Word: potenziani
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...surface. Thousands of gold wedding rings proved to have lead cores. The Fascist Press was highly incensed about the "solid gold" cup presented by the Lord Mayor of London seven years ago to the Governor of Rome. Brought to the Bank of Italy by Prince Ludovico Spada-Veralli-Potenziani, London's cup, in the words of Italy's analysts, proved to be "thinly plated with gold over silver, and not very good silver at that...
Because some of the listed objects were easier to acquire than others. Sportsman Harold Stirling ("Mike") Vanderbilt was appointed to set handicaps. As the scavengers trooped back they deposited their trophies with Gene Tunney, Novelist Louis Bromneld, Grand Duke Dmitri of Russia, Banker Charles Hayden, Prince Lodovico Spada Varalli Potenziani, ex- Governor of Rome, who awarded prizes of $500, $300 and two cases of champagne. First to return were Mrs. John C. Waterbury & Nicholas Holmsen, who brought back a white goat, complete with keeper, and a red lantern. From his pocket resourceful Mr. Holmsen extracted a live turtle...
...Governor (mayor) of Rome who resigned, last week, is Prince Ludovico Spada Potenziani, famed because he was visited by and returned the visit of New York's Mayor James ("Jimmy") Walker. Tall, bronzed, cadaverous and silent, Prince Potenziani left his office for the last time without a word to subordinates, merely saluting them in Fascist fashion, with his right arm inclined upward and forward...
...Rome for Canada. But Cardinal Cerretti, who intends to cross the U. S. from the Eucharistic Conference at Sydney, Australia, may wander about the states all he pleases. He will not arrive at San Francisco until after the election. Prince Rebuffed. The Governor (mayor) of Rome, Prince Ludovico Spada Potenziani, was refused an annullment of his marriage by the Tribunal of the Sacred Rota,* which rejected his contention that he is not really the husband of Princess Potenziani because their marriage ceremony was "performed without her full consent...
Observers praised Guest Potenziani for his good taste and restraint in not having asked the fascinated U. S. higher classes to cancel Italy's War debt to the U. S., which Congress has already scaled down...