Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: Dec. 22 – Jan. 4

December 21, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, December 28, 1923: Needy Indianapolis families had an abundance of Christmas cheer with almost 2,000 baskets of food and provisions given out through the benevolence of several different organizations earlier this week.  To avoid duplications, the Christmas clearing house supplied lists of poor families to … Read More

100 Years Ago: Dec. 15-21

December 14, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, December 17, 1923: For the first time in Marion County court history the expression, “Ladies and gentlemen of the jury,” may be heard next month. Judge Theophilus J. Moll, Superior Court, Room 5, today ordered the jury commissioners to draw twelve jurors for the regular … Read More

100 Years Ago: Dec. 8-14

December 7, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, December 11, 1923: The Indianapolis Street Railway announced that the long promised cross-town service from Mt. Jackson to Irvington straight across Washington St. will become a reality starting Sunday. All cars on the West Washington St. line will make the cross-town run, while several of … Read More

100 Years Ago: Dec. 1-7

November 30, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, December 7, 1923: While an opinion issued by the Indiana attorney general said police officers are not authorized to require persons who stop on a public highway to move on, Marion County Sheriff George Snider contends it’s a moral crusade to break up “petting parties” … Read More

100 Years Ago: Nov. 24-30

November 23, 2023 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, November 30, 1923: Gov. Warren McCray was accused of embezzlement, grand larceny, forgery, false statements, obtaining money under false pretenses, and issuing fraudulent checks in an eight-count indictment issued today by the Marion County grand jury. McCray is charged with embezzling $10,000 (2022: $176,658) of … Read More