Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: Nov. 9-15

November 8, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, November 9: Good attendance has been reported in the evening classes offered at six black elementary schools. The courses are the same as in previous years – academic, sewing, manual training, millinery, shoe repairing, and special classes in civil service. Evening school work is in … Read More

100 Years Ago: Nov. 2-8

November 1, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, November 4: U. S. district attorney L. Ert Slack issued a warning, in advance of tomorrow’s election, that federal authorities will prosecute any cases of vote buying and voting by enemy aliens who have taken out only their first naturalization papers. Marion County Republican and … Read More

100 Years Ago: Oct. 26-Nov. 1

October 25, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, October 31: With the gradual decrease in influenza cases, the Indianapolis board of health has lifted the ban on meetings and other activities just in time for ghosts, witches, goblins, and other weird figures to once again make their annual swoop along the city’s streets … Read More

100 Years Ago: Oct. 19-25

October 18, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, October 22: Following emergency calls for aid from several Indiana counties where the influenza death rate approaches one in every 200 residents, Captain William King, assistant secretary of the state board of health, declared the most serious aspect of the influenza epidemic in Indiana is … Read More

100 Years Ago: Oct. 12-18

October 11, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, October 18: Because of the “continued prevalence of the influenza epidemic,” the state-wide ban on all public gatherings will continue until October 26. The Indianapolis board of health established an opening time of 9:45 a.m. and a closing time of 6:15 p.m. for all retail … Read More