Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: June 21-27

June 20, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, June 21, 1924: Mayor Lew Shank announced today he will ask the next Indiana legislature to enact a law requiring all persons driving automobiles to pass an examination to obtain a driver’s license which could be revoked and the automobile impounded in cases of accidents … Read More

100 Years Ago: June 14-20

June 13, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, June 15, 1924: Few places in all Hoosierdom offer the joys awaiting the Boy Scouts of Indianapolis in old Camp Chank-Tun-Un-Gi (Camp Belzer). Wedged between Ft. Harrison and Buzzards Roost (Woollens Gardens) amid beautiful shadows of trees along the south bank of Fall Creek, Camp … Read More

100 Years Ago: June 7-13

June 6, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, June 10, 1924: Safety in school zones from the menace of the speeding motorist has been the theme of a campaign in the schools devised by the police department to throw arms of protection around the child compelled to cross the street on the way … Read More

100 Years Ago: May 24-June 6

May 23, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, May 25, 1924: An orderly procession of white robed and masked Ku Klux Klansmen, led by 100 robed and hooded Ku Klux Klan Knights mounted on horses covered with white blankets bearing the Klan insignia, paraded through the streets of Indianapolis last night on foot … Read More

100 Years Ago: May 17-23

May 16, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, May 18, 1924: Butler College held an open house at its new Fairview Park site yesterday and a large number of friends of the college came out to inspect the grounds and see a baseball game between the Bulldogs and the University of Chicago. Members … Read More