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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
Nov 7, 2024
The Election - The Klan - The Future
From The Indianapolis Times , Friday, November 7, 1924:Â Republican Ed Jackson, Ku Klux Klan candidate for governor, has been elected...
Apr 19, 2024
BLUE TRIANGLE HALL, Y.W.C.A. GIRLS' HOME, BECOMES A REALITY
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, April 20, 1924:Â The Blue Triangle Hall, the new Y.W.C.A. boarding residence for employed girls, will...
Oct 31, 2023
Goblins, Black Cats and Fun-Seekers Rule Tonight
From The Indianapolis Times, Wednesday, October 31, 1923: Tonight, goblins, black cats, ghosts, witches, and fun-seekers will rule for...
Jan 26, 2023
Klan is Denounced as a Menace to Liberty
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, January 26, 1923: A resolution condemning the Ku Klux Klan was adopted yesterday by the council of...
Oct 30, 2022
Police Try Out Tower Control Traffic System
From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, October 31, 1922: This afternoon the traffic signal control system in the tower east of Meridian...
Dec 8, 2021
Dial Shows Decrease in Local Fires
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, December 8, 1921:The Indianapolis permanent fire prevention committee has placed a very large dial,...
Nov 29, 2021
Hoosier Basketball Officials Form Board
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, November 29, 1921: Dale Miller, one of the most popular Indiana basketball officials, hosted a...
Nov 23, 2021
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 14, 2021
Grand Jury Indicts 21 as Violators of Mattress Label Law
From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, November 14, 1921: An investigation by the Indianapolis board of health has resulted in twenty-one...
Nov 11, 2021
Dead Remembered in Fitting Service
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, November 11, 1921: Indianapolis commemorated the anniversary of Armistice Day in speech and ceremony...
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