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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1908
Page
18
The notice lists Willis S. Thompson as publisher in the Sun Building at 123 and 126 EB Ohio Street with publication on weekdays except Sunday and post office second-class mailing, dated Tuesday November 10, 1908.
Experts and committees urged consolidation with one company to assure service at fair rates and city oversight. The mayor and Board of Public Works rejected these recommendations, favoring a new franchise for a New company. The Indianapolis Star opposes reform, arguing it serves corporate interests.
A declaiming civic editorial urges unity and continued effort after the election. It stresses optimism, public cooperation, and action to repair the panic era, with Taft as President-elect and Marshall as governor. The piece calls for ensuring At Least Enough for all and ending unemployment through government and citizen effort.
The piece condemns gender wage disparity and calls for equal suffrage for women, old age pensions, abolition of child labor, public funding for education and nutrition, and firm action against poverty. It argues that intelligent voting must curb top corruption and that society must plan and accomplish these goals.
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