Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: Feb. 24-March 2

February 22, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, February 28: The Indianapolis Dental Society petitioned the Indianapolis board of school commissioners for permission to examine the teeth of all children in the city’s public schools. This is the first tangible offer for dental inspection in the schools. The examinations would be made by … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Feb. 17-23

February 16, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, February 21: In preparation for “Bird House Day,” school children in the Indianapolis public schools are building 1,600 bird houses according to Harry E. Wood, director of manual training for the schools. The city park department has been advocating for the conservation of Indiana native … Read More

100 Years Ago: Feb. 10-16

February 9, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, February 16: By train and interurban suffragists – women and men wearing yellow streamers proclaiming “Votes for Women” – from practically every Indiana town converged on the Statehouse to show by their presence that they were in favor of suffrage. Mrs. John [Celeste] Barnhill, Mrs. … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Feb. 3-9

February 2, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, February 5: The severe cold weather which has gripped Indianapolis for the past week has led to a shortage of coal and has overtaxed gas supplies. The inability of school heating plants to supply sufficient heat to the classrooms at Shortridge High School and twenty-five … Read More

100 Years Ago: Jan. 27-Feb. 2

January 26, 2017 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, January 28: The paper shortage has produced higher prices for waste paper and those once glad to give it away to the Salvation Army are now collecting it to sell to junk men. As a result paper collection by the Salvation Army has fallen off … Read More