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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1909
Page
7
A reader letter storms against male deceit and praises women’s need to vote. The author argues women have faced brutality and deception to protect children and urges equal suffrage, predicting women will gain power nationwide.
A clergyman argues that referring to someone as Ananias in politics is not inherently harsh and notes multiple Ananias figures in the Bible. He cites Ananias of Damascus, Ananias and Sapphira, and the high priest Ananias, plus the episode with Paul at Acts. The piece references Roosevelt’s club and warns against oversimplifying the name’s biblical context.
Indiana lawmakers debate granting notaries the power to perform marriage rites. A separate labor backed measure would bolster the full train crew law, requiring five car passenger trains to carry five crew members, including a brakeman and flagman, with safeguards against using porters or messengers to fill crews. Protests arise over Sunday baseball, itinerant medicine sellers face licensing, and supporters insist on enforcing public health and safety rules.
John P. Leyendecker urges defeat of a senate bill increasing pay for Indianapolis councilmen. He argues the measure threatens local self government and would consolidate power for the dominant party, preventing minority influence. He calls the bill vicious and undemocratic and demands it not become law.
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