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Show SOCIALIST HEAD i OF IP DIES Assassination of King Was Sobering Influence in Life of Public Service ROME, May 7. Leonida Blssllatl-Bergamaschi, Blssllatl-Bergamaschi, Socialist member of the chamber of deputies, died today. Some time ago ho underwent an operation and recently was stricken with pneumonia. pneu-monia. Signor Bissolatl-Bcrgamaschl, who was the leader of the reform Socialists, Social-ists, for many years had been a prominent prom-inent figure in Italian politics. He twice held ministerial positions, having been" minister without portfolo and mnlstcr of rrflitary aid and war pensions. He was 53 years old but in : the late war, being an ardont Alpine climber, ho Joined tho Alpinist troops as a sergeant. He was wounded and was awarded the silver medal of the army. In 100D he was reckoned a hot head in politics. Ono day in the chamber of deputies ho shouted "Down with tho king!" A. few months later King Humbert, father of tho present king, was murdered at Monza 'by an anarchist. an-archist. This fact is said to have sobered so-bered tho violence of Blssolatl-Berga-maschl. |