The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-07-12
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Resume Of the Most important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark,
OF Interest 10 the Scandinavlane
In America.
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In German commercial circles con-
siderable Indignation and anxiety Is
felt at what Is looked upon here as an
attempt Of an American syndicate to
establish kind Of American Leipsic
fair in Copenhagen. Copenhagen COR
respondents Of Berlin papers report
that syndicate of American business
men has entered into negotiations
with the Danish government for the
purchase Of n large tract Of real
estate m the heart of the Danish
capital, formerly occupied by the Dan
lsh State railroads. On this property
It Is said to be the intention OF the
American syndicate to erect enormous
depots and show buildings for the ex-
hibition and sale of all kinds of Amer
lean goods to the Scandinavian coun-
tries and RuS<ia. German manufac-
turers formerly dominated these mar
kets. The plan is said to provide for
the building of several hotels for the
accommodation of the buyers, who are
expected to arrive by the thousands
from Russia and even from Japan. It
Is also said that the American pro-
motors of the enterprise, who have the
backing of some Of the foremost flnan-
ciers Of America, have approached the
Danish government with view to
having the entire tract made into a
kind of free port where American
goods may be exhibited in bond, that
q n h0 1f In
Danish customs duties.
Copenhagen, always the liveliest Of
Scandinavian capitals, is planning new
hotels, theaters, picture shows, bank
buildings and "Tiyoli' entertainments.
The building industry, sure index
of prosperity and Of the money mar
ket, is busy, the reason being that
"gOulash barons" and others who are
making money indirectly from the
war are building villas among the
beeches of Sjalland and Upland. The
Upland farmers who sell to Germany
at three marks a pound butter which
they formerly sold ut quarter of the
price, are turning into county gen.
tlemen. They demolish their plctur-
esque timbered guards" where their
families have lived for generations,
and run up model brick dwellings with
the latest labor-saving appliances.
Just now they are making contracts,
to be executed after the war, for the tie
livery Of the best English prize stock
In cattle and horses.
Just Larsen, q farmer ut Fovslet,
gave his horses bath in a solution
Of arsenic to get rid of the vernin
which had troubled them. The solu-
ton was not extra strong, but the
horses died. Afterwurd this result
was explained on the ground that the
horses were sweaty at the time, so
that the sweat pores were open, per
uniting the poison to pass into their
bodies.
A Copenhagen business man had Of
fered to subscribe $4,000 to fund
for the erection Of monument Of
SOren Kierkegaard, the noted Danish
philosopher. The offer has been made
to Professor HOffling, who is expected
to bring the matter before the public.
The Molktenborg estate in the is
land of lyn is to be divided lp into
about thirty independent farms.
Many of the farms are to be owned
by relatives Of Count Moltke-H
the proprietor.