Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: Sept. 6-12

September 5, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, September 12, 1924: National Defense Test Day was successfully celebrated across the country and in Indianapolis today. With flags fluttering and bands playing, 6,000 marchers, including members of the regular army and national guard, the army and navy reserves, veterans of the Rainbow Division, high … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 30-Sept. 5

August 29, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, September 1, 1924: 10,000 labor union members gathered at the State Fairground today for a celebration of Labor Day. For the first time the annual parade was done away with in favor of an outdoor affair to coincide with the opening of the State Fair. … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 23-29

August 22, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, August 29, 1924: Officials of Indianapolis amateur baseball organizations have been invited to attend a demonstration of a baseball pitching machine that will be given tonight. Benjamin L. Blair, of Indianapolis, who invented the machine, has trained batters on the New York Yankees and New … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 16-22

August 15, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, August 21, 1924: The city board of public works awarded contracts for the remodeling of the City Market with the main objective of improving its sanitation. The old floor of the market building will be torn out and a new cement floor with proper drainage … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 9-15

August 8, 2024 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Saturday, August 9, 1924: About 5,000 youngsters got a break from the relentless heat yesterday afternoon when the thirty-one Indianapolis fire stations rigged up hoses and held neighborhood sprinkling parties. A steady stream of youthful humanity poured in the direction of the sprinklers, and firefighters and … Read More