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Meanwhile, Il Duce, shrewd wooer of privacy on his official vacation, which began last week, arrived from the Republic of San Marino by motor (see above), sought the quay at Riccione, slipped unremarked on board a sailboat with his family...
Arrow-swift, a darting racing car swept over the Etruscan Appennines last week, scaled with a virile roar the heights of Monte Titano, swept into the Borgo of San Marino, oldest* and smallest† republic in the world. Behind, far behind, panted a lumbering caravan of limousines. Before they had scaled the nearly perpendicular republic, Signor Mussolini had leaped from his racer, received the respectful welcome of the two Capitani Reggenii (Regents) of San Marino. As the swaying limousines drew up, there clambered out, Signora Mussolini (Rachele Guidi), their daughter Edda, their sons Bruno and Vittorio. Round about stood...
...Traditionally founded by St. Marinus as a Christian refuge from the persecution of Diocletian, A. D. 284-305. †Area, 38 sq. mi. Frontier length, 24 mi. Population, 12,027 (1920). San Marino has a treaty of friendship with Italy, and extradition treaties with Britain, the Netherlands...
Across the floor of the Mexican Congress, Deputy Marino Perez and Deputy Wenceslao Macib faced each other in bitter debate. They exchanged volleys of invective, but chose their words carefully out of politeness. Then Deputy Perez made a slip. He allowed the word "effeminate" to escape from his lips. The debate was immediately adjourned to an improvised prize-ring in the streets. Friends separated them...
...session this morning. The speakers who are to make informal talks are W. W. Scott '25, president of the Lampoon. J. T. Wheelright '76, Professor W. W. Prescott of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, P. M. Hollister '13, Professor G. P. Winship '93, R. K. Leavitt '17, Captain Guiseppe Marino, James Montgomery Flagg, C. C. Peirce, J. R. Chandler '01, C. C. Gilman, H. S. McDevitt, George Britt and Gluyas Williams '11. After the luncheon, the various committees will convene for a short business session...