From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, May 24, 1914: The 1914 automobile season will be an important historical epoch, for it is going to strengthen a grand move of womankind – absolute domination of motor car driving. Automobile designers and engineers are seeing to comforts for women motorists so that they can drive and master a motor car. The clutch tension, the ease of steering, and simplicity of construction are all figured out so they are simple to manipulate for the woman driver while maintaining a rugged machine. A tour of Indianapolis on a Sunday will see the increased number of women at the wheels of motor cars. “Motor early and motor late, but surely motor,” should be the motto for each and every woman who can find pleasure, good health, youthfulness and an unequaled exhilaration with the motor car.
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, June 3, 1914: “College is a place to form lasting friendships, but I hope that no more of the seniors will form such permanent friendships as are likely to break-up our annual commencement before the exercises are over next week,” said Butler College Pres. Thomas Carr Howe to the students at this morning’s chapel exercises. The reference was to the secret marriage last Monday night of senior Harry Dietz, 23, to sophomore Dorothy Hills, 20. The couple had planned to keep their marriage a secret until after commencement time, but their names appeared in the vital statistics columns of the newspapers yesterday. The absence of Dietz, who had been honored with a front row chapel seat, was noticeable to all as the seniors gathered in their caps and gowns at their final chapel.
If you would like a collection of these “100 Years Ago this Week” the Bona Thompson Memorial Center, 5350 E. University (Irvington) has the last 3 years in 3 booklets – $10 per set. They are open Wed. 1-3pm, Sat. & Sun.1-4pm. All proceeds benefit the Irvington Historical Society.