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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
Belgian Veterans and Dogs Famed in the War, Will Parade Streets Here Tomorrow
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, April 30, 1919: A Belgian machine gun detachment will parade through Indianapolis streets...
Apr 30, 2019
Local Shops to Train Wounded
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, April 22, 1919: Indianapolis manufacturers said they were willing to take more than their quota of...
Apr 22, 2019
Big Guns Feature Victory Loan Parade
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, April 17, 1919: Pieces of war machinery - heavy guns, thirty-six inch searchlights, ammunition...
Apr 17, 2019
Name Chosen for Soldiers' Tribute
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, April 7, 1919: “Welcome Home Day” is the official name selected by the joint committee planning the...
Apr 7, 2019
War History is Planned
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, April 1, 1919: Ellis Searles, editor of the United Mine Workers’ Journal, has been appointed by the...
Apr 1, 2019
Veterans May Form State Organization
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, March 22, 1919: Letters from veterans organizations in Ft. Wayne and Anderson were read at the...
Mar 22, 2019
Junior Officers' Unit is Sought
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 12, 1919: At the regular meeting of the Indianapolis board of school commissioners last...
Mar 12, 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...
Mar 1, 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 26, 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 20, 2019
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