Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 23-29

August 22, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, August 29, 1919: With the greeting, “Buddies and friends,” Col. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. began his address on the plans, purposes, and founding ideals of the American Legion before an overflowing crowd of hundreds of former service men and other men and women at Tomlinson Hall … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 16-22

August 15, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 14, 1919: Consumers began to form-up an hour before army surplus commodities went on sale at the Federal building yesterday morning, and when clerks started taking orders at 8 o’clock the waiting crowd of 150 persons extended from the tables set-up to take orders … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 9-15

August 8, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 14, 1919: A cosmopolitan gathering of Indianapolis women packed the auditorium of the Main Public Library yesterday to organize the Indianapolis Housewives League for the purpose of fighting higher food prices and to campaign for saner purchasing among city housekeepers. The price of commodities … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 2-8

August 1, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, August 5, 1919: Indianapolis welcomed 150 black soldiers of the 809th Pioneer Infantry back home Monday evening. The soldiers marched from the War Camp Community Club for colored soldiers, Senate Av and North St, along downtown streets, around Monument Place, and through the Victory Arch … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 26-Aug. 1

July 25, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, July 29, 1919: The national sugar shortage became a local emergency today as canning factories prepare to start canning sweet corn. Responding to appeals from canneries that have been without sugar for more than a week, Stanley Wyckoff, Marion County federal food administrator, announced that … Read More