Facts About the Federation of Norway and Sweden
Norway and Sweden formed a federated kingdom occupying the Scandinavian peninsula with a combined area of 804 875 square miles. Sweden held three fifths of the area and Be population, formed in 1814, with a King and shared foreign affairs under Oscar II. A Council of State governed common affairs, while friction lingered between the two realms and suspicion of foreign intrigue persisted. Total land forces amounted to 265 912.
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Norway
Sweden
Scandinavian Peninsula
Oscar II
House of Ponte Corvo
Bernadotte
Norway Breaks Union with Sweden and Names King
The Storthing proclaimed Norway independent and sovereign, rejecting the union with Sweden. It invited a prince from Sweden to become King of Norway, while pledging harmony with Sweden and upholding constitutional independence. M. Michelsen accepted the task of leading the government transition.
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Sweden
M. Michelsen
Storthing
Imitations of Postum Coffee Face Public Scrutiny
The piece warns that many cereal coffee imitators copy appearance and taste but lack proper processing knowledge. It notes about 400 small factories started in nine years and predicts most fail once consumers detect weakly made products. It extols Postum as original and science based.
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Rts
Sweden and Norway Split Tangled in Consular Dispute
History notes growing push for separate consular systems as Sweden of protectionist stance clashes with Norway’s free trade policy. King Oscar vetoed a Stockholm proposal for distinct consular representation, sparking Norwegian contention that his absence from Norway suspended royal duties.
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Sweden
Norway
Oscar
Stockholm
Council of State
Norwegian Coup Sparks Loyalist Demonstration in Stockholm
King Oscar protests against the Council of State action in a telegram to Premier Michaelsen and informs President Berner of the Storthing with strong opposition. Stockholm papers say a revolution is staged, but union hinges on Sweden’s assent. A royal loyalty demonstration forms at Rosendal Castle with bands and cheers for the King.
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Storthing
Berner
Copenhagen
Nya Dagligt Allehanda
Norway
Sweden
The
Union
Stockholm
Oscar
Michaelsen
Council of State
M. Berner
the Storthing
Rosendal
Woman Wins Big Share in Estate
A Newport jury in Judge Berry's court awarded Mrs. Martha Waters 17,500 plus interest since 1903 against the estate of John Cline, the largest jury verdict in 21 years. Waters, now over 40 with five grown children, was adopted by Cline who died intestate leaving about 300,000. The suit follows an earlier ruling for the estate finding no written proof of the claim.
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Berry
Newport
Martha Waters
John Cline
Waters
Cline
Indiana
Hodge
Norway Declares King Oscar No Longer King by Unanimous Vote
The Storthing in Copenhagen announces Norway will not acknowledge King Oscar as king, aiming to establish Norway as a separate state with foreign recognition. Fridtjof Nansen may serve as envoy. Sweden pledges no force, and Norway prepares for international opposition.
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Valdemar
Christian
Denmark
Norway
Storthing
Oscar
Copenhagen
Storting
Christianiay
Sweden
Oscar Hisuelf
Norwegian Council of State
Fridjof Nansen
Nansen
Russia Follows Sweden Norway Tension With Interest
Russia watches the Sweden Norway union crisis as tensions rise over Finnish and Baltic interests. Russian leaders recall Peter the Great and seek to curb Swedish power while eyeing a possible ice free Baltic port. Finns and Slavic influence shape frontier disputes and rail surveys along the border.
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Russia
ST. Petersburg
Sweden
Norway
Peter the Great
Poltava
Baltic
Finland
Lynge
Alexander I
Norway Sweden union dissolution reported from Stockholm
Washington reports that the Norwegian Storting unanimously directed appointing a cabinet to govern Norway and a Regent to be named It also requested King Oscar to designate a Bernadotte as King and appointed Mr Arelander as Minister for Foreign Affairs The message cites Crip a Swedish Norwegian minister involvement.
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Washington
Graves
Stockholm
State Department
Norway
Sweden
Storting
Storthing
Oscar
Arelander
Diplomatic Washington Eyes Czar Peace Terms From Russia
A Kremlin note reports Russia seeking Japan's terms while Japanese Minister Takahira meets with President in the White House. Russian Embassy staff await word as Meyer prepares to convey U S goodwill toward early peace under cautious diplomatic discretion.
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ST. Petersburg
Council of Ministers
Tsarskoe-Selo
Washington
Paris
Russia
Japan
Meyer
Roosevelt
Count Cassini
Takahira
Tokyo
Great Britain
London
White House
Mayor Des Plaches
Italy
United States
Far East
Commercial Tribune
Minister to Europe after brief State Department call
The minister announced plans for a long European visit after a call at the State Department. He said he had not received official word about unsettled conditions in Sweden and Norway.
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State Department
Europe
Sweden
Norway
Inside Gragh Scandal Revealed in Bank Cash Transfers
The narrative describes a bank controversy where two $25,000 drafts passed during a wheat transaction. A director challenges CEO Mr. Swift and bank president Harper denies wrongdoing. Directors meet to audit collateral while Harper seeks resignation and a cash settlement. Albert Gahr later confides about moving $800,000 from Cincinnati to Chicago.
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Harper
Mr. Swift
Florida
Newport
Riverside
Mr. Zimmern
Chamber of Commerce
Albert Gahr
Harper’s
Wilshire
Cincinnati
Chicago
Woman physician endorses Peruna in testimonial column
Dr Rachael Kemball of Buffalo New York graduates of 1884 and practicing since 1884 testifies Peruna aids catarrhal affections. She praises it for patients and fellow women and shares her own positive experience with the preparation. Maud Steinbach of Milwaukee also endorses Peruna citing relief from nervous exhaustion and bearing-down pains after two weeks.
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Rachael J. Kemball
Virginia Street
Buffalo
N. Y
University of Buffalo
Falo
New York
Kemball Indorses Peruna
Rachael Kemball
Buf
Directors Order Radical Reforms in Equitable
New York June 7. Directors approve sweeping reforms in Equitable Life Assurance Society to cut general expenses, reorganize the executive board and adjust salaries. Nominating Committee list updated with Belmont Depew Forgan Moffatt. adjourned meeting to select a Chairman. Resignations included Low Hughitt and others prior, Hendricks plans report to Governor Higgins mid next week.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Equitable Life Assurance Society
D. O. Mills
John A. Stewart
A. J. Cassatt
T. Jefferson Coolidge
Robert T. Lincoln
August Belmont
Bowis Fitzgerald
Chauncey M. Depew
Jamies B. Forgan
Chicago
David H. Moffatt
Denver
Hydé
J. T. Low
Marvin Hughitt
Hyde
J. W. Alexander
H. C. Deming
G. H. Squire
Thomas D. Jordan
Charles Stewart Smith
Valentine P. Snyder
Alvin W. Krech
Wm. Alexander
John J. McCook
C. Ledyard Blair
Brayton Ives
James H. Hyde
Gage E. Tarbell
C. B. Alexander
M. Hartley Dodge
J. I. Denavarro
Bradish Johnson
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
H. R. Winthrop
George J. Gould
Thomas T. Eckert
Wm. H. McIntyre
H M. Alexander
George T. Wilson
Joseph T. Low
Low
Hughitt
Superintendent Hendricks
Equitable
Wilson
Depew
Hendricks
Higgins
Melville E. Ingalls
Cincinnati
Wheat deal probes reveal lack of recovered funds
Kincon criticizes the failed Fidelity return and notes absence of the blind pool contract with Harper’s associates. Western Union figures like C E Page and J W Miller are questioned about 1887 telegrams tied to the wheat deal but offer little light. Nelson, son in law of Cashier Hopkins, denies involvement or profits. Testimony continues in other cities as the inquiry broadens under Irwin.
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Mr. Kincon
Harper
C. E. Page
Western Union
John M. Phelan
Bliss
Charles HE
Woellner
J. W. Miller
A. T. A. Nelson
Benjamin Hopkins
Hopkins
Irwin
New York
Boston
Business Men's Club Pleasure Trip to Kentucky outing
The Business Men's Club held its annual Kentucky outing with several hundred members. They boarded the Falls City steamer to Frankfort via the Kentucky River, enjoyed an old fashioned dinner, then returned on the L&N Railroad stopping at Georgetown and Nicholasville to root for Cincinnati.
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Business Men's Club
Kentucky
High Bridge
Queen & Crescent
Falls City
Kentucky River
Frankfort
Commercial Club
Capital City
Georgetown
Nicholasville
Cincinnati
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Teing
Johanne Street
House of Bernadotte
M. Michelson
Will
M. Archander
Department of Commerce, Navigation and Industry
Gustave
Berlin
Riksdag
Dagblad
Baron Speck von Sternburg
Mortimer Durand
Cassini
Scarlatina
King Oscar
Tommorrow
Nineon
Gragh
DR. Kemball
Kem
S. B. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
Ohio
Alexander
Executive Committee
Messrs
Tarbell
Wilson and McIntyre
William, A. Wheelock
Business Men’s Club
Blue Grass Region
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