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Hilo Citizen Spurs Russian Revolution Tale
A San Francisco letter in the Call portrays Dr. Nicholas Russel as a notable exile who helped foment revolt in Russia. The article recounts his flight from Kiel to Roumania and Bulgaria, his San Francisco years, and his culture-war with church factions. It notes his sheltering Russian émigrés, publishing reform literature, and aiding prisoners in Japan amid a growing revolutionary movement.
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Nicholas Russel
Hilo
Russia
Dr. N. Russel
San Francisco
Suirt
St Petersburg
Russel
Japan
Phelan
University of Kiel
Thut
Kielf
Roumania
Bulgaria
Greece
Paris
Dr. Russel
Vladimir
Powell Street
Veray
Holy Synod
St. Petersburg
California Street
Polk
Austria
American Friends of
Julia Ward Howe
C. W. Folke
Hawaii
Mauna Loa
Rassel
Honolulu
Territorial Senate
Senate
Pobiebonostzeff
Kieff
George Pieheklanoff
Switzerland
Hammadera
Himeji
Port Arthur
Kobe