Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: Feb. 21-26

February 20, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, February 27, 1925: Because of promises by Republican political boss D. C. Stephenson, Indiana Democratic state senators are back in their seats after bolting to Dayton, Ohio over a gerrymander bill that would have made the second Congressional District safely Republican. Their action denied a … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Feb. 14-20

February 13, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, February 19, 1925: The state fairground Exposition Building has ample room for the crowds expected to attend the state basketball finals next month without the crowding of aisles and passageways according to authorities. This determination was expressed following a statement issued yesterday to high school … Read More

100 Years Ago: Feb. 7-13

February 6, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Thursday, February 12, 1925: The lack of a suitable memorial to Abraham Lincoln in Indianapolis was today, the anniversary of his birth, occasion for discussion of the late Henry C. Long’s bequest of $10,000 (2023: $181,770) to the city for a memorial to the Great Emancipator. … Read More

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