Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-07-22

struct the message. Captain Holland
declares that the apparatus can be
worked in any wireless system and
that it will render wireless tapping
impossible.
Attorney Oscar Strom, a popular
and prominent citizen of Christiania
was shot and killed on Carl Johans
Gade the other day by Aksel Wiborg,
an ice exporter of the city. Wiborg
fired three revolver shots at Strom
who died few minutes later. Wiborg
was separated from his wife about a
year ago, the wife leaving the coun'
try and settling in America. The
quarrel was regarding the disposition
and division of Wiborg's property
over which litigation arose, Strom be-
ing the attorney for the prosecution
Wiborg some time ago became so EN-.
Uttered against Strom that he vowed
that he would kill him and this he
did at the first opportunity. Wiborg
was Immediately placed under arrest
and will most likely be tried and ex.
ecuted.
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From Spitzbergen comes the fol
lowing communication, dated June 10:
"The schooner William Barents ar.
rived at Bell Sound June Is, bringing
us the first mail that we have had
this year. Not in the memory of man
have ice conditions been as dreadful
as during the past year. The schoon.
er had been on it's way from Bergen,
Norway, for period of six weeks
A number of vessels, it is understood
were almost ready to give up for lack
of coal and are now trying to reach
Advent bay by means of firing with
driftwood."
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German and English squadrons
have been cruising along the Bergen
coast for about two weeks. In the
German division there were three
first class battleships and in the Brit
ish division there were two first class
battleships and number of smaller
cruisers. The Norwegian coast, es
pecially in the vicinity of Bergen
has always proved popular place
for German and British naval ma
neuvers.
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Norwegian exports to Mexico
amount to considerable sum OF
money every year, according to a re.
cent report of Minister Lie, Norway's
representative at Mexico City. Last
year they amounted to about $780,
900 and consisted chiefly of fish and
canned goods, cod liver oil, nails,
wood pulp and paper, machinery and
artificial fertilizers.
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In the recent so called "Landsang-
erssfesten" some twenty-five singing
societies participated. The songfest
was held in Christiania.
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Flack, Denmark's great anti-fy agi.
tator, has arranged a "Swat-the-fy"
exhibition in Copenhagen, which in a
measure is the most unique and USE
full exhibition that has been held in
the Danish capital for many years.
He has electric fly killers on exhibi-
ton, besides lot of other simple de-
vices to kill the pestiferous fly. and
claims that within ten years there is
not going to be fly in all Denmark.
The exhibition is attracting a great
deal of attention and thousands of
Copenhagen's citizens are engaged in
a fly-swatting crusade, the like of
which has never been recorded.
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Temperance is gaining great head
way in Denmark. This can be CLEAN
I'd from the fact that numerous total
abstinence societies are being organ
lied. The Danish Total Abstinence
association, which has $4,000 mem
bers, held grand rally in Copen.
hagen recently. x.
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Dowager Queen Alexandra of Eng
land is expected to visit her royal rel
atiyes in Copenhagen during the lat
ter part of July and August.
MARION s. NORELIUs.
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