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THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1924
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates
Mar 10, 2019
Auto Show Will Hold Boards This Week
From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, March 10, 1919: The Indianapolis Automobile Trade Association will hold its eighteenth annual show...
Mar 3, 2019
City to Spend $5,040,000 on 1919 Building
From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, March 3, 1919: New building and construction work in Indianapolis during the coming year is...
Mar 1, 2019
Work is the Tonic That is Expected to Restore the Shell-Shocked Soldiers to Health at Post Hospital
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, March 1, 1919: More than one hundred veterans suffering from “shell shock” are undergoing...
Feb 26, 2019
Governor Signs Anti-German Bill
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, February 26, 1919: Yesterday, Indiana became the first state to enact anti-German school...
Feb 24, 2019
Airplane Leaves with Prisoner as Passenger
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, February 24, 1919: The airplane was used today for the first time to transport a prisoner. Dayton,...
Feb 20, 2019
Colored Troops Honored
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, February 20, 1919: More than 200 returning colored soldiers were honored last night by Gov....
Feb 15, 2019
Training School for Police to Be Opened
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, February 15, 1919: It was announced today by George Coffin, chief of police, that a school for...
Feb 14, 2019
Round Up Draft Deserters
From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, February 14, 1919: The 124 Indiana local boards have reported 13,000 delinquents to the state draft...
Feb 10, 2019
Movie Censors Working
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, February 10, 1919: Following the announcement by Mayor Jewett last month that he will allow motion...
Feb 6, 2019
Suffrage Bill on Presidency Passes Senate
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, February 6, 1919: The Indiana state senate voted of 44 to 3 yesterday afternoon on a bill, which...
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