Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

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

100 Years Ago this Week: July 18-25

July 17, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, July 20, 1914: The Fletcher Savings & Trust Co has adopted the Flak system of finger prints for identification of depositors, who are unable to write their names, to insure absolute security and certainty of the identity of such depositors. Invented by P. A. Flak, … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: July 11-18

July 10, 2014 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, July 15, 1914: Beech Grove’s new St. Francis Hospital is open and receiving patients.  Built through the efforts of the Sisters of St. Francis, it was believed that a hospital was necessary in that section of the city because the Big Four Railroad shops are … Read More