Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

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

100 Years Ago: Feb. 7-13

February 6, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, February 11, 1920: Harlan “Pat” Page, assistant coach to Amos Alonzo Stagg at the University of Chicago, has accepted the position of athletic director at Butler College. Page’s appointment marks the passing of the haphazard athletic effort that has marked the history of Butler’s sports … Read More

100 Years Ago: Jan. 31-Feb. 6

January 30, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, February 5, 1920: Courses in Americanism will begin on Lincoln’s birthday in the Indianapolis public schools and many other schools in the state based on an outline suggested by the Americanism committee of the Indiana Department of the American Legion. The first pamphlet in the … Read More