Word: lire
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Trieste, an insomnia contest prize of 1,000 lire was shared by a hairdresser and a bartender who stayed awake more than 97 hours...
...chief interest of the week was the report that the enigmatical, cosmopolitan multimillionaire, Sir Basil Zaharoff, had given 50,000,000 lire ($2,160,000) to the Greek Government for the payment of the indemnity asked for by Italy in her ultimatum. (TiME, Sept. 10.) Sir Basil, "citizen of the world," noted philanthropist, famed international financier, notorious "mystery man," born in Egypt, reputed subject of Greece and Great Britain, citizen of France, denied that he had given money to Greece. Inquired The Wall Street Journal: New York World cable says you deposited two and a half million dollars to guarantee...
...Greek Government to deposit 50,000,000 lire (about $2,500, 000) in a foreign bank as a guarantee for whatever indemnity the Council shall ultimately fix. (Italy asked 50,000,000 lire outright indemnity...
...help of the Italian Military Attache, Colonel Perrone, for whose personal safety the Greek Government will be considered responsible. This inquiry to be concluded within five days of the acceptance of these conditions. 5) Capital punishment for all perpetrators of the crime. 6) Indemnity of 50,000,000 Italian lire (about $2,500,000) to be handed over within five days of the presentation of the Italian note. 7) Military honors to the bodies of the Italian officers when they are embarked on Italian warships to be taken to Italy. In conformity with Article 3 a portion of the Italian...
...known whether the national lotteries, which bring the Italian Government an annual income of 329,000,000 lire, will be abolished by this Draconian Decree. It is not considered likely...