Word: richest
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...among the too many ladies who have sought through him to sway the course of Spain. There was, for example, very recently, the Marquise de Arguelles. Perhaps it is well that her somewhat sinister influence will be supplanted by that of the Orphan & Spinster-who is one of the richest women in Spain, and accounted sage with the wisdom that comes from managing large monetary affairs...
...They have also very kindly and resolutely named me the second or third richest man in the world, and on this account have surrounded me with a display of luxury, with a 'carousel' of automobiles brought by me, and airplanes piloted by the captain of my air fleet...
...forthcoming second poll. The fact that the enormous number of 3,712 candidates were seeking election to the scant 612 seats in the Chamber meant inevitably that many strong candidates failed to poll a majority. Among these was famed Louis Lucheur, Finance Minister in 1925, and "the richest man in France...
...only the third richest nation when its total wealth is divided by its 118,000,000 inhabitants, according to new calculations of Redmond & Co., Manhattan investment house. Per capita wealth of New Zealand is $3,317.70; of Switzerland, $2,998.20; of the U. S., $2,941.90; of Rumania, $2,808.90. Poorest are Bulgaria, $403.10; Greece, $395.80; Soviet Russia...
...Pertinax stand the leaders of the famed Cartel des Gauches or Coalition of the Left Parties, which has been the strongest influence in French politics for 25 years. These men include Minister of Education Edouard Herriot, who has bungled so often as Prime Minister, Louis Loucheur "the richest man in France," and Minister of Interior Albert Sarraut. Their orbit usually encompasses such more independent socialists as famed Foreign Minister Aristide Briand and that great mathematician War Minister Paul Painlev...