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Miss Stone with the Macedonians, 1901. Ellen Stone was an American Protestant missionary abducted in the mountains of Macedonia in September 1901, together with her companion, Katarina Tsilka, by rebels opposed to Turkish rule. She was the first American to be held for ransom abroad. The two, and Tslka's baby, born during their captivity, were later released. Illustration published in, Le Petit Journal, 27th October 1901.