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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1909
Page
6
The Indianapolis Sun published daily except Sunday in the Sun Building at 123 and 135 E Ohio street. Entered in the Post Office as second class publication.
A critical view of the Indianapolis News, alleging it bullied public figures to serve its Illinois owner. It claims the paper opposed Bookwalter’s mayoral bid, attacked park and city hall plans, and pressured banks and officials. The piece notes GOP alliances and a legislative rebuke against the newspaper’s tactics.
Marion Ind February 20. Editor of the Sun receives a fair view on the schoolbook controversy. A letter argues the Cox Mirrard bill would let the state board select and fix prices, with a county board adopting books for communities. The writer defends teachers integrity and opposed sensational charges.
In a New York City banquet scene the St Andrews society hosted Andrew Carnegie who spoke of the Land o Cakes. He recalled a mock exchange with Angus about autumn leaves and winter caddying on the links, the tone recalling a humorous toast.
House asks Indiana Attorney General for ruling on whether the salary law passed by the Senate could be retroactive in granting Indianapolis council members back pay and a $900 salary, potentially $30,000, as Hanly veto looms. The house rejects Senate evasions and presses for a clear decision.
A collection of satirical maxims on human behavior and folly. It mocks double dealing, lending when one has none, irregularity, regional fits for business, and the emptiness of outward looks. It hints at the contradictions of advice givers and the limits of appearance.
A sketch of the year 1809 celebrated as an annus mirabilis with centenaries across science poetry music politics and literature. Darwin Tennyson Fitzgerald Poe Mendelssohn Lincoln Gladstone Blackie Kinglake Holmes Proudhon are named among the era’s notable figures.
Gen. Phil Sheridan recalled a humorous moment with an Irishman named Pat riding a mule. The mule kicked, Pat’s foot got caught, and Pat quipped that if the general was getting on, he would be getting off. The anecdote appears in Gunther's Magazine.
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