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...duties as Chief; and since the second Balkan War he has gradually assumed an increasingly dominant national position, winning other tribal clans to his support with tact and skill. During the two years of his presidency there have been built 300 bridges and almost 1,000 kilometres of roads???a desperate necessity if Albanian commerce is ever to develop...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ALBANIA: Piratical Dictature | 4/11/1927 | See Source »

...testimony indicated that he now owns very little stock of the St. Paul, had resigned as a director after the leasing (at his recommendation) of the two short roads in question, had taken a directorship in the puny belt line chiefly to get free pass privileges on other roads????, believed the St. Paul profited from the leases, knew of no scandal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business & Finance: The St. Paul | 4/19/1926 | See Source »

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