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Arizona republican., 1907-06-29
THf DE RATTAN MYSTERY
 INPROCtSS OF UNRAVELING
The Motive for the Strange Masquerade
 Has Been Discovered
Sudden Transition From Schoolgirl to ctive Young Man--A Scandal Involving the PrOcuratOr of the Holy synod.

The secret of Nikolai De Raglan is about to be laid bare. In fact much of it has been disclosed through the efforts of Attorney Michael Feinberg who spent some time in Phoenix in behalf of the office of the public ad- ministrator of Cook county and who succeeded in convincing the wife" of De Raylan of the horelessness of her claim against the estate of the dead woman.
 Mir. Feinberg having become inter ested in the unprecedented case went further and sought to uncover that part of the mystery which had orig mated in Russia. He told a reporter for The Republican that he had the highest hope of success and just be- fore he left he said that he was able to prove that De Raylan had been baptized as a girl.
 The cue to the information secured by MT. Feinberg was obtained from a diary left by De RaylaR written in Russia and from many other writings on which the woman was engaged while she was in Phoenix.
 All this has been put into form by I ne SniCdBO NtWS III the 1OllOWlnS article illustrated by pictures of Mir. Feinberg, De Raglan as a school girl. Zaney Rosdorhney. young girl lover. M. Constanini Petrovitch Pobiedonost- self, Drocurator Of the old synod. one of the most gigantic figures in modern Russian history and who had unwit- tingly become sponsor for De Raylan in. her masquerading and pictures of De Raglan, her second wife and step- son.
 While the identity of the mother of De Raylan is pretty well established her paternity is left in doubt. There is strong inference though that her father was of the nobility a fact which it will be recalled was mentioned as a probability by The Republican on the morning after her death. That probability was based on Dr. Rowe's recollection of fragments of conver- sation he had with his mysterious pa tient who had said that his father was a Russian admiral
 The following is the story of the News:
 The life secret of Nicolai de Raylan. for years secretary to the Russian consul at Chicago, who. after mas
Arizona republican., 1907-06-29

Belgium. after changing her name from NicOlai TaletSky to Nicolai k@n- stantinevitch-
 Taken for Nihilist-
 On the boat from Finland Io Bel gium the captain of the boat noted the feminine appearance of NicOlafs features and the feminine sound of her voice. and he feared she was a nihilist refugee and that he might b. made responsible in some way for her escape. He questioned her. and she says in her diary. she convinced him that she was a man in the same Was she had convinced the prOcuratOr at St. Petersburg
 At Antwerp she met a banker name,i Gittens. She took employment with him and he found her as every bank CT and business man did. a genius In matters of finance She made a fast friend of him and cOnfided to him the alleged reasons for her flight H. sent her on a confidential mission c. the United States. paving her expen- ses and giving her a little bonus be- sides and releasing her on her arrfv- al here He gave her a letter Of intro duction 10 a banker named Wilson iI' Worcester. Mass
 The diary relates another boat in cident and from this point in the nar- rative to the end it is filled with heln- Ous language and accounts Cf riotous
 Continued On Page '.
Arizona republican., 1907-06-29

I which De Raglan is known to have been called, no feminine name appear | ing in any of her papers, discovered the existence of this sum and became suspicious concerning it. In some way not made clear in her diary she found that it had been settled on her mother ass trustee by some member of the nobility. to be conserved in the inter- est of Nicolai.
 This discovery made the young girl curious as to the reasons for the set tlement, and caused her to wish for her father, as expressed among her writings, to find from him what mys- tery surfounded her origin. Her mother she says, would not tell her.
 Nicolai writes of various interviews with her mother in which the latter refused to give information. and of various attempts to make her parent speak on the subject. Finally was born in her a desire to get for herself the substance of the trust fund to con- trol it and spend 1t as she liked.
 Girl Devises Brilliant Plot.
 As the time of the graduation from the girls school drew near. this 16-
 
 scheme to force her mother to pay her a considerable sum of the money, or at least to divulge the information she sought so eagerly, or both. She had her inspiration in two statutes of Rus sia--one of which makes 1t a crime punishable by Imprisonment for any to gain entrance by any means for a boy into a girls school. The other was the law regulating compulsory military service. which made it a se- rious crime for a mother to hide the sex Of a male child.
 The completeness of detail with which the 16-year-old girl set about to prove herself a boy shows her to have pos- sessed originality and imagination to the point of genius. No detail was left uncompleted. Before she made known to any one her purpose she ments to provide for evidence in case her sex was questioned.
 She had been watched over from early childhood by a French govern ess, Louise Ratone. about nine years her senior. With far-seeing shrewd- ness. Nicolai decided that Louise would be the best witness she could have. the latter having almost grown up with her, so affecting to take the governess into her confidence, she said. according to the diary:
 Louise. you've seen me in the house here posing as a girl. when in fact all the time I have been a boy. The pur- pose of my mother in disgusting me in this way was to inherit or in some way procure this money that has come to her."
 Convinees Nurse She Is a Boy.
 She convinces Louise of the truth of her statement. and they entered into a compact. according to the diary. to leave Kiev together, and enter on a campaign. the purpose of which should be to force the mother to give up the information and the money. Nicolai told the governess she long had been secretly in love with her. and would marry her as soon as the money was obtained. They left Kiev in com- pany and went to St. Petersburg. not telling the mother where they were go- ing. their purpose. or when they would return. The latter does not seem, ac- cording to the diary to have been greatly concerned in her daughters movements.
Arizona republican., 1907-06-29

De Kaylan's memorandum books show her to have been a poet. She wrote both Russian and English verse
 Diary and Letters Found.
 The diary and letters revealing this astounding story and solving the mys- tery that has baffled Chicago investi- gators and emissaries of the Russian government, and which has been ac- cessible only to The Daily News, was discovered by young Chicago lawyer Michael Feinberg, 8 Upton street, al present employed as a clerk in the off, flee of James Reddick. public admins trator. Most of the documents and all of the diary are in the Russian language. Feinberg's connection with the case was at first purely official and he was sent to Phoenix, Arizona to prove the sex of De Raylan, to con- trovert the claim of Nicolai's widow to the estate.
 He discovered so much of the life story of the remarkable woman in making his official investigation that he became fascinated by the quest for details and he traced back the steps in her life one by one, each adding to the mystery, until accidentally. one day he discovered her diary among her effects left at the Phoenix hotel where she lived. This document threw a flood of light over the entire subject. Fein- berg brought the diary and the letters some of which are herewith published. to Chicago and as a result of two months of tireless investigation he has discovered that De Raylan's mother is still living in Kiev. Russia. Ar effort is now being made by Mir. Keddick to find the mother. who is the sole right ful heir to Nicolai's s600o estate.
 Real Name Was TaIetsky.
 The diary and letter from her mother received through a go-between more than a year ago show De Ray lan's real family name to have been Taletsky. Her given name is not shown by any of the documents. The diary covers a four-year period of her life. between the years 1888 and 1892, the year of her arrival as a refugee in Chicago. She did not compile it until she arrived here. and the date of the first entry is November 3. 1892. In places the writing is scarcely legible. and in others the ink has faded so that the entire document cannot be read or translated into English without the aid of a microscope.
 Her Father-"The Unknown"
 The first sentence of the diary is a sort of headline and consists of a declaration showing her own interest and her knowledge of the widespread interest of others in her dead father and the information he could disclose She calls him Vladimir and says in a free translation:
 Vladimir. in whom the whole world is concerned-the known unknown"
 The first phase of her life traced in her journal, many pages in which in- dicate that she was drunkard. a gambler and a profane roue. depicts her as school girl. Her mother had placed her in a government school for girls in kiev. Russia. where the Ta- letsky family home was situated. and between the ages of 15 and Is years she was to graduate. Somewhere around this period her mother who had been well-to-do before. suddenly acquired considerable more wealth. The figure mentioned in the diary is 25o.000 rubles (about s125. 5.000.)
 Nieolai Finds Out Wealth.
 Nicolai, the only given name by
Arizona republican., 1907-06-29

When in St. Petersburg. the diary states, Louise Katone wrote a letter to Nicolai's mother. stating that the daughter had threatened repeatedly to commit suicide, and once had attempt ed it. Nicolai states that the purpose of this was to see how much her moth- mention is made of a reply, nor is there any reference to it.
 Prepares Two Years for Boydom.
 The preparation for the assuming of the male disguise consumed about two years and the actual occurrences be- gan to take place in 1890. It was ap- parently in 1891 that Louise Ratone, af- ter the two girls had been at St. Pet ersburg a short time, wrote a letter to the late M. Pobiedonostseff. the pro- curator of the holy synod, telling him the chief facts of Nicolai's alleged case and asking for an interview.
 The stateman and churchman-con- fidential adviser of the czar, and who was sometimes called the dictator of Russia-took an interest in the case at once and summoned NicoIei to his palace. Nicolai went there alone and at the end of a private interview sue ceeded in convincing the procurator that she was telling the truth. He in sisted at once on starting criminal proceedings against the mother Of Nicolai and this seems to have been too rapid step forward for the girl at the time. She was dismayed be- cause of the disclosures, which she saw must eventually come if the case came to trial. but to make good her claim she went on with it.
 Swears Out Paper Against Mother.
 At the instance of the procurator she -swore out a complaint against her mother in the courts at Odessa, not far from Kiev. These charges are now of record in Odessa. according to the diary. The procurator went to that city himself and advised the police of- ficials. The Taletsky woman was ar rested and preparations made for her trial. The mother sought the advice of Attorney Plavako of Kiev.
 At this juncture Nicolai saw that and that she would probably be land ed in, prison herself if she submitted to the medical examination necessary to a formal hearing of the case. even though she had fooled the procurator. She had met in St. Petersburg a young woman named Zaney Rosderhney. with whom she affected to fall in love, as she did with convincing cleverness nearly every woman she met. and whom she courted when Louise Ratone was not around. Both Nicolai and Louise saw that the Jig was up and they abandoned their plans.
 Scene Shifts to Finland.
 Zaney. the St. Petersburg sweetheart raised money enough to start Nicolai on her travels. and the latter fled to Helsingfors. Finland. informing Zaney and leaving letter for the procurator. telling him that her filial devotion pre- vented at the last moment her appear ing against her mother. and that she would flee to save the latter's. name and honor.
 The Drocurator was chagrined. but gave word to the officials to proceed with preparation for the case. He said it could be proved. perhaps. without
 her. At the same time he started the police out after her and during her wanderings it was the part of Zaney. the sweetheart. to remain in St. Pet ersburg and report to her by letter the steps being taken by the police.
Arizona republican., 1907-06-29

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Arizona republican., 1907-06-29
Electric Lamps

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Arizona republican., 1907-06-29

Nicolai. the only given name by
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
MAKES HIS REPORT
Superintendent Of Life Saving
Service Tells Of Good Work
Done During the Year
MANY SAVED FROM DEATH

Important work was accomplished
during the last year by the life saving
service Of the government, thousands
of imperiled lives and millions Of dol
lars worth of property being saved
through thesheroism and unremitting
vigilance of the life savers.
General Superintendent Kimball, of
report thataJthe number of marine
disasters was $40 in the waters of the
United States. In these forty-nine
vessels Eand twenty-nine lives were
lost and 81 persons were .snccored at
the various stations. 1.-The total value
OF propertys saved Gwas 1926, 100,
while thatsslost was So, IT'S, O4O. In the
disasters $3.50 lives we're imperiled.
At thesclosesof the last fiscal year
the lifet saving establishments COM
prised 279 stations, ofawhich 200 were
on thesaAtlantics!coast,ss sixty on the
great lakes, sixteen on the Pacific
coast proper, and one each at the falls
of the Ohio river and Nome, Alaska.
The life saving crews rendered as
sistance of more or less Importance to
397 vessels in additions to those which
we're lost. Patrolmen and station
1ookouts salso warnedg NINETY seven
steamers and seventy-seveu sailing
vessels which were running into dan
ger, the warnings undoubtedly avert
ing disastersa which would have
caused loss of both life and property.
The life savers rescued bathers, re-
covered bodies of the drowned and as.
sisted manyspersons in distress.
Particularlysvalua bleaassistance, it
is noted, was rendered blythe life saw
ing crews at San Francisco during the
earthquake and conhagration last
April in fighting the fire, transporting
supplies and sheltering the homeless.
Superintendent gKimball says that
the problem of installing power in a
life boat without reducing its carry
ing capacity or destroying its self
righting Gpropertyshassbeen solved and
during the year seven of the largest
sized life boats thave been equipped
with gasoline engines. They consti-
tute most mportant8addition to the
life saving equipment and materially
enlarge the radius sof the effective
work of the crews.
| Superintendent aKimballIpoints out
that the great service rendered has
cost theS government only 1882, 465.
He urges strongly that the benefits Of
retirement be extended to officers and
men of Sthe serviceswho become dis
ab1ed throughsinjury or disease or in
capacitated by age.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
FORlNEW COMMISSION
Legislature to be Asked to Establish
One on Education

One on Education
In connection with the present agi-
tation amongEteachers for the creation
of sentiment for the legislative abol-
ishment of the present board Of
Normal school regents, it is said on
authority that several of the state
senatorslhave become interested and
that billsmaking provision for it will
be introduced at this session. While
not definitely decided upon, it is
probable that the bill will provide for
the establishment of a commission,
similar toa the board of control, the
tax commissioned other state boards,
the members of which shall be sal
aired educational experts who shall
give their.entire time to the admin
istration of the Normal schools and
the University.
The principal reason given for the
adjustment aof the Normal School
Board, as itsnow stands, is the resi-
dent regent. 1t is claimed that the
system of trading has grown up in the
Board and that when one regent de-
sires a certain thing for the school in
his city, he secures it by aiding the
other local regents when they have
some purpose to accomplish, and by
getting the support of those members
who represent the state at large. It
is charged that the local regent
practically controls the administra-
ton of what he terms "my school,
and that petty personal reasons have
been behind some Of the changes
whichshave been made in the various
schools.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
CAN'T GET CARS
Farmers in Western Part Of County
Unable to get Products to Market

Farmers in Western Part of County
Unable to get Products to Market
Continued complaints are being re-
ceived from farmers residing in the
western part of this county on ac-
count of the inability to get cars to
ship products to market. At the viii
lage of Salem many farmers have
large amounts of hay awaiting ship
ment, but it is impossible to get cars
to take it to market At Berryville
the cabbage growers are kicking on
account of the scarcity of cars, and
thesame troubles are found at Somers.
1t is possible that the farmers will
lay the matter before the State Rail
way Commission in an effort to have
the commission take up the matter
and force the companies to furnish
cars for the transportation Of products
to market.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
PETITIONS READY
Civic Federation to Demand the
Revocation Of Licenses Of John
Dicks and John MatuIa
OTHERS ARE UNDER FIRE

AT the order of the Civic Fedora
ton, Attorneys A. e. Buckmaster and
r. v. Baker have prepared formal
notices to the Mayor and City Council
of Kenosha, demanding sthat action
be taken to revoke the licenses of two
men who are charged with selling
liquor to minors. The Federation
officials have decided not to take the
matter directly into court, but will
give the accused saloon men asschance
to defend themselves, andIto this end
Mayor German is asked to. call a
special meeting of the Common Coun-
Gil at which time the two men may
appear before the coun lSand defend
themselves.
This is in keeping with thessproceed-
ings taken in other cities bylaw and
Order Leagues. It is alleged that the
hearing before the council will be
nothing more than a form, as both Of
the men have pleaded gui1ty5to the
charges in justice courts and the
dockets of these courts will be SUBJ
AhAttN0 ~ tA4O OA4NClS vi AlI4C VI COCl d
ton as evidence against the men.
I It is claimed that both of the men
sold liquor to Lana Powers minor
The two men accused by the Fedora
ton are John Dicks and John Matula.
Both have saloons in the business
district and both have been in bust
ness but short time. At the time
of the arrest of the men, young
Powers admitted that he bought
liquor in both places.
The mbers of the council seem
to be little slow to take UP the
matter of revoking licenses, as it is
alleged that both the men charged
have strong influence among the
foreigners in the city, and it is pos
sible that politics will break out at
the hearing Of the men.
The Federation officials have in
strncted the attorneys to appear be-
fore the Council on the date set for
the investigation, and they will de-
mand that the evidence be laid before
the Council. It is probable that City
Attorney Slater will be called upon to
represent the city. Under the law
the attorneys for the Federation in
sist that the Council can do nothing
but revoke the licenses.
| Should these two licenses be re-
voked it is Thought possible that the
lleaderssof the,F federation will make an
effort to search the justice dockets for
otherIcases and demand revocation of
licenses in every case where the
saloon man has been convictedneith
Of gambling or of selling to minors.
Such al action would result in nearly
a score of saloon men being brought
before the Council. There is no
doubt but that the Saloon Keepers
Association will make hard fight to
prevent the Council taking any action
but in case the evidence is plain, and
the Council refuses to act, the FEEDER
alton will at once carry the matter to
| the Circuit Court.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-01-03
MARBLES ON CHRISTMAS
Fred III. Cleveland and Miss Maud A.
Duffy Announce Their Marriage

z TcR1 IL cleveland and Miss Maud A
Duffy Announce Their Marriage
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Maude A. Duffy
and Fred H. Cleveland, both well
known young people of Kenosha,
which was celebrated in Chicago on
Christmas day. Mr.. and Mrs. Cleve-
land are now spending their honey
moon with friends and relatives in
Chicago and will return to Kenosha
the first Of the new year. The groom
is one of the best known employees of
the Chicago-Kenosha Hosiery works
and is very popular among the men
employed at the plant. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cleveland will make their home in
Kenosha and will be at home to their
friends after the first of February.
a large number of friends of the
couple will be pleased to extend con-
ordinations.