Word: libelous
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...traditional bitterness between the Tribune and the Hearst papers (American and Herald & Examiner), intensified by recent occurrences, led to the filing of a $250.000 libel suit against the Herald & Examiner. Fortnight ago the Tribune disclosed that City Editor Harry Read of the American had been a Florida guest of Alphonse ("Scarface") Capone. The Tribune was also first to introduce the name of Ted Tod, Herald & Examiner crime reporter, as press-agent for a dog race track controlled by gang interests...
City Editor Lee promptly filed notice of a $250,000 libel suit, charged that the editorial implied he knew of Lingle's $60,000-a-year underworld operations...
...your issue of July 7 you were kind enough to carry a story concerning the Darling libel suit against The Taxi Weekly. In the centre, surrounded by the story, you carried a picture supposedly of myself. I have received so many favorable comments my concerning my "aggressive fighting improved face'' good that I looks, as think well it is as only fair to you that I send you for future use a photograph of myself instead of my double. The photograph that you ran, I believe, is that of Mr. Innis Brown, managing editor of The American Golfer...
...home delivery for 12¢ a week instead of 20¢. Newsdealers protested. The Evening News fought, was supported by its morning neighbor, the Call. The News printed a story stating that Newsdealers Protective Association had met to protest against the Ridders' business methods. The Ridders sued Publisher Haines for libel, asked...
Apparently the hoaxing Southern hostess, still alive, had threatened a libel suit unless the story about her was eliminated, together with some uncomplimentary hearsay evidence on her social resourcefulness with which Mr. Wister embroidered his tale. Counsel for Macmillan advised the firm it would be less expensive to recall and revise than to face a libel action...