Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: Sept. 12-18

September 11, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Saturday, September 19, 1925: An army of more than 3,350 armed men, with various degrees of authority, walk city streets, patrol highways and roads in an elaborate police system of espionage that has been established gradually throughout Marion County was revealed today in a survey by … Read More

100 Years Ago: Sept. 5-11

September 4, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, September 15, 1925: Twenty-five crippled children, whose physical impairments are so severe that their education has been in the hands of parents and private tutors, attended public school for the first time yesterday in a specially adapted, sun-filled room in Indianapolis Oscar C. McCulloch School … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 29-Sept. 4

August 28, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, September 1, 1925: Income tax payments of Indiana citizens were opened to public inspection today at the Indiana office of internal revenue collector. The last revenue act allows anyone to see the amount of tax paid by each person in 1925 on 1924 income. Approximately … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 22-28

August 21, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, August 27, 1925: The official count in the Better Babies Contest has found 1,120 babies eligible for participation in the event to name the best baby boy and the best baby girl in Indiana. This year’s number of eligible entrants is more than 200 babies … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 15-21

August 14, 2025 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, August 19, 1925: The main spectacle of Greater Indianapolis Week was this afternoon’s parade witnessed by thousands of residents and visitors. The largest parade in the city’s history included approximately 18,000 participants riding or marching along behind 1,400 elaborately decorated floats, and hundreds of automobiles, … Read More