Steven R. Barnett’s Story Archive

100 Years Ago: Oct. 6-12

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, October 8, 1923: The Indianapolis Fire Department, working with the Chamber of Commerce, civic clubs, churches, and schools, launched “Fire Prevention Week” yesterday in an effort to reduce city fires. The fire prevention campaign began with pleas from pulpits urging congregations to assist in the … Read More

100 Years Ago: Sept. 29-Oct. 5

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, October 5, 1923: Only 75 automobiles out of 1,700 cars tested by traffic police officers this week were found to have defective brakes according to Traffic Captain Michael Glenn. Motorists in a majority of the cases where automobile brakes have been found defective, have reported … Read More

Find a Marker

Indianapolis is a city of monuments. From the Soldier and Sailors Monument in the center of the city to wayside markers commemorating some person or event, Indianapolis remembers. Many of the markers scattered about Indianapolis were erected by the Indiana Historical Bureau. To date, more than one hundred of these … Read More

100 Years Ago: Sept. 15-21

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, September 19, 1923: The largest freshmen class ever to register at Butler College swamped the registrar’s office today. By 8 a.m. a long line of young men and women had formed at the door of the administration building, and as the morning progressed the line … Read More

100 Years Ago: Sept. 8-14

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, September 11, 1923: Police officers from the traffic accident prevention bureau will organize accident prevention councils in the 69 public schools and 21 parochial schools to make Indianapolis safe for school children. Each council will be composed of one or two students from the fourth … Read More