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Benito Himself. Il Duce's wife and children are not so much as mentioned, but that his youth was at one time scarcely celibate is delicately implied by referring to "the blond mane of a young Russian girl" who called him "Benitouchka," and by a remark about the time when "he lived in a brolanda kept by a baccana. These are not really Italian words but coinages of our Italian emigrants, meaning a lodging house of the humblest kind kept by an attractive young woman...
...moments later the voice of Il Duce Benito boomed from the Capitol as he inducted Senator Cremonesi as the first Governor of Rome under the new Fascist law replacing popularly elected mayors throughout Italy with podestas (governors) appointed by the Central Government (TIME...
...Duce's words...
...life. The great Cardinal Richelieu, for example, practically forced Corneille and the famed clique of notables who frequented informally the house of Valentin Courart to allow themselves to be "incorporated" into L'Académie française, for the greater glory of "Cardinal, King, and Country." Last week Il Duce, Benito Mussolini, rapped out a few terse commands to his Cabinet, and lo, L'Accademia Italiana sprang into being...
...appeal to all patriotic Italians to contribute voluntarily "uno dollaro" yearly toward Italy's payment of her debt to the U.S. The plan originally envisioned contributions from five million Italians, which would cover the full yearly payments for the first five years (TIME, Nov. 23). Cried II Duce when he heard of the plan: "Good. But for the present I need only $1,000,000. I shall expect that to be paid...