Word: grosberg
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Then, chattily going back to the very beginning, she seemed to become again the commonplace "Mrs. Grosberg," under which name she was known in Chicago, years ago. "Well," she said, "things are so dear in Moscow that when I got to Shanghai and found them so cheap I just bought all sorts of things...
...Grosberg," she answered; lying in intent yet speaking the absolute truth. From 1908 to 1917 she and her famed husband were indeed Mr. and Mrs. Grosberg, proprietors of Berg's Progressive Preparatory School at Chicago, Ill. Last week, however, this lying-truth availed nothing. The Chinese officer had probably been warned by spies in advance of Mme. Borodin's coming. He arrested her and the couriers, put them on an armored train under heavy guard, and rushed them as valuable hostages to Tsinan, Shantung, capital of their chief enemy, "Chang of Shantung," notorious, unprincipled War Lord...
...Changs were informed that they must release Mme. Borodin, her couriers, her baggage, and the S. S. Pamiat Lenina. But Mme. Borodin was not released. To rescue her, Russia must send much gold, or many men, offer some great concession, or concoct some really potent threat. "Mrs. Grosberg," Chinese thought, is likely to prove the most valuable hostage of the whole Chinese civil...