Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: March 29-April 4

March 28, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, April 1, 1924: The Indiana Society for Medical Freedom met last night and passed a resolution calling on city school authorities and the board of health to respect state law exempting from medical examination or treatment any school pupil on objection of parent or guardian. … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 22-28

March 21, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Thursday, March 27, 1924: Policewoman Anna Bruner says dancers have been getting away with improper actions under the eyes of dance hall matrons. “Why, at times you couldn’t get a match between the dancers,” Bruner asserted as the modern sheik and sheba glide over dance hall … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 15-21

March 14, 2024 | by Weekly View

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, March 16, 1924: The Butler College Bulldogs won the national A.A.U. (Amateur Athletic Union) basketball tourney last night in Kansas City by defeating the defending champion Blue Diamonds of the Kansas City Athletic Club, 30 to 26, before 12,000 persons packed into the mammoth Convention … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 8-14

March 7, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, March 13, 1924: The increasing use of automobiles has seen the demand for paving alleys account for more than half of the street improvements according to Elmer Williams, of the Indianapolis board of works. With many people having some kind of automobile, alleys are more … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 1-7

February 29, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 4, 1924: Laura E. Alexander is the only automobile saleswoman in Indianapolis. She is employed with the North-Overland Co, 3011 Central Ave., the city’s oldest distributor of Overland and Willys-Knight cars. Prior to her affiliation with the North-Overland Co., she sold Overlands and Willys-Knights … Read More