Word: libeling
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Jews consider his portrayal of the synagog as a fallen, ineffectual institution, a libel on their religion. Vandals befouled this particular mural with ink some years back...
...Were diverted by a tale of a drunken fisherman at an English seaside, resort who successfully sued for libel an authoress who had described a drunken fisherman of that resort in one of her novels without so much as mentioning his name. Lord Gorrell told the story, attached to it a moral in the shape of a bill to protect writers from such obviously "put up" libel suits. Sharply criticised, he withdrew the measure for revision...
...autobiography, Seventy Summers, the first two volumes of which have already been published and contain the now famous statement that famed novelist Wells has the appearance of "a stockbroker or a traveling salesman," which caused Mr. Wells to retort with asperity, "I suppose the thing is a libel and a damaging libel but life is too short to chase libels" (TIME, Jan. 25). Mr. Bigelow however continues in full cry after Mr. Wells' allegedly libelous retort to his allegedly libelous statement. Said he as a parting shot to the reporters last week, "Poor Wells! He is very sore; that...
...equal chance with those of the criminal is the need of freeing news from editorial bias. Amidst the cross purposes of advertisers, parties and causes, this requirement is an ideal doubtful of realization. Although unwarrantedly bitter, Upton Sinclair of "Brass Check" fame has shown beyond possibility of a libel charge that the opinion of all papers save a chosen few are definitely dominated by the influences of corporation and business...
...suppose this thing is a libel and a damaging libel, but life is too short to chase libels...