Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-08-24
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thought, III opposed to the measure
During the discussion there was much
excitement In the house and soune
women among the spectators shouted.
I'VE VIII not sell" During the a.
bate. In which several ministers took
part, the statement was made In -
half Of the government that only tha
international situation had brought
the question to head and that II tho
sale wns rejected the government
would dissolve the rigsdag and NJ
peal TO the country. The leaders Of
the radical and socialist partle4
said that their parties favored 10
sale, but the socialist leader advo-
Gated the taking Of d plehlscite Or tho
people Of the islands, II that were pos
sihle. The conservative leader strong
" opposed the sale.
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A Copenhagen correspondAn1
writes that tho last census of Dem
marks population has Just been pub
lished. According 10 the report, that
country had d population on Fabru-
AIRY l. 1D16. Of 2.D2l.S62 persons. OF
these, 1.410.622 are male and l.60eL-
$40 are female. Copenhngeu, Wit
Fredriksburg. has 4 population of co.,
tn. and the other cities cf tn
provinces have 4 population of co.
200 The balance g tho popaiatic-,
5or I.711.887. livs Ii the country. This
makes 64b Per cent llvfne Ii the
country. The total increase n popu-
iation during the last flvo yoan II
IcA,2sd. q 80 pr cent.
A number OF provincial papsta. a.
gans Of the Lett party. ars aeainst ~
sale. Some of the lett poxtyn mem
bers of the riksdae also ars opposed r.
the sale, but owing to IN fact that
the Left party favored tho sala O
1902, II II expected 1 majority II the
party Will indorse II. The Laft party
has not held n committee meeting q
take definite action on the matter. ri
Copenhagen conservative papers, such
M the Beriingske Tidende, National
Tidende, Wort Land. Hovedstaden and
kristelig Dagblad. ara opposed to tho
sale, asserting, a. do the provincial
papers representing the Left party,
that the matter ought not to be- settled
during the war. The conservative Do
pers asked why the government kept
the matter secret 10 the last mo-
ment and say the government has tak-
en- the Danish nation BY surprise.
eWsdeM.
In 1911 the Swedish Cancer league
was instrumental In causing q record
to be made In Sweden Of all cases Of
cancer. and II now appears that dur.
Ing the past three years there have
been about 10000 cases Of cancer ~
ported through the country. How
many Of these cases have proved fatal
to date does not appear.
The freight rates on some Of the
railway lines Of Sweden have been
reduced. while other lines do not no
their way clear to make any reduc-
lions on account Of the increased cost
OF fuel.
There II evidence Of d honey IA
mine In Sweden nc the present time.
The bees have apparently been on 4
strike and have produced great deal
less than an average crop OF heas3,
and II II impossible TO obtain kc.,ay
from Germany and Austria, which
Sweden has been won't to draw upon
in the past. The price Of honey has
about doubled In Sweden on account
Of the shortage.
A Polish press bureau has been or
ganixed In Stockholm, which has for
Its object the furnishing Of informa-
ton concerning the present conditiOn
OF unfortunate Poland to the newspa-
pers Of the Scandinavian countries.
The tariff receipts on goods I'm
ported through Goteberg were LOTT
1913 crowns greater during the frst
half Of 1915 than during the same
months OF 1915.
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A new marine Insurance company
with capital stock OF 8,00O.On1
crowns has been organised at Cote
berg. II will be known AZ the Attain
tea and the hrst president VIII o
N. Phiiipson, formerly connected with
the Syea company. Tho new COM
pany starts business under the most
favorable auspices
Hedge Sigfrid Erik Erickson or
Gofeberg IL hero. whose fame has
spread over Sweden. although he II
only thirteen years old. He has re-
cued three persons from drowning.
Recently he rescued four-year-old
boy from drowning near Goteberx.
rushing Into the water with his clothes
on. His first heroic rescue was made
when he was only eleven years.
Old the Best 9hs Could.
Alice lin surprfse)- don't mean
to say Edith Butte married million
aire old enough to be her fatherf W.