Word: fake
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...very hard thug, whose cigars were of the definite variety. Both were Mr. Brendel. Both became involved with Miss Dorsay, calling her "Mees Yulee", or "that skoit" antiphonally. Both finally came to blows, and Mr. Brendel wrestled with himself all over the front lawn, threatened himself with a fake revover, and sent himself off to justice, leaving himself to enjoy Fill's company undistrubed...
...vacated jury room, wrote "not guilty" on a dozen bits of paper, scattered them on the floor where he knew a Tribune newshawk would find them. Next morning, before the verdict was returned, the Herald & Examiner was out with COOK FOUND GUILTY while the duped Tribune blazoned the fake verdict. Another great scoop was the 1920 street car strike, which the Herald & Examiner got from a grateful union delegate whom it had unconsciously flattered by referring to him as Mr. Boyle...
...last week was staged by General Chen Chitang, commander of the Eighth Army Corps, apparently in association with potent Politico Wang Chingwei. Both these men used to be intimates of President Chiang, broke with him some time ago, flayed him last week as a Dictator, called his Congress a fake. Upon seizing power, General Chen made the usual pretentions that all adjoining provinces had joined his revolt. In terror from Canton fled the Governor of the Province (Kwangtung), sagacious Chen Mingshu...
...response to the fake emergency call, Dr. Kelley had driven to a lonely part of town. Seized by a group of men, he was blindfolded, abducted. After holding him prisoner for a week, during which time he suffered nothing worse than poor food and little sleep, he was released without explanation, to Reporter Rogers...
...Just Married) and as stupid a script as has been professionally presented for a long time. Ridden to death is the story of a poor young tennis player (Mr. Overman), who must pawn a cup he has not quite won for keeps. Included in the complications are a fake holdup, a real holdup, beer, neighbors, a bull pup, a baby. Also joining in the ruckus is a visitor from Atlanta whose attempt at the dialect of that city is an atrocity...