Spain's Army Struggles Over Junta Rule and War Policy
A historical critique of Spain's military juntas and pronunciamientos describes the army's chronic indiscipline driven by both commissioned and noncommissioned officers. It details Berenguer's modernization push, clashes with the Junta of Generals, and the political dangers to the throne under Alfonso XIII, with Morocco disasters catalyzing reforms led by Don Juan de la Cierva and Berenguer amid court and parliament opposition.
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Alfaro
Cid
Spain
Madrid
Don Juan de Cierva
Morocco
Berenguer
Don Juan de la Cierva
Melilla
Mont Arruit
Senate
Cortes
Junta
Cabanellas
Unta
Favorite
Alfonso
Don Juan de la Clerva
Salamanca
Cassola
Geni Cassola
Order of Merit
Soviet Recession Seen In Year 1921
Moscow dispatch notes 1921 marked by diplomatic and economic struggle in Soviet Russia with the end of the state monopoly on domestic trade, mixed with famine and drought. Lenine faced foreign investment pressure while the Cheka secrecy hinders foreign dealings, exports reach about 109000 tons, mostly raw materials, with about 33 percent to Lend and 46 percent valued around 1.14 million dollars.
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Cheka
Moscow
Associated: Press
Russia
Third Internationale
Communistic Party
Lenine
Volga
Hia
Dia
Nat
Lesiie Urquhart
Foreign Trade, Council
Umsalicht
turmoil in spain deepens as juntas push to curb military power
Fines Campos, Madrid governor and captain general, for gross insubordination. generals O Ryan, Gomez, Dominguez and others seek to break the juntas but fail. Cierva remains a fierce statesman, supported by Berenguer, liberal forces, and the sovereign. A coup to exclude military men from Cortes, Senate looms as a path to stability or further unrest.
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Fines Campos
Madrid
Castile
Lece
O'Ryan
Gopéz
Dominguez
Don ‘Watan
Eta
Berenguer
Liberal Party
Byrne
Cortes
Senate
Antas
Cid
German prophecy foresees czar in 1927 Cromwell style ruler
Berlin Dec 24 Special Cable Prophecy declares a new czar will rise in Russia and a German Cromwell will emerge to end the liberal era. Dr Max Emerich teaches that prophecy comes from studying laws of history and suggests 1927 will mark sharp political upheaval in Germany with a looming crisis and dissolution of von Pabst’s establishment. The forecast has attracted wide attention among readers.
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Cable Byrnes
Berlin
Max Eemerich
Soran
Clare
Emg
Germany
von Pog So Ptaer
Toreadors Hope for Paris Bullfighting Return in 1922
Paris watchers note renewed Spanish and French bullfighting enthusiasm after a court ruling may legalize the spectacle. Promoters plan a Paris invasion next spring or summer, while Parisian tastes shift to theater shocks. Duel customs and fencing leadership in France are debated as dueling debates wane.
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France
Paris
Wireless police to reply to calls by Paris plan
Paris police chief M Loullier announced a move to use wireless telephony in patrolling the city. Special automobiles will be equipped with wireless devices to maintain rapid contact with headquarters, possibly reducing the need for extra officers on patrol. The plan aims to create constant city-wide coverage day and night despite doubts in newspapers.
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Paris
M. Loullier
Paria
Tatas
World traveler Mehmed the ancient man Zora Mehmed ages 246
Paris reports Zora Mehmed of Constantinople aged 246 arrives for travel before he grows too old. He proves birth in 1775 with papers and taunts a 127 year old Sioux as a mere boy. He says women are sweet yet thorny. Marshal Joffre visits Bangkok during Far East tour.
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Paris
Associated Press
Zora Mehmed
Constantinople
Zora
Zore
United States
Bangkok
Siam
Marshal Joffre
Far East
Hares Multiply While Red Tape Is Unraveled
Paris dispatch notes France bought three thousand hares from Hungary to replace those seized by Germany during the war. Vienna bars the shipment at the border. Czech and Austrian routes are blocked. The Quai d’Orsay faces a routing crisis as era of hare imports nears an end. Meanwhile the animals breed, aiding France’s prospects if shipments resume.
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Paris
France
Hungary
Austria
Vienna
Oriental Express
Budapest
Czechoslovakia
Quai d’Orsay
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Maurshale
Amadeus
Marshal ‘Serrano
Alfonso XII
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Cagidia
Sagasta
Southern
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Army Politics
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Goldsmith & Co
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Cromwell
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Washington Post Co
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Mimes
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Court of Nimes
Tts
le Grand Guignol
Horror Theater of
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Curiéuai
M. J. Joseph-Renaud
M. Joseph Renaud
Parvenus
Pateh
Ypres
New York Herald
Turk
Joffre
Detroit Free Press
House of Quality Wager Ros. & Co
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Hudson
Phaeton
Sie
Pete
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Lambert-Hudson Motors Company
Connecticut Avenue Telephone
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