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Word: mariapia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...seem a little ill-at-ease in his new role of champion of peace and quiet, but the native sons realize that it is another proof of his profoundly sympathetic nature. When a proposal was made recently to motorize the gondolas of Venice, Mussolini said nothing, but when little Mariapia Cafagna of New York presented him with a petition of her own composition, signed by four hundred Americans, the superlative "human-interest" side of the thing pierced through his gruff exterior, and touched the great although little-known heart...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE PATRON OF SILENCE | 5/12/1925 | See Source »

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