Word: riveras
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...decrees of major import were issued, last week, under the imperious aegis of paunchy, florid Dictator Don Miguel Primo de Rivera, Marquis de Estella. The first almost quadruples Spain's usual appropriation for naval construction and brings the sum available for this purpose in 1928 up to 600,000,000 pesetas ($100,200,000). The second establishes the manufacture of paper as a State monopoly, thus strengthening the direct control over Spanish newspapers already exercised by the present Dictature...
...Count, whose name is de Guell, is essential because he is a close friend of Spanish Dictator Primo de Rivera from whom the Compania Telefonica Nacional de Espana (dominated by the I. T. & T.) got an almost unrestricted concession to operate all the telephones of Spain, now and hereafter...
Whatever the date of Dictator Primo de Rivera's wedding, Spaniards are relieved that he has chosen definitely, at last, 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...
...since Dictators came recently into fashion has one married. Therefore the nuptials of Primo de Rivera loom as an unique event and focus the attention of alert, contemplative minds upon what manner of women are now deemed fit to be Dictators' wives...
...Most Catholic Majesty is thought to agree with Dictator Primo de Rivera that none of the four Spanish Infantes (sons of the King) are physically fit to inherit the Throne. For their weaknesses and infirmities His Majesty is understood to blame not his own ardent self, but Her Majesty. He is said to have tested this theory by begetting, under the rose, certain quite robust offspring...