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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1909
Page
10
The Indianapolis Sun published daily except Sunday in the Sun building at 123 and 1% E Ohio street with foreign advertising reps listed in New York Chicago and St Louis. Entered in the post office as second class mail.
The Illinois law fixing maximum prices for school books draws sharp criticism as a corps of insiders, led by the so called book trust, allegedly drafts a costous scheme. The piece urges public ownership of books, fair bids, and author royalties to curb profiteering and save money for children.
A client boasts funds to a lawyer claiming one hundred thousand dollars for a favorable outcome. The lawyer praises the sum as a top case but ends up broke, illustrating a sharp twist between expectation and reality. The snippet also includes playful exchanges about a toy and a boy, ending with a wry line about life and the sea.
A Washington street incident reports two officers roughing a man over his talk about a police shooting of Mr Dowden. The piece accuses Chief Metzger of censorship, bully tactics, and potential press intimidation, calling for an end to this tyranny and for accountability by city leaders.
The Indianapolis Sun features reader letters arguing for home ownership as a path to independence and vitality, and evaluating women’s suffrage. The writers praise plain editorial styles, discuss the merits of owning land, and caution that suffrage zeal must coexist with sober, logical civic engagement.
A lifelong Republican letter blasts Police Chief Metzger over a shooting involving Mr. Dowden. It accuses officials of whitewashing the incident, calls for a full investigation, and hints at upcoming fall voter backlash and mayoral race implications with Schoppenhorst and Democratic prospects discussed.
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