Mystery Made Known in Native Land Revealed as Woman
Chicago reports that Nicolai de Raylan a longtime clerk to Baron Schloppenbach Russian consul in Chicago lived as a man for fifteen years. After her death in Phoenix Arizona two wives Mrs Eugenie Bruchlus and Mrs Anne de Raylan confessed details of the masquerade and its motives tied to love revolutions and flight from Russia.
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Chicago
Nicolai de Raylan
Baron Schloppenbach
Phoenix
Ariz
de Raylan
Russia
Eugenie Bruchlus
Anne de Raylan
Annie de Raylan
Joseph Armstrong
Armstrong
Elizavetgrad
Kamenyets
Jennya Vassilovitch
America
New York
Earthquake Waves Indicate Distant Shock From UC Seismograph
The Omni seismograph at the University of California Berkeley recorded waves Sunday at 9:02:35 PST, indicating a severe earthquake occurred at a distant point. The instrument was at the students' observatory and confirmed distant seismic activity.
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University of California
Berkeley
Cal
Omni
Students’ Observatory
Engineer Dead in Hamilton Express Crash at Par Dale Station
Toronto December 24. The Hamilton express of the Canadian Pacific roared through Par dale Station with the engineer dead at his post and hand on the throttle. Fireman alarmed by the speed found the engineer, named John Paul, apparently struck by a semaphore. The train continued without stopping death.
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Toronto
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Hamilton Express
Pardale Station
John Paul
Two Big Marietta Plants Destroyed in Fire
Fire swept the Georgia Manufacturing and Public Service plant and the Marietta Paper company establishment in Marietta Georgia on December 24 causing losses over 250000. Dormitory of Florida Female College also burned in Tallahassee with no casualties and loss of music art and furniture.
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Marietta
Georgia Manufacturing and Public Service Company
Marietta’ Paper Company
Tallahasee
Fla
Florida
Female College
Old State; College
Train collision at Enderlin kills several and wounds many
A southbound passenger train crashed into a switch engine in Enderlin North Dakota on December 24 at 2 10 am. Eight men died immediately and one later. Thirty seven were injured with more expected. The smoking car bore the brunt as it telescoped the baggage car and fire spread through overturned stoves. Rescuers and residents formed a relief effort as hospitals and hotels housed the injured.
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Enderlin
N. D
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Ste Marie
Nacogdoches Fire Destroys Block With 100000 Loss
A Sunday morning blaze in Nacogdoches obliterated the north side of the square damaging three Blount buildings and others with losses reported over 100000. Civilian efforts slowed spread as cables and utilities suffered. Milton Purdy travels to Brownsville to study troop conduct for a White House briefing.
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Nacogdoches
Tex
Blount
Perkins Bros
Perkins, Kleas & Mast
Julius Echels
Dry Goods
Commercial Telegraph Exchange
Nacogdoches Mercantile Company
Nacogdoches Light and Power Company
Substitute A Shooter
Columbus Georgia December 24 The negro porter on a Central of Georgia rail passenger train was shot and killed by a substitute porter at Juniper Station The attackers resisted ejecting the porter with knives and the shooter was not the regular porter Salem Massachusetts December 22 Wages rise five percent at Naumkeage Steam Cotton Company mills affecting about 1500 workers The company has not cut wages to align with other cities Lawton Oklahoma December 24 Safe blown open at Big Four saloon with nitroglycerin $100 taken Demolition followed by bid openings Lawton December 24 Nearly 3250 bids opened by official corps as part of the land sale bids head week
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Columbus
Juniper Station
Salem
Mass
Naumkeage Steam Cotton Company
Nuumkeage’ Company
Lawton
Okla
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Bryan
Batavia
Howell Bros
GEO. A. Adams
Parker Building
Oliver Typewriter
KING
Texas
Wagner & Brandon
J. Allen Myers
E. J. Fountain
Post Office
Levy Bros
MO. M. Caldwell
Jewelry Store
Qour
M. H. James
Bryan Hone
Hearn & Dansby
Mystrey
Paul
Findlay
Duncan
Standard Oil Company
Commioner Pleas Court
Peary's
Roosevelt
Peary
City Island
Bank OF Bryan
U. S
J. W. Howell
Guy M. Bryan, JR
H. C. Boatwright
L. L. McInnis
F. M. Law
Purdy
Brownsville
Washington
Milton M. Purdy
Art Attornee
Department of Justice
Congress
Senator Foraker
Ohio
Smith Building
City National Bank
J.B. Hines
J. H. Hatzog
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