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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1909
Page
8
Public notice appears in The Indianapolis Sun concerning Willis S. Thompson. Details indicate a daily publication schedule with printing location at the Sun Building and post office entry, noting second class status.
The Democratic city committee held a convention full of optimistic spirit as members pledged to win the next fall ticket. Chairman Moore praised honesty and independence, saying the party must nominate the best men and let the people choose while the organization ensures solid candidates.
The Indianapolis News owner Delavan Smith erupts in anger after the Democratic primaries as readers oppose its plan to control city nominations. He accuses the public of ignorance and brags of banking money from Lake Forest Illinois while demanding governance by his ideas.
Reader letter discusses Tafts view that injunctions cannot ban labor leaving or compel employment. It argues labor is not property and cites constitutional provisions on involuntary servitude and the limits of equitable relief. The piece references the Santa Fe case and the role of receivers in federal courts.
A humorous diary style scene describes Pa pausing from town to write a novel titled Beyond the Mountings about a Yale man turned prospector in the Rockies. The plot involves gold mining, a Greek Letter society, a misdelivered sack of beans, and a punchline about beans replacing nuggets.
An article contemplates the global use of matches, noting 3,000,000 matches lighted per minute and seven hundred billion yearly in America. It calculates hourly daily weekly monthly and yearly totals and estimates per capita consumption if the U S population is about 85 million. It links high usage to forest destruction as discussed by Gifford Pinchot.
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