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...taxi whose driver shrilly squawked his little bulb horn whizzed up to the door. Out stepped the returning U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Alexander Pollock Moore, onetime husband of the late Lillian Russell. Mr. Moore was welcomed with acclaim. From his native Pittsburgh to Madrid he is known as a good fellow cast in the Gargantuan mold...
...Christ the King, to go back with apostolic fervor to the rebels and misguided ones and strive to maintain the rights of God himself intact," for "when in international meetings and parliaments the sweet name of our Redeemer is passed in shameful silence it is highly necessary to acclaim it publicly, announcing everywhere the rights of His sovereign dignity and power...
This time, however, the Prince fidgeted and blushed with good reason. By way of compliment to his Argentine hearers, he "carefully pronounced" numerous Spanish words and phrases. Delighted, the guests cheered with a hearty acclaim which drowned most of what he said. Over the din one diner thought that he caught the words: "It seems a long way from Calle Florida to the Strand. . . .* But there is so much in common between Britons and Argentines that their friendship and understanding will indefinitely prolong the century of peace between...
Shortly afterward the measure passed amid the usual Fascist acclaim...
...Doumergue signed the bill. It became a law. Frenchmen at length calmed down sufficiently to give a thought to the other matters slated by the Briand Cabinet last week for early attention: 1) Immediate ratification of the Locarno Treaties (shelved during the fiscal squabble but certain to pass with acclaim). 2) Resumption of foreign debt negotiations. 3) Syrian and Moroccan affairs to be peaceably adjusted...