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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


David Lloyd George is Cheered by Thousands
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, October 22, 1923: David Lloyd George, Britain’s World War Premier, received a warm Hoosier welcome...
Oct 22, 2023


25,000 Poppies Sold on Streets of City
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, May 27, 1923: Poppy Day in Indianapolis broke all previous records with the sale of 25,000 poppies...
May 27, 2023


'Cu Clux' Stirs War Mothers
From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, March 27, 1923: Rev. Daisy Douglass Barr, president of the Indiana War Mothers, resigned last...
Mar 27, 2023
Many Veterans to Participate in Bonus Move
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 1, 1922: As part of a nation-wide movement to force Congress to pass the bonus bill,...
Mar 1, 2022


Plaza Building for Ex-Soldiers at Once
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, February 12, 1922: A committee of the National Disabled Soldiers’ League will temporarily use a...
Feb 12, 2022


Dead Remembered in Fitting Service
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, November 11, 1921: Indianapolis commemorated the anniversary of Armistice Day in speech and ceremony...
Nov 11, 2021


Foch Given Real Hoosier Welcome
From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, November 4, 1921: A great parade with long lines of marching men, regular soldiers, national...
Nov 4, 2021
Assert Entire Plaza Project is Endangered
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, July 27, 1921: The proposed World War memorial plaza project is endangered unless Indianapolis...
Jul 27, 2021


Bastille Day to Be Legion Post Feature
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, July 14, 1921: A French fete honoring Bastille Day will be given at Ellenberger Park by Irvington...
Jul 14, 2021


Indianapolis Institutions Keep 'Open House' in Celebration of National Hospital Day
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, May 12, 1921: The first National Hospital Day was observed today throughout the United States and...
May 12, 2021
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