Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: June 21-28

June 20, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, June 22, 1913: The novelty of quick restaurants will come to Indianapolis this week with the opening of the Merchants Cafeteria in the basement of the Merchants Bank Building on Thursday.  Only a few months ago there were only four houses in the country offering … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: June 14-21

June 13, 2013 | by Weekly View

From the Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, June 18, 1913: Twenty-one cars representing American, Henderson, Stutz, Marion, Premier, Haynes, Pathfinder, G & J Truck, McFarlan, Apperson, Empire, Pilot “Sixty,” and Marmon are officially entered in the Indiana Automobile Manufacturers’ Association tour to the Pacific coast that will leave Indianapolis July 1 and … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: June 7-14

June 6, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, June 10, 1913: North and South joined to honor the memory of Col Richard Dale Owen, the Civil War commandant of Camp Morton, with the unveiling of his bronze bust during ceremonies at the State House. In presenting the statue to the state of Indiana … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: May 31-June 7

May 30, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, June 3, 1913: “Notice – Zone of Quiet” would be posted in a radius of 250 feet of hospitals if an ordinance introduced by President Charles F. Copeland at last night’s city council meeting, at the request of the superintendents of Deaconess and Methodist Hospitals, … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: May 24-31

May 23, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Sun, Monday, May 26, 1913: Auto polo, the most strenuous expression of sport, is regular polo played with automobiles.  Play is on a field, 300 feet by 200 feet, with two cars on a side, manned by a driver and a “mallet man,” competing for five ten-minute … Read More