Word: giovanni
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Giovanni Papini, author of The Life of Christ: "In Florence, I fell from a moving street car, crushed my heel. My condition, though painful, was not considered serious...
...that Germany must renew her exportation of human beings as she did in the 80's . . ." ¶ A silk manufacturer contributed these phrases: "We have a tremendous reservoir of labor in this country. We used to say, 'Let George do it.' Now we say, 'Let Giovanni do it.' We can do it ourselves. Those who demand an unlimited labor supply have upon them the burden of proof not only that they need labor but that they need to get it outside the country." ¶ A member of the Liberal Immigration League declared that we need...
...Italy, however, the loud cry of "politics" is being raised. The present Minister of Education, Giovanni Gentile, a foremost philosopher, has compiled theoretical works on education that have been considered to be of profound value. Practically he finds the problem a hot one. Religion enters in, as well as the fact that more professional students are being trained than the professions can absorb. Then Signor Gentile has surprised everybody by joining the Fascisti movement-which means that he is "assisted" at every turn by Dr. Mussolini, who does not seem to know too much about education. The right...
Reported Engaged. Prince Umberto Nicola Tommaso Giovanni Maria, Prince of Piedmont and Heir Apparent to the Italian throne, 19, to Princess Marie José, only daughter of King Albert of Belgium...
Whence these Cabots, and many others, derived their patronymic is uncertain. There was John Cabot (1450-1498), explorer?but he was more properly Giovanni Cabote, an Italian. There was George Cabot, President of the Hartford Convention in 1814-1815. But a Boston Who's Who of 1851 says that his family originated in Beverly, Mass., and was formerly called Corbett. This source might make James J. Corbett (whilom champion pugilist) kin to the Cabots of Boston...