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...Royal Palace at Santander, a luncheon party was given by King Alfonso. Among the notables invited to lunch were the Duke of Alba, General Primo Rivera, U. S. Ambassador Alexander P. Moore...
...first time since the conclusion of the War, the Germans made an invasion of England. Instead ot being shelled by anti-aircraft guns and fired at by irate pilots in airplanes, they were housed at the British Government's expense in that Piccadilly house of King Alfonso of Spain, the Ritz Hotel. Chancellor Wilhelm Marx, Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann and 40 trusty officials formed the 1924 Germany army...
Following faithfully Italian Fascism, Dictator Primo de Rivera, who seized power last Fall, *ousted the politicians and set up a military directorate to rule Spain with the mailed fist (TIME, Sept. 24), last week requested King Alfonso to sign a decree demilitarizing the Directorate, modifying the dictatorial powers of himself, making the Ministers once more responsible to the Crown...
King Vittorio Emmanuele and Queen Elena of Italy left London whence they went on a State visit (TIME, June 9), for Madrid to return the visit made to them in Rome by King Alfonso and Queen Victoria of Spain (TIME, Sept...
Alexander P. Moore, U. S. Ambassador to Spain: "Alfonso XIII, Spain's ruler, celebrated his 38th birthday. In a note to the press I rendered him a tribute of which the following was alleged to be a translation: 'I desire to give homage to His Majesty the King on his 38th birthday. It is my belief that King Alfonso XIII is the wisest, most intelligent and most patriotic monarch in Europe. He is graced with a profound love of his people and with superlative knowledge and statecraft. Spain is indeed fortunate in possessing such a sovereign...