Word: leguia
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Augusto R. Leguia, President of Peru, learning that Rosa Vega, young Lima maidservant, had borne triplet boys, sent her a present of money, assured her his government would provide their education...
...Santiago, Chile, there was no celebration-naturally. But in Lima, Peru, fireworks popped, cheering citizens snake-danced. Regiments smartly parading with blaring bands were reviewed by small, snapping-eyed President Augusto B. Leguia, indomitable dictator, famed "Bantam Roosevelt...
...Coolidge, and topped off in the first few months of the Hoover regime, resulted in the present 50-50 compromise of giving Tacna back to Peru. Last week in Lima, maids and matrons deliriously dancing on "Joy Day" brought a crown of solid gold laurel leaves to bantam President Leguia, ecstatically crowned him "The Hero of Tacna's Delivery...
...servants are "indentured," that all can do as they please. He also learned that Senor Gonzalez-Prada wanted a servant. Thereupon Cornelius left the Poindexter household, went to the Prada household. Vexed, used to her own way, Mrs. Poindexter had her husband complain to President Augusto B. Leguia of Peru. Eager to please, President Leguia ordered Senor Gonzalez-Prada to return Cornelius to the Poindexters. Senor Gonzalez-Prada thereupon, last week, cabled his resignation, saying: "The orders contained in your cablegram are unjust and I shall not carry them out." He suspected the Cornelius episode had been used...
Proving last week that his character was still as lofty as ever, President Leguia issued a decree placing a tax of 50% of the selling price upon all foreign publications not of a scientific or cultural character...