Monthly Archives: May 2019

The Life (and Death) of John Dillinger’s Red Hamilton, Part 1

May 16, 2019 | by Al Hunter

The Dillinger Gang: Baby Face Nelson, Handsome Harry Pierpont, Red Hamilton and of course, Public Enemy Number One, John Dillinger himself. All wickedly infamous names from the annals of crime. But, only one of them was memorialized by the master of American horror Stephen King. That distinction goes to John … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: May 17-23

May 16, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, May 19, 1919: The modern health crusade poster exhibit, sponsored by the Marion County Tuberculosis Association, begins today with 1,500 posters displayed in various downtown store windows. Florence Fitch, Indianapolis Public Schools art supervisor, conducted contests among seventh and eighth grade art students from which … Read More

Spurring A Live Horse

May 16, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

A commenter on a social media page noted that proposed remakes of old TV shows might not survive because of the “political correctness” we have today. I read the comment, struggled for a moment, but failed to restrain myself from responding. I have not been able to find the thread … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: May 17-23

May 16, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, May 19, 1919: Today in the city, a detail of military police from Ft. Harrison began enforcing War Department regulations requiring the wearing of a red discharge chevron by all discharged men and officers in uniform. Another violation of uniform regulations the MPs will also … Read More

This Week’s Issue: May 10-16

May 9, 2019 | by Weekly View

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