Word: libeller
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Meantime Mr. Vanderlip's attorneys prepared and filed his answer to a $600,000 suit for libel and slander which the owners of the Marion Star had instituted against him on the allegation that he had said they paid much more for the paper than it was worth. The answer declared that Mr. Vanderlip's remarks repeating the rumor were justified by public interest, that they did no damage to the plaintiffs, that they had failed to contradict the rumor although it was current, and that the plaintiffs themselves added to the circulation of his remarks by publishing...
...Federal agents in Manhattan made a raid on the Orduna of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. (British) and discovered whisky and morphine for smuggling. Result: a libel was filed against the ship by the U. S. District Attorney. The company was obliged to post a $1,000,000 bond before the Orduna could get clearance papers. Seven petty officers of the ship were arrested, and five of them confessed...
...Graefe a double-dyed traitor. The latter rose, supported by one Major Henning, and another Reinhold Walle, and indignantly challenged Dr. Kraemer to a duel. But the doctor would not fight, he offered to repeat his statements outside the Reichstag in order that the trio could sue him for libel, if they still "felt warm under the collar," and insisted upon revenge. While the doctor was making this offer someone placed a brace of water pistols near the Speaker's platform in such a position that they could be seen by the whole House. When the House...
...will atten'd to Murphy and his libel suit in the court. You attend to him at the polls...
...Journal's wish, it seems, is to be granted although Mr. Hearst and the Star Company filed a demurrer to prevent the suit, and were overruled. It is an old, old trick to begin a libel suit before election and drop it afterwards. Apparently Mr. Murphy has some new tricks in his bag. Unless some further legal business intervenes, Mr. Murphy will have an opportunity to go before a jury, shouting, chanting, singing...