MUSSOLINI SERIOUSLY ILL TURNS OVER HELM OF STATE TO FRIEND
Rome, Italy (JFK+50) On March 3, 1925, The Evening Star reports Premier Benito Mussolini* of Italy has turned over "the helm of the...state to his friend Federazzoni" due to a "very serious illness."
Hiram K. Moderwell says the Premier "suffered an attack of influenza" in mid-February and had "a chronic disease that affected his digestive organs."
An operation was performed Tuesday.
*Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) was born in Predappio, Italy & was dictator of Fascist Italy 1922-1943. BM served in the Italian army in WWI, founded the National Fascist Party & established a police state in Italy 1925-1927.
JFK+50 NOTE
This news report originated via cable to The Evening Star and The Chicago Daily News Company (March 2 by mail March 3, 1925)
On March 17, 1925, The New York Times reports that Mussolini had an ulcer of the duodenum (small intestine) accompanied by hemorrhaging, "a very grave illness."
SOURCES
"Mussolini Fought Off A Very Grave Illness," The New York Times, March 17, 1925, www.nytimes.com/
"Mussolini Is Very Seriously Ill; Close Friend Takes Over Head of State," The Evening Star, Washington, D.C., March 3, 1925,
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