
nounced that she desires to maintain
her neutrality. but the German emper-
or has sent a note to the Swedish for
eign minister practically forcing Swe-
den to take stand one way or the
other. In his note the German en-
peror asked carte blanche whether
Sweden is for or against us?" Over
5000 Russians are stranded In Stock
holm and are unable to leave the city.
There also are many Americans and
q large number of Swedish-Americans
marooned In the Swedish capital who
will not be able to get away until
favorable change in European affairs
sets in.
Arvid Lind, a native of Stockholm.
has after ten years or more of dill
gent experimenting completed a mo-
tor which experts say will revolution
lie the aeroplane industry. The motor
10 twice as effective as the Gnome
motor, in that it only weighs one-half
kilogram for every registered horse
power. A fifty-horsepower motor is
so small that it can easily be carried
in an ordinary sized hat. Mr.. Lind
has two motors ready, one 1O0-horse-
power, another of f1fty-horsepower.
The former is to be shown at the Bal
tic exposition It is estimated that an
aeroplane equipped with this style
of motor can make the distance from
Stockholm to Malmo in approximate
ly two hours.
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Hjalmar Nilsson is chairman of q
committee of Minneapolis Swedes on
which are John Lind, Aaron Carlson
and c. E. Wallerstedt, Swedish con-
sui, which will consider a plan for a
Swedish-American steamship line
which it is proposed to put into op-
GRAFTON by 1916. Henry Skantze,
financial agent of the company. is In
America. A line direct from New
York to Gothenburg that, with four
ships, would maintain q seven-day
schedule, is planned. It is expected
that 100000 can be raised in the
form Of subscriptions in the United
States and that Minneapolis, with its
large Swedish population, will con-
tribute an important part of this sum-
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A very pleasant little visitor is
spending his summer in Soderhamn.
Each evening about shutdown the peo-
pie living around Enskar, in the skar-
gard of Soderhamn, are thrilled by
the song of nightingale. These
birds do not usually go further north
than Skane or Blekinge and the is-
lands in the Baltic, and the presence
of this little music master so far
north as Soderhamn can only be OK
planned by the supposition that he has
escaped from some passing ship
where he was held in captivity.
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"Ekonomoski Tidskrift" contains
an article by DR.. l.. Flodstrom review
Ing a report made by him to the min
lister of finance regarding the taxable
fortunes in Sweden. Benevolent in.
stitutions excepted there are in Swe-
den 114,399 fortunes amounting to a
total Of 6,172,84S,560 crowns. OF
these there are 59,163 amounting to
between 10000 and 10000 crowns;
1864 between 10000 and 10000;
6.34s between 100000 and zoo, 900,
and 1904 with over 100000.
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Ninety million crowns In rent each
year is what the Inhabitants of Stock
holm pay their landlords. There are
about 1928 houses In Stockholm,
with about 100000. apartments. %
Rents have doubled during the last
i've years and are higher in Stock
holm than in any other city, with the
possible exception of some place way
north. The rents in Copenhagen are
on; the average one-third lower than
those of Stockholm.
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The cordial way in which the 100
members Of the Swedish parliament
were treated at Christiania during
the Norwegian centenary celebration
is taken In Stockholm as proof Of In.
creased friendship and understanding
between the two countries. One 70
suit is proposed visit Of King Haa,
kon to Sweden next year, although
no plans have yet been mode.
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From statistics just issued Il ap.
pears that the emigration from sws.
den during 1913 numbered 20,346. q
against 1897 aud 1917 during 1911
and 1sl1.
E $3.50. { zs.ssSzss. ]. .s.s.