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June 17, 1903
The Caucasian
Shreveport, Caddo County, Louisiana
What is this article about?
General Wheeler issues a protest letter against an anonymous slanderer who misrepresented him and insulted New Orleans citizens; the response is praised as gentlemanly, while the culprit is denounced as a liar.
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GEN. WHEELER'S PROTEST.
As anticipated by the men who know him, General Wheeler has met the shyster who traduced the citizens of New Orleans and misrepresented him beyond all decent bounds. We say has met the shyster, in a figurative sense, since the consummate liar and slanderer's identity has not been revealed. The slander will be better understood by a perusal of General Wheeler's letter which is clear and candid. He has written as becomes a gentleman and a soldier, but why waste time or breath in alluding to a skunk who has deliberately lied, and who, having lied wantonly, remains unknown, at least in so far as the public is concerned. It would be no difficult task to ferret out this libeler and slanderer to his hole by the stink of his carcass, and compel him to explain and apologize or to stand branded as a falsifier.
As anticipated by the men who know him, General Wheeler has met the shyster who traduced the citizens of New Orleans and misrepresented him beyond all decent bounds. We say has met the shyster, in a figurative sense, since the consummate liar and slanderer's identity has not been revealed. The slander will be better understood by a perusal of General Wheeler's letter which is clear and candid. He has written as becomes a gentleman and a soldier, but why waste time or breath in alluding to a skunk who has deliberately lied, and who, having lied wantonly, remains unknown, at least in so far as the public is concerned. It would be no difficult task to ferret out this libeler and slanderer to his hole by the stink of his carcass, and compel him to explain and apologize or to stand branded as a falsifier.
What sub-type of article is it?
Deception Fraud
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Justice
What keywords are associated?
General Wheeler
Protest
Slander
New Orleans
Libeler
What entities or persons were involved?
General Wheeler
Where did it happen?
New Orleans
Story Details
Key Persons
General Wheeler
Location
New Orleans
Story Details
General Wheeler responds with a clear and candid letter to an unknown slanderer who misrepresented him and traduced New Orleans citizens; the article condemns the anonymous liar.