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To the Scandinavians of Chicago

Svenska Nyheter, June 28, 1904

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Never before have world conditions forced individuals to co-operation, drawn them together, as is the case now, in these days. The weak have to protect themselves against the abuses of the strong, and the lower, underprivileged classes are gradually becoming conscious of the fact that they ar

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German Turners Honored!

Abendpost, June 29, 1904

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Yesterday evening, a banquet in honor of the German Turner Section to the Olympian contest in St. Louis, was given at the Hall of the Turner Club "Vorwaerts" in participation of all Turner Clubs of this City. Mr. August Winger offered a hearty welcome to the guests and especially to the Germa

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With unanimous voice the American press of the city and of the nation has for the last month been printing article after article about the impending danger that the wealth of the country, in a period of ten years, will all have been sent to various foreign countries. And as is usually the cas

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With delight and pride the Greeks of America will hear that the Greeks of Chicago have founded a patriotic society under the name of Military Association. The object of this newly-organized society is to assist financially the National Defense Society of Athens, Greece. The membersh

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A Greeting from Sweden:

Svenska Nyheter, July 12, 1904

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Last Wednesday the boys from the land of song and saga whom we have been awaiting so impatiently, finally arrived from the East. The reception committee met the train at Crystal Lake, and with a brotherly embrace welcomed them to the city of the Swedes--Chicago. The news of the arri

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The Polish Revery

Lietuva, July 15, 1904.

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The Chicago Polish newspaper, Dziennik Narodowy, published a long article about the Lithuanian-Polish relations. Sorry that the Polish author knows so little about Lithuanians. In writing about Lithuanians, he makes such foolish statements as these: that Lithuanian students have begged the

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The German "Kriegerverein" of Chicago celebrated yesterday and today, its thirtieth foundation jubilee at North Chicago Schuetzen Park. As an introduction there was a parade from the North Side Turner Hall, Clark Street, to Lincoln's Monument in Lincoln Park. The parade was led by Lieutenant

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Italian Theater of Chicago

La Tribuna Italiana, July 30, 1904

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Tomorrow night, Sunday, July 31, 1904, at the Steinway Theater on Van Buren Street, between Wabash & Michigan Ave., the Italian Dramatic Company will present the drama I1 Figlio di Tato, written by the genuine poet and author, Mr. Silvio Picchianti, and the comedy Lui o Lei (?) by Emilio

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The English Language in Greek Villages

Greek Star, Aug. 5, 1904

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p. 3- The only people who understand foreign languages, especially English, are the country folk of Greece. The mail-carriers of Chicago can verify this statement and God knows what they think and say when they deliver some of the letters sent from Greece to Greeks in Chicago. Here

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Good is made and not born. When we explore the universe to discover and define good and evil, we are confronted with this immutable and infallible natural truth, that good and evil are the result of wisdom or of the want of it. Both good and evil serve the interests of mankind. Individuals, t

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Bohemian Enterprise.

Denní Hlasatel, Aug. 8, 1904

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It is a general rule, that the nation which has agricultural lands, manufacturing and commercial enterprises can make claims to a vital existence in the present, and for the future. Without these, though powerful numerically, persistent and tenacious, a nation or perhaps only a part of a nati

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Irish Priestly Hatred against G. Garibaldi

La Tribuna Italiana, August 20, 1904

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Last Monday, August 15, in the Odgen Avenue Park, a picnic was given by the Irish people, among whom was Reverend Judge, who talked before a crowd of five hundred people. He said, "A few weeks ago an attempt was made to name a public school after G. Garibaldi, who is as odious man for the Iri

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Emigration from Sweden

Svenska Nyheter, Aug. 23, 1904

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Under the heading "Swedish Immigrants" we read in the Chicago Chronicle: "Swedish immigration to America is likely to decrease from now on rather than increase. The Swedish Government is taking measures to make it more and more desirable for potential emigrants to remain in that cou

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P. 3 - That the Chicago Greek Star is read all over the United States is evident from its great circulation, but that it should reach the Greek capital, which has an abundance of journalistic talent, and should draw commentaries from two of the foremost Athenian dailies, was unexpected.

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P. 1 - The meeting of Greek businessmen last Sunday packed the Greek Orthodox church. The object of the meeting was to find ways and means to protect their business and their racial prestige against attacks by the Chicago press arising from the conduct of 320 Greeks who accepted jobs as strik

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Upon the instigation of Dr. Papaeliou, president of the Chicago Greek community, the Holy Synod of Greece has recalled the Reverend Cyril Georgiadis, who because of his fatherly activities has become popular and beloved among the population of "Little Greece" in Chicago. His interest and his

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p. 1- The Greek community of Chicago, nicknamed "Little Greece of Chicago," is host to the Greek boys who have come here to participate in the Olympic Games. The joy of welcome is apparent everywhere. No one can succeed single-handed in reaching the Greek athletes to hug them and sh

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Bohemian Music in the United States

Denní Hlasatel, Aug. 29, 1904

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The beginnings of the higher class of Bohemian music in the United States were very unpromising. Everybody understands that it was not the virtuosos and the artists who migrated to America, but people who primarily sought to find living conditions which were more tolerable, and who wanted to

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Picnic for Church Fund

Greek Star, Sep. 2, 1904

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P. 3 - Native sons of Paleochorion, Kynourias, last Monday held a picnic with the object of raising money to build a new church in their native town. The frolic included dances, songs, music, and eatables of all kinds. Seven hundred and fifty dollars was raised at the picnic, which

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When a person ceases to respect himself, others will follow suit and cease to respect him also. When that august, venerable body, the Holy Synod of Greece, ceases to maintain its dignity, its holiness, its majesty, and its awe-inspiring attitude, inevitably and unfailingly, by the working of