Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 16-23

August 15, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, August 18, 1913:  Frederick Neil Innes and his famous band of 55 members will open the Midsummer Music Festival at the State Fair Coliseum tomorrow night. The Coliseum is the perfect place for hearing music; not a shading of delicate effect is lost so excellent … Read More

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