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THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1925
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates
City Goes Into Plaza Deal Alone
From The Indianapolis Times, Wednesday, November 23, 1921: After word was received that two of the three Marion County commissioners...
Nov 23, 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
Works Board Acts on Propaganda Meetings
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, March 7, 1921: The Indianapolis board of public works announced today that no group would be...
Mar 7, 2021
G.A.R. Reunion Gets Underway
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, September 20, 1920: For the fourth time Indianapolis is the host city to the annual national...
Sep 20, 2020
Colored Baptists Ask Recognition of Race
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, September 10, 1920: Speakers at the colored Baptist National Convention meeting in Tomlinson Hall...
Sep 10, 2020
Mass Meeting Marks Opening of Centennial
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, June 6, 1920: Indianapolis centennial celebrations began last night in Tomlinson Hall with hundreds...
Jun 6, 2020
Indiana Offers Welcome Hand to Legionaries
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 30, 1920: An enthusiastic gathering last night at Tomlinson Hall of legionaries and citizens...
Mar 30, 2020
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