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Argentina. The Argentine Senate requested the Government to inform the Holy See that its Papal Nuncio (Pope's Ambassador), Mgr. Giovanni Beda Cardinale, is no longer persona grata and that the Argentine Minister to the Vatican, Garcia Mansilla, will be replaced. No reasons for the action were given; but it was assumed that the Senate was displeased with the Pope for having appointed Mgr. Michele de Andrea Apostolic Delegate from South America instead of Archbishop of Buenos Aires; and peeved with Senor Garcia Mansilla for having failed to secure Mgr. de Andrea's nomination for the latter post...
...Maria Garcia Menocal, Cuban-born (1867) , was educated in the U.S. at Cornell University, was admitted to Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity (strong nationally and strong at Cornell). During the Spanish-American War he functioned as a fiery guerilla leader. Then he turned his attention to the Cuban American Sugar Co., took charge of the largest sugar estate on the island. In 1912, he was elected President of Cuba on the Conservative ticket. He was reelected in 1916. "Unemotional, quiet, determined, honest, economical, friendly to the U.S. say friends of Menocal...
...apprehend the murderers. He gave the matter his personal attention. President Obregon sent his private secretary to Puebla to investigate the circumstances of the crime. Within 24 hours of receipt of instructions by General Cruz a number of arrests were made. Within another 48 hours Francisco Ruiz and Alejo Garcia confessed participation in the murder, but claimed that one Perez had committed the crime. Next day the round-up was completed by the capture of Francisco Perez. Several more persons, denounced by the prisoners, were held in custody. One week after the murder, the trial began. The motive...
...President declared by proclamation an embargo on all arms shipments to Cuba, where "conditions of violence" exist on account of an attempted revolution by General Carlos Garcia-Velez (see Page...
...following resignations were received and accepted to take effect September 1, 1923. M. D. Anderson 2G., Assistant in Economics; F. V. Garcia Jr. 2L., Litt.B., LL.D., Instructor in Spanish; M. S. Heath 3G., Assistant in Economics...