Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 22-29

August 21, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, August 24, 1914: Federal Department of Justice investigators looking into food prices in Indianapolis sent letters to more than 1,000 retail grocers Saturday asking the price range from August 1 to 21 of flour, sugar, and other commodities, and whether or not they had received … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 15-22

August 14, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, August 19, 1914: Citizens of Broad Ripple appeared before a city council committee yesterday asking that the suburb and intervening territory be annexed to Indianapolis. Broad Ripple town board members urged the committee to recommend annexation of the suburb in order that it may be … Read More

100 Years Ago this Week: Aug. 8-15

August 7, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, August 13, 1914: Food prices have steadily advanced in Indianapolis since the opening of the European war. Pork has started upward at a rate that threatens to shatter all former records and shortages in fancy hams and sausages is expected because Germany exports a considerable … Read More

100 Years Ago this Week: Aug. 1-8

July 31, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 4, 1914: Last night, the City Council passed over the Mayor’s veto an ordinance providing for the annexation of Beech Grove and the intervening territory. In his lengthy veto message to the Council, Mayor Bell called the annexation “wholly unwise” and stated that it … Read More

100 Years Ago this Week: July 25-Aug. 1

July 24, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, July 30, 1914: Patriotism is running higher and higher among members of the Indianapolis Serbian colony with every fresh bulletin from the war zone. At the Foreigners’ House, 617 W. Pearl St, a crashing, clashing conglomeration of sound could be heard as the Serbian tamburica … Read More