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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1909
Page
8
The Indianapolis Sun is published daily except Sunday from the Sun Building at 123 and 15 E Ohio street. It is entered as second class mail and carries an Association of American Advertisers circulation certificate. Secretary. No 165.
A feminist editorial urges men and boys to value mothers, praising women who care for babies across homes and nations. It cites Napoleon and Christ to argue the future of individuals and humanity rests on maternal devotion, urging fair pay, education, and respect for mothers.
Jacksonville Florida resident J Freeborn Smith argues against Lady Paget's attack on American women. He contends many women, including property owners and public servants, are equals or superiors to men and cites figures like Hetty Green and working mothers. He asserts American women deserve rights under the Constitution and should be respected.
A Cody Wyoming judge uses sarcasm in a cattle theft case as a defendant claims tied up with fur coats mining gear and a gallon of whiskey on a pack horse. The exchange ends with the judge quipping about whiskey as a horse load. Lippincott’s notes temperance as a timely theme.
Indianapolis figures doubt the ex district attorney Joseph Kealing resigned to dodge prosecution of Delavan Smith. They say he read the handwriting on the wall and chose to quit. Rumors link his departure to past deals and his role with Fairbanks at the national Republican convention.
A fragment from a household scene shows a woman accusing a man named James of kissing a maid. He replies with a vague timing, mentioning a late afternoon hour, indicating domestic tensions and social impropriety within the servants’ quarters.
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