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...chances of polling a majority of the votes. At the last election, only 69% of the electorate voted, the reason being that everybody realized from the start that an absolute majority of the vote could not be obtained by any party. At the forthcoming contest, which takes places Sunday, Apr. 26, a much heavier vote is predicted. This means that there are a potential twelve million votes which are an unknown quantity...
...reduce the standing Army from 200,000 to about 140,000 men. It was the first appearance of Premier Benito Mussolini in that august assembly since his recovery from his recent illness. He was received with dignified enthusiasm, sharply contrasted with the boisterousness of the lower Chamber (TIME, Apr. 6). Senate President Tommaso Tittoni congratulated the Premier upon his recovery...
...railroad domain, the Van Sweringens advanced nearer the reali- zation of the Greater Nickel Plate System (TIME, July 7, Aug. 11, 18. Apr. 6) by securing assent to their leasing terms for the Chesapeake & Ohio by a majority of the latter's stockholders. Wilson & Co. (TIME, Sept. 8) and the St. Paul Railroad (TIME, Mar. 23, 30) are being cut down and revamped, preparatory to setting them up in business again on their own feet...
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...heard a great deal of petty gossip about them; back when Amato was greeted with favor, tongues were no kinder than they are today. Jean de Reszké had his enemies! So we are most interested to hear what you say about Caruso's "large paid claque." (TIME, Apr. 6.) Who, we ask, ever accused Caruso of a claque? We agree that, in his youth, Caruso loved Bronx Park, he was no moral stickler, he was fond of his spaghetti, his jokes may have been coarse, his "abdomen large." But Caruso had a voice, whoever gave...