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MCHS
THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1925
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates
Sticker to Be Used by Police 'Walk Right, Drive Right Week'
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, September 19, 1921: This week’s “Walk Right, Drive Right” campaign for the elimination of street...
Sep 19, 2021
Assert Entire Plaza Project is Endangered
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, July 27, 1921: The proposed World War memorial plaza project is endangered unless Indianapolis...
Jul 27, 2021
Woman Wields City Court Gavel First Time in History
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, July 20, 1921: For the first time in the history of City Court, a woman sat as judge yesterday...
Jul 20, 2021


Bastille Day to Be Legion Post Feature
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, July 14, 1921: A French fete honoring Bastille Day will be given at Ellenberger Park by Irvington...
Jul 14, 2021


Conditions of Dog Kennels Kept Secret
From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, July 8, 1921: Of the eleven dogs found in the kennels at the Indiana College of Medicine, two were...
Jul 8, 2021


3 Year Demand to Clean Out Creeks Gets Action
From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, June 28, 1921: Having been criticized for three years for dilatory “buck passing,” the board of...
Jul 7, 2021


Indianapolis Institutions Keep 'Open House' in Celebration of National Hospital Day
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, May 12, 1921: The first National Hospital Day was observed today throughout the United States and...
May 12, 2021


Death-Knell of Doo-Dad Sounded by Ross Crane
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, May 4, 1921: The “doo-dad” is the curse of the modern American home,” declared Ross Crane of the...
May 4, 2021


District Clubs Demand Revised Immigration Laws
From The Indianapolis Star, Saturday, April 16, 1921: The Seventh District Federation of Clubs adopted a resolution yesterday demanding...
Apr 16, 2021


Ku Klux Klan Leader Admits Active Work in Indianapolis
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, March 31, 1921: Organizers for the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan have been working several weeks in...
Mar 31, 2021
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