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MCHS
THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1924
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates
Dec 27, 2019
Committee to Fix Date for City's Centennial
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, December 27, 1919: Whether Indianapolis will celebrate its centennial in 1920 or 1921 has been...
Dec 22, 2019
Alumni Will Aid in Selecting Butler Site
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, December 22, 1919: Butler College will be enlarged and placed on a university status by September...
Dec 14, 2019
City Leader in Fine Cars
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, December 14, 1919: More luxury cars are made in Indianapolis than anywhere else in the United States....
Dec 8, 2019
State Played Big War Part
From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, December 8, 1919: The Indiana Historical Commission received a report on Indiana’s industrial part...
Dec 1, 2019
Gamblers Using Dice Now
From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, December 1, 1919: Gambling predominates among vices in Indianapolis, according to the report of the...
Nov 25, 2019
Stores Close at 4 O'clock to Save Fuel
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, November 25, 1919: Beginning yesterday afternoon at 4 p.m., coal conservation in Indianapolis began...
Nov 21, 2019
19 Tons of Soot Fall Annually on City Block
From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, November 21, 1919: Nineteen tons of soot is falling annually for each city block in the downtown...
Nov 11, 2019
Vote of Delegates Reverses Report
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, November 11, 1919: The permanent home of the American Legion will be in Indianapolis. Delegates at...
Nov 6, 2019
Split Develops in Conference on Fuel Order
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, November 6, 1919: In response to the national bituminous coal miners’ strike, a State utility fuel...
Oct 29, 2019
Lawson Air Liner May Start Tomorrow
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, October 29, 1919: The Lawson Air Liner, the largest passenger carrying airplane in the world, may...
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