Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: March 20-26

March 19, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, March 23, 1920: “Save- Money-on-Meat” week began today with plate boiling beef being offered at 10 to 15 cents a pound ( $1.29-$1.94 in 2020) while porterhouse sold from 30 to 55 cents a pound ($3.88-$7.11 in 2020) . Stanley Wyckoff, Indiana fair price commissioner, … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 13-19

March 12, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 17, 1920: A music memory contest will be held in Shortridge High School’s Caleb Mills Hall tomorrow evening. Ten pupils from each of the Indianapolis public high schools will compete for three individual cash prizes given by the Indiana Musicians Club, Indianapolis Matinee Musicale, … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 6-12

March 5, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, March 7, 1920: Yesterday, members of the Indianapolis Teachers’ Federation asked superintendent Ellis U. Graff for relief from the present low salaries with the distribution of a $300 (2018:  $3,812) bonus to every city public school teacher at the end of the current school year. … Read More

100 Years Ago: Feb. 21-27

February 20, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, February 27, 1920: The Women’s Franchise League of Indiana has filed articles of incorporation with the secretary of state as the Indiana League of Women Voters in order to guarantee the use of the name and to give the new organization a more stable position. … Read More

100 Years Ago: Feb. 14-20

February 13, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, February 19, 1920: The Gold Star Roll of Honor for Marion County has been compiled for the official Indiana War History and the list contains 379 soldiers and sailors and three women nurses who gave their lives in the World War. This is the largest … Read More