Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: Jan. 31-Feb. 6

January 30, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, February 4, 1925: Mayor Lew Shank yesterday appointed Lelia Kern Taylor, the wife of Dr. James H. Taylor, the first woman member of the Indianapolis plan commission. Long active in civic affairs, Mrs. Taylor said of her appointment, “I do not know what problems the … Read More

100 Years Ago: Jan. 24-30

January 23, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, January 24, 1925: The East Side Broadcast Listeners Association has been formed by residents in that part of Indianapolis to ferret out the causes of the buz-z-z buz-z-z-and rip-saw antics of radio receiving sets that has gotten on the nerves of the local radio owners. … Read More

100 Years Ago: Jan. 10 & 17

January 16, 2025 | by Weekly View

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, January 13, 1925: Yesterday’s inaugural ceremonies saw the installation of Gov. Ed Jackson, Lt. Gov. Harold Van Orman, and Reporter of the Supreme Court Emma Eaton White, the first woman elected to high office in Indiana. The inaugural festivities closed last night with a brilliant … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Jan. 3-9

January 2, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, January 7, 1925: The Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce has requested a lighting engineer of a large eastern electric corporation to make a survey of the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument and determine the cost of flood lighting after the Monument board of control promised to … Read More

100 Years Ago: Dec. 20-Jan. 2

December 19, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, December 25, 1924: Hundreds of carolers traveled throughout Indianapolis — from home to home, hospital to hospital, and club to club — last night raising their voices in singing Christmas songs and spreading the yuletide spirit by this age-old custom. Caroling began at 7 p.m. … Read More