Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 9-16

August 8, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, August 14, 1913:  A violent rainstorm, with terrific lightning, struck the city about noon yesterday and left a trail of property damage estimated in the thousands of dollars.  Much of the damage was due to flooded cellars and fires caused by the lightning.  The Indianapolis … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 2-9

August 1, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, August 6, 1913: City Hall was closed as tight as a drum yesterday as nearly 3,000 city employees and their friends attended the municipal picnic at the State Fair Grounds. Contests of all kinds filled the day with a welcome intermission shortly after noon for … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: July 19-26

July 18, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, July 20, 1913:  A crowd of 40,000 persons watched Indianapolis firefighters battle a stubborn three-alarm blaze of unknown origin that swept the wholesale district Saturday night. The spectacular conflagration began in the Layman-Carey Hardware Co 111-115 S. Meridian St, and by the time the fire … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: July 12-19

July 11, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, July 16, 1913: Small boys bathe their dogs, men soak their heads, women wash their hands and other small boys of a mischievous nature throw water on passersby out of the drinking fountains at the Soldiers & Sailors Monument in the Circle and keep them … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: June 28-July12

June 27, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, July 2, 1913:  Nearly 5,000 store clerks entered downtown streets shortly after 5 p. m. last evening happily enjoying the rule adopted by the majority of stores to close at 5 p. m. weekdays and 6 p.m. Saturdays during July and August. No other city … Read More