Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago this Week: Jan. 23-30

January 22, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, January 28, 1915: John H. Bruning, Indianapolis mercantile broker with offices at 517 Majestic Building, became the second person to use the new transcontinental telephone line of the American Telephone & Telegraph Co, and the first person to use it for commercial purposes. Mr. Bruning … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Jan. 16-23

January 15, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, January 18, 1915: More  than half of the women and girls employed in retail stores and in the garment factories in Indiana receive an average wage of less than $7.00 (2013: $158.88) a week, according to a Census Bureau bulletin. In stores, women and girls … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Jan. 9-15

January 8, 2015 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, January 14, 1915: “The home is a menace; its poor construction makes it a veritable fire trap,” asserted Fred W. Rubin, Irvington Civic League president, in his appeal to the county commissioners yesterday calling for action to remedy the alleged conditions at the Children’s Guardians … Read More

100 Years Ago: Dec. 19-Jan. 2

December 18, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, December 25, 1914: The Indianapolis Christmas Clearing House, under the direction of executive director Laurel C. Thayer, is being commended by many organizations and individuals for it efficient work in preventing duplication in the distribution of Christmas remembrances to the unfortunate of the city. The … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Dec. 12-19

December 11, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, December 16, 1914:  The Dunn-McCarty Co of Chicago, contractors constructing the Pogues Run Drain, have completed about 1,550 feet of the structure. Large amounts of reinforcing steel are being used to strengthen the concrete. The walls of the concrete boxes vary in width from 18 … Read More