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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1908
Page
10
Daily publication note for The Indianapolis Sun dated Friday October 9 1908 lists Willis S Thompson as publisher in the Sun Building at 123 and 126 East Obie Street with second class mail service and Sunday exclusion.
A 30 day poll aligns with long held views that Thomas Marshall will win Indiana and carry Bryan Kern on the electoral slate. Voter sentiment grows, with Marshall’s honesty and GOP excess cited as decisive factors in Marion County and statewide politics.
The piece contrasts portrait media from steel engravings to photographs, noting how Washington through McKinley are seen as distant, solemn figures while McKinley is depicted in a vivid three sheet poster suggesting a lively, humanized view. It argues portraits illuminate character and context, aiding understanding.
The campaign against liquor expands rapidly as many states move to close saloons after 1909. Women play a pivotal role at polls, presenting figures to show home and school benefits of prohibition while arguing that drink taxes support the home and economy less effectively.
A New York fortification officers club records show a lieutenant on trial consuming 33 quarts of whisky in a month, far above the 1 quart average for peers. The piece jokes that future campaigns may require supplying the front by pipeline as soldiers’ alcohol consumption rises during peacetime.
The piece argues reopening De Beers mines supports American demand as auto factories run, while two New York men die from hunger seeking work. It notes labor dislocations and luxury excess, praises Hitchcock's stance against Cannon and critiques Republican campaign dynamics and western panic calls tied to Cannon’s districts.
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