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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


Exposition Building Large Enough, Belief
From The Indianapolis News , Thursday, February 19, 1925:Â The state fairground Exposition Building has ample room for the crowds...
Feb 19


City Beautiful Urged By Woman Appointee
From The Indianapolis News , Wednesday, February 4, 1925:Â Mayor Lew Shank yesterday appointed Lelia Kern Taylor, the wife of Dr. James...
Feb 4


Ralph Hill Memorial Fountain is Unveiled
From The Indianapolis News , Monday, November 10, 1924:Â A fountain, The Pioneer Family, cast in bronze of a dark green, was dedicated...
Nov 10, 2024
Butler Welcomed by Mapleton Civic Body
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, June 28, 1924: Butler College received a hearty welcome to its new Fairview Park site this...
Jun 28, 2024
Drivers' Licenses Urged by Mayor
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, June 21, 1924:Â Mayor Lew Shank announced today he will ask the next Indiana legislature to enact a...
Jun 21, 2024
Mayor Favors Idea of Radio on Autos
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, February 20, 1923: Last night, Mayor Lew Shank approved a plan to install a radio receiving set in...
Feb 20, 2023


Visions of Dog 'Mule' Sniffers if Mayor's Plan Materializes
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, January 10, 1923: Mayor Lew Shank proposes acquiring two or more German police dogs, direct from...
Jan 10, 2023


Mayor Threatens Ride Behind Mules for All Offenders
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, December 7, 1922: There has been a noticeable decrease in motor car accidents as a result of the...
Dec 7, 2022


City-Wide Police Drive Continues
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, November 29, 1922: In an effort to check a crime wave in the city, squads of detectives in...
Nov 29, 2022


Racers to Parade in City Streets
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, November 10, 1922: The new Hoosier Motor Speedway, East 38th St and Pendleton Pike, will open with...
Nov 8, 2022
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