Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: Sept. 14-20

September 13, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, September 18: The New York Bureau of Municipal Research, after an exhaustive survey, concludes the Sisters of Charity State Hospital which is for colored people of Indianapolis is “not quite up to mark, but is held worthy.” The facility at 502 N. California St is … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Sept. 7-13

September 6, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, September 11: The Indianapolis Star will publish each Sunday a series of travel articles describing some corner of the world of particular interest, and during the following week a travel film of human interest scenes illustrating the article will be shown on the screen at … Read More

100 Years Ago: Aug. 31-Sept. 6

August 30, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, September 6: The Indianapolis public safety board today announced changes to the recent plans for handling traffic and vehicle parking in the congested downtown district. The board heard suggestions and complaints since implementing the regulations, and this final revision will result in the greatest good … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 224-30

August 23, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, August 26: The 90-acre new Scout camp along Fall Creek, west of Ft. Benjamin Harrison, was formally dedicated on Saturday. Eighty-five Boy Scouts performed stunts – a tug of war; a boxing match; water fights and a game of water polo – before one hundred … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Aug. 17-23

August 16, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, August 21: Indianapolis public school officials are anticipating 45,000 children on opening day next month. Superintendent Ellis U. Graff announced that no overcrowding is expected in the coming school year because fifty Indianapolis grade schools will each have an additional classroom available to accommodate students. … Read More