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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
Oct 18, 2018
Ban on Influenza Holds Until Oct. 26
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, October 18: Because of the “continued prevalence of the influenza epidemic,” the state-wide ban on...
Oct 7, 2018
Epidemic Closes Public Places in City and State
From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, October 7: As a preventative measure, the city board of health yesterday afternoon ordered all...
Sep 29, 2018
Phone Merger Undetermined
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, September 29: Negotiations toward unifying the two Indianapolis telephone companies have begun in...
Sep 27, 2018
Protective Steps Taken by Mayor
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, September 27: Mayor Charles Jewett has taken steps to prevent a Spanish influenza epidemic in...
Sep 19, 2018
Colored Hospital Not Quite Up to Mark, but Is Held Worthy
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, September 18: The New York Bureau of Municipal Research, after an exhaustive survey, concludes the...
Sep 11, 2018
Seeing World is Made Easy
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, September 11: The Indianapolis Star will publish each Sunday a series of travel articles...
Sep 6, 2018
Changes Are Made in Auto Parking Rules
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, September 6: The Indianapolis public safety board today announced changes to the recent plans for...
Aug 26, 2018
New Camp Formally Presented to Scouts
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, August 26: The 90-acre new Scout camp along Fall Creek, west of Ft. Benjamin Harrison, was formally...
Aug 21, 2018
More Room in Schools with Hun Tongue Gone
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, August 21: Indianapolis public school officials are anticipating 45,000 children on opening day...
Aug 13, 2018
Question Brought Up in License Granting
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, August 13: Forty-six federal licenses and only twenty state permits have been issued under the new...
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