Word: di
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Meanwhile Rear Admiral Julian Latimer, his 15 U. S. war craft, and his 4,680 U. S. marines were policing Nicaragua in such a manner that President Adolfo Diáz (recognized by the U. S.) was safe in his capital, Managua, while President Sacasa was being starved out for want of supplies on the West Coast. President Diaz, presumably advised by Admiral Latimer, cabled a long peace plea to the U. S. public, proposing that his regime be maintained until 1928, and that an election then be held under U. S. supervision...
...affaires, M. George Colom- batovitch, that he had no choice but to sign the treaty, since the Italians had perfected means to foment a revolt in Albania which would have swept him (Zogu) out of power had he refused to sign. 5) Signor Mario Alberti, Director of the Banca di Credito Italiano, who arranged a loan to Albania 18 months ago, is alleged to have arranged with the Albanian authorities for a text of the agreement in Albanian differing from the binding text in Italian. Allegedly the Italian text (the "real" text) provides for interest at 13%, instead...
...little kingdom of Sardinia, the Italian states swept aside the Papal authority, threw off the Austrian yoke and laid the foundations of what has become under Mussolini, one of the Great Powers. And in this process of resurrection and reconstruction no man did move than Count Camillo di Gavour...
...week a 16-line "message to America" signed by Mussolini. The "message" was inconsequential, but the paper on which it was written was significant. At the top is printed the bold letterhead: IL CAPO DEL GOVERNO (Head of the Government). Along the left margin is printed: "CARTA ITALIAN A DI PASTA E CELLULOSA DI PAGLIA PRODOTTA ESCLUS-IVAMENTE CON MATERIE PRIME NAZIONALI." ("Italian paper of paste and cellulose of straw, produced exclusively with national raw materials...
...Brown '27, President of the Circolo, will occupy the chair, and will outline the past activities of the Circolo, and speak of the plans for the coming year. Professor C. K. Grandgent '83, Professor G. B. Weston '97, and the Marquis Ferranto di Ruffano, Royal Italian Consul at Boston will deliver brief addresses on Italy and the work of the Circolo...