Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-10-07
Of INTEREST TO
SCANDINAVlANS
News Gathered In the Father
land and Elsewhere.
WILLIAM R. luNDeREN DEAD

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Took the Initiative in Organizing a
swedish-American Steamship Com
pany-Norway and Sweden Worry.
Ing Over Their Position at End Of
War-Denmark Taking Extreme
Measures to Preserve Neutrality.
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William R. Lundgren, the man who
took the initiative in the organization
of Swedish-American steamship
company, died In London, Eng, Sept.
unexpected report of his death was
cabled to q brother-in-law of the de-
ceased. Alex Tode, publisher of the
Scandinavia in Worcester, Mass. De-
ceased was born May "a, 1856, in Kali
mar and for some years attended the
Kalmar Collegiate Institute, but did
not remain there to complete the
course, becoming sailor instead. In
1875 he became a sea captain and in
1891 he took his examinations and be-
came an English sea captain, remain
ing in the British service for many
years. Later on he became interest
ed in the steamship business himself
and started the Transatlantic Steam
ship company, which, although it had
such uphill work, showed good divt-
dends last year. About two years ago
Lundgren determined to start Swed-
ish-American steamship line which
would afford direct transportation "a
cilities between Sweden and the Unit
ed States, and came on to America,
where he visited number of the lar
ger cities in the interests of the new
company. The work of organizing the
new company was far from completed
and Lundgren was taken away at a
time when he was most needed to
complete this important work. His
sudden death came as shock to
many leading Swedish-Americans,
who have been investing large sums
Of money in the proposed Swedish
Amerika line.
One of the best known Swedes in
Paris, a member of Swedish lumber
concern, Mr.. A. H. Nordin, arrived at
Stockholm Sept 5. He had been
spending the six weeks previous to
his arrival in Sweden in Boulogne, a
French watering place, where he re.
manned incognito, for, according to
his claims, Swedes are viewed with
| suspicion in France, owing to the
rather friendly attitude toward the
Germans taken by the Swedish press.
The French people have always
evinced an unusual kindly interest in
the Swedes and it is Mr. Norden' s
opinion that some Swedish papers
have been needlessly careless in their
utterances regarding the present war.
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Count Gustaf Spare, one of Swe-
denis prominent men, who during his
younger days was an active figure in
the country's politics and formerly
speaker of the First chamber of the
riksdag. died Sept. 4 at his home in
Mariedal, Vestergotland, aged eighty
years. He was first elected as a mem
Der of the riksdag in 1862 and served
in that body continuously until 1908.
He was a strong champion of free
trade and for many years stood spon-
sor for the free trade movement in
his country.
| Several hundred Russian fugitives,
who succeeded in escaping from Ger.
many and made their way to St. Pc.
tersburg via Stockholm, in which city
they received hearty welcome and
in many cases aided financially, have
since their return to Petrograd start
ed subscription list amounting to
$4,000 crowns, which sum shall be
devoted to the poor and unemployed
in Sweden. It is an act on the par,
Of the Russians which the Swedes
thoroughly appreciate.
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A bill calling for an appropriation
of 100000 crowns to relieve the un
employed in the country is now be
fore the riksdag. This money will be
distributed from time to time in vari
Gus sections of the country by the
different committees who have been
appointed for this special purpose
There are thousands of unemployed
people in Sweden at present and il
devolves on the Swedish government
to come to their aid.
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1t would be exceedingly difficult fol
a foreign fleet to secure an entrance
to Stockholm harbor, since it is com
pletely filled with a network of mines
which have been placed with thu
greatest care that is known to mill
tary science. Aside from that Stock
holm Is considered to be one of the
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