Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: May 7-13

May 6, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, May 12, 1921: The first National Hospital Day was observed today throughout the United States and in Indianapolis with the city’s hospitals throwing their doors open to the public. Visitors were welcomed at City, Methodist and Deaconess Hospitals. These hospitals have contracts with the U.S. … Read More

100 Years Ago: April 23-29

April 22, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, April 29, 1921: “Spite fences” are not legally recognized in Indianapolis or authorized by Indiana law said superior court Judge Theophilus Moll who ruled yesterday in favor of Dr. Lucius Merriwether, a colored dentist residing at 2255 N. Capitol Ave., who had sued his next … Read More

100 Years Ago: April 16-22

April 15, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Saturday, April 16, 1921: The Seventh District Federation of Clubs adopted a resolution yesterday demanding yearly quotas on the number of immigrants admitted into the United States, “accepting only those essential to our well-being and urges that judicious methods be adopted to assimilate and incorporate the … Read More

100 Years Ago: April 9-15

April 8, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, April 14, 1921: Nearly 11,000 baseball fans attended the opening game at Washington Park yesterday afternoon to see the Indianapolis Indians put over the winning 3 to 2 tally in the ninth inning against the Columbus Senators. The great game of thrills featuring spectacular fielding, … Read More

100 Years Ago: April 2-8

April 1, 2021 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, April 8, 1921: A week from tomorrow regular airplane service between Indianapolis and Chicago will become a reality according to Dr. John Kingsbury, a director of the Indianapolis Aero Association. The fleet of three planes consisting of two Canucks, carrying one passenger and a pilot, … Read More