Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: Dec. 16-22

December 15, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, December 18, 1916: Kris Kringle will have $300,000 (2015: $6,592,222) to spend for Christmas cheer because of the Christmas savings clubs at Indianapolis banks. Deposits ranged from $12.50 to $250 (2015: $275 to $5,494). Cards resembling the usual Christmas cards, signed by the cashiers of … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Dec. 9-15

December 8, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, December 10, 1916: Monday, December 11, is Admission Day, the day on which the state of Indiana will be 100 years old. Centennial medals have been made by distinguished Hoosier sculptor Janet Scudder as the one permanent memorial of the celebration. The obverse side depicts … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Dec. 2-8

December 1, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, December 2, 1916: Freeman B. Ransom, The Good Citizens’ League president, has called a mass meeting at Pythian Castle Hall, 234 W. Walnut, for Monday evening to discuss caring for the large number of African-Americans coming to Indianapolis as the result of the economic conditions … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Nov. 25-Dec. 1

November 24, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, November 29, 1916: While preparations are under way throughout Indianapolis for a proper celebration of Thanksgiving Day, the weatherman predicts the holiday will be cold and crisp with bright sunshine. Despite Thanksgiving dinners this year likely being the most expensive every, hundreds of shoppers crowded … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Nov. 18-24

November 17, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, November 21, 1916: Yesterday, Mayor Bell and other city officials boarded four automobiles and proceeded to the head of the Pogues Run Drain near New York St and the Lake Erie & Western Railroad. Before an awed assemblage, the dignitaries proceeded to enter the two … Read More