Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: April 1-7

March 31, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, April 6: The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announced yesterday that a new rail yard and shop system will be installed on a site south of Irvington between Sherman Drive and Arlington Avenue. The plan will involve the use of sixty miles of rails and the yards … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: March 25-31

March 24, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 28: A delegation of fifty men and women from Irvington appeared before the board of public works and protested against the recent action of the board in ordering the Indianapolis Traction & Terminal Co to decrease the number of street cars operated south of … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: March 18-24

March 17, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 22: City librarian Miss Eliza G. Browning announced the program for ceremonies accompanying the laying of the cornerstone of the new Central Library building on Friday afternoon. Seven hundred school children, under the direction of Edward B. Birge, will sing “The Messiah of Nations,” … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: March 11-24

March 10, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, March 15: The deplorable conditions of the Indianapolis public schools, particularly the high schools, was the subject of Butler College President Thomas Carr Howe’s address last night to members of the Principals’ Club. Howe said Indianapolis citizens must be awakened to the lack of proper … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: March 4-10

March 3, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 7: Hoosiers go to the polls today in the first state-wide primary in Indiana’s political history. Ballots for Republican, Democratic, and Progressive parties will be available in every precinct across the state, and every member of each party is entitled to a vote if … Read More