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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1909
Page
8
The Indianapolis Sun issue from Monday March 29 1909 published in the Gun Building at 123 and 155 Ohio Street. The entry notes Willis S. Thompson as the subject within this daily newspaper record.
A German band plays on Meridian street drawing two poor children who dance to Take Me Out to the Ball Game while a prosperous man dismisses them and vows arrest. The tale contrasts wealth with simple joy, favoring the band and the children over the fat, smug host of the elegant house.
A fiery pro suffrage speech argues women will win the vote and share governing power. It attacks anti suffrage women as lazy and self centered, drawing parallels to slaves and urging freedom for those choosing to support equal rights.
Lambert Coppock, head of Coppock Automobile Company in Decatur Indiana, built a factory and growing dealer network after leaving a hotel job to join Haynes Apperson and later form his own firm. The piece traces his path from bellhop to designer of the Coppock line and notes his impact on early American auto manufacturing. It also reports Indiana authorities barring Queen City Fire Insurance of Sioux Falls and German Union Fire Insurance of Baltimore from Indiana licenses for weak financials.
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