Word: dupee
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Expelled from Roumania last week because the authorities at Bucharest deemed his despatches "insulting to the Crown and Government." Numerous U. S. newspapers rallied to the Times, joined the New York World in editorially flaying the Roumanian Administration as "a government which uses the King as a dupe (TIME, Feb. 15), flimflams a Crown Prince out of his throne (TIME, Jan. 11), strong-arms elections and rules for the exclusive benefit of a reactionary minority...
From India came cables that leave little doubt that Sir Hari will succeed without opposition to a kingdom of 85,000 square miles, with immense crown estates, and an annual income of over $5,000,000. The frightened young dupe who cowered behind the alias of "Mr. A." will now be one of the five reigning princes of India who are entitled to a salute.of 21 guns outside of their own state. He will rule over the Kasparturos of Herodotus, over the land of nightingales and roses, the vales of Kashmir...
...Love. Is a very bad title for an excellent picture. In the general course of events, an eminent alienist becomes involved with a somewhat less celebrated actress. For good and sufficient but too complicated reasons to discuss here, the lady is playing the role of a dual personality to dupe the scientists, Finally he writes a play and she wins the lead, intending to burlesque the action at the opening. She falls in love with him just too soon to consummate her highly ingenious revenge. Colleen Moore is the woman in the case and offers one of her most attractive...