Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: Aug. 4-10

August 3, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Saturday, August 4, 1923: Thirteen guns at Ft. Benjamin Harrison boomed at sunrise today in honor of President Warren G. Harding who died two days ago. Throughout the day a gun fired at half hour intervals in salute to the dead President and at sunset tonight … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 28-Aug. 3

July 27, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, July 29, 1923: ”Plans submitted for the new colored orphans’ home at 25th St and Keystone Av were discussed yesterday in a closed meeting of the Marion County council and the board of commissioners. Among the architectural concepts, were plans for a traditional institutional style … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 21-27

July 20, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, July 23, 1923: The annual Feast of Lanterns, sponsored by the Brookside Civic League, will feature a pantomime by children of Midsummer Night’s Dream Wednesday night in beautiful little Spades Park. Gyrating gnomes in red suits will amuse King Oberon while fairies clad in the … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 14-20

July 13, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, July 19, 1923: Last night a crowd estimated at 5,000 surrounding a burning cross in a commons at Miley Av and Vermont St attacked firefighters and police with rocks. The incident began when a group lit an electric cross at New York St and Miley … Read More

100 Years Ago: June 30-July 13

June 29, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Wednesday, July 4, 1923: Early today, members of the Ku Klux Klan were hissed by a crowd of young men after a special interurban car carrying the Klansmen through Indianapolis to a tri-state celebration in Kokomo stopped at the downtown Terminal Station. Police were called to … Read More