Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: Aug. 18-24

August 17, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, August 23, 1923: Work on eliminating or at least reducing several of the more prominent city street jogs is moving forward steadily, according to John Elliott, city civil engineer. Wrecking the building at the northwest corner of Sixteenth and Delaware streets is proceeding and as … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 11-17

August 10, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 14, 1923: At a meeting last night, delegates of the Central Labor Union overwhelming elected the American Federation of Labor slate, an exclusively anti-Ku Klux Klan ticket, whose handbills bore the motto “Keep Religious and Race Prejudice Out of the Labor Movement.” John Smith, … Read More

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