Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: Sept. 10-16

September 9, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, September 15, 1921: The long kiss of the movies was the topic of a lively discussion at the meeting of the May Wright Sewall State Council of Women today following a report by Mrs. David Ross, president of the Indiana Board of Indorsers of Photoplays. … Read More

100 Years Ago: Sept. 3-6

September 2, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, September 8, 1921: “Open House” will be held in all Indianapolis fire stations and police substations, as soon as plans are perfected, so that the public may understand fully the work and duties of the fire and police departments, according to an announcement made yesterday … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 27-Sept. 2

August 26, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 30, 1921:  Leaving the Indianapolis Aerial Association Flying Field at 34th St and Emerson Av, Indianapolis Star reporter Mary E. Bostwick, in an airplane piloted by Ernest “Cutie” Cutrell, flew above Indianapolis yesterday on a mission to promote the motion picture The Man Without … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 20-26

August 19, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, August 25, 1921: “The sweetest name I’ve ever known is Mary,” begins the poem Mary by John Kinsella, which was the theme today for the annual reunion at the Garfield Park pavilion of the Mary Association of the United States. About 300 women and girls … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug.13-19

August 12, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, August 14, 1921: The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, a Georgia corporation, was admitted on Friday to transact business in Indiana having been granted a certificate by the secretary of state. Papers with the secretary of state attest the organization is “a patriotic fraternal … Read More