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MCHS
THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1925
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates


May 25, 2024
Throng Watches Klansmen March Through Streets
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, May 25, 1924:Â An orderly procession of white robed and masked Ku Klux Klanmen, led by 100 robed and...


May 18, 2024
Butler College Entertains at New Site
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, May 18, 1924:Â Butler College held an open house at its new Fairview Park site yesterday and a large...


May 13, 2024
Stephenson Heads Defiant Klansmen
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, May 13, 1924:Â Ku Klux Klan representatives from ninety-one Indiana county Klan councils, meeting...


May 7, 2024
Nomination of Jackson is Assured
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, May 7, 1924: Yesterday’s primary election demonstrated the Ku Klux Klan’s ability to become a...


Apr 29, 2024
M'CRAY RESIGNS AS GOVERNOR
From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, April 29, 1924:Â Gov. Warren T. McCray resigned today following his conviction in Federal Court...


Apr 20, 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...
Apr 1, 2024
Vaccination Order is Given to Pupils
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, April 1, 1924:Â The Indiana Society for Medical Freedom met last night and passed a resolution...


Mar 16, 2024
Butler Captures National Court Tourney, 30 to 26
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, March 16, 1924:Â The Butler College Bulldogs won the national A. A. U. (Amateur Athletic Union)...
Mar 13, 2024
Automobiles Raise Rating of Alley as Thoroughfare
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, March 13, 1924:Â The increasing use of automobiles has seen the demand for paving alleys account...


Mar 4, 2024
Auto Saleswoman
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 4, 1924: Laura E. Alexander is the only automobile saleswoman in Indianapolis. She is...
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