Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: Oct. 31-Nov. 7

October 30, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, November 1, 1914: The king of mirth reigned supreme in Indianapolis last night as thousands of joyous masqueraders marched in a grand carnival procession that wended its way through downtown streets. An immense crowd of fantastically attired citizens swarmed into Monument Place at the conclusion … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Oct. 24-31

October 23, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, October 27, 1914: Fifteen of the nineteen persons taking the Pasteur treatment at the state laboratory, as the result of being bitten by cats and dogs which have shown signs of rabies, are from Indianapolis. Rabies among dogs and cats is spreading at an alarming … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Oct. 17-24

October 16, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, October 19, 1914: Employees of the board of park commissioners began work today on the proposed boulevard along both banks of Pleasant Run from Washington Street to Ritter Avenue. The board expects to get the work along the west bank of the stream from Washington … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Oct. 10-17

October 9, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, October 12, 1914: Today begins the Children’s Aid Association’s celebration of “Education Week” during which it will endeavor to bring its work to the attention of the community. “Children’s Aid Sunday” will conclude the week’s events with preachers and Sunday school superintendents making announcements about … Read More

100 Years Ago: Oct. 3-10

October 2, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, October 8, 1914: One of the latest fads in the up-to-date thievery that has been going on in this city for the last few months and which the members of the police department have been unable to stop, is the stealing of Prest-O-Lite gas tanks … Read More