Word: alfonso
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...concerning purely human interests. However, when the rights of religion are imperiled it is absolutely essential for Catholics to unite to secure the election of candidates to the Assembly who will guarantee to defend the rights of the Church and the social order. . . . Let us remind you that King Alfonso and his family steadfastly kept the Catholic faith...
...Segura pastoral letter set off a hot rocket in Madrid. Ever since the departure of King Alfonso, Madrid has been quiet?a little too quiet to suit observers who recalled the doldrums that preceded the French and Russian revolutions. Last week shouting mobs bore down on the Jesuit Industrial School, burned it to the ground, swept on to a Carmelite Convent, newly erected with funds collected in South America, and burned that too. In short order four more schools and convents were burned. Nuns and priests fled through back doors. Martial law was declared...
...Speaker," said Will Thorne. British Laborite Member of Parliament, last week, "I wish to ask whether the former ruler of Spain should not be referred to as ex-King Alfonso, or Mr. Bourbon in these debates...
...King Alfonso' seems to me very suitable...
...Alfonso XIII, King of Nowhere, Duke of Toledo, was comfortably settled in his quarters in Fontainebleau last week. Correspondents who have called him the ablest politician in Spain followed his maneuvres with interest...