Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago This Week: April 22-28

April 21, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, April 25: Protesting against a break of friendly relations with Germany, German-American residents of Indianapolis, Evansville, Terre Haute and South Bend today sent a large number of telegrams to Indiana’s Congressional delegation appealing to them to do their utmost to prevent war with Germany. Coordinated … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: April 15-21

April 14, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, April 21: Nine of the sixty Indianapolis public schools are unsafe and insanitary according to a report made public by buildings commissioner Jacob H. Hilkene. In examining the schools from cellars to attics, many deplorable conditions were found especially with the boys’ and girls’ washrooms … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: April 8-14

April 7, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, April 10:  The Irvington business district is “dolled up” this week in green and white, because merchants of that thriving section of the city decided to have a “Buy-It-In-Irvington Week.” All stores are decorated in the colors chosen by the Irvington Business Men’s Association, and special … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: April 1-7

March 31, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, April 6: The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announced yesterday that a new rail yard and shop system will be installed on a site south of Irvington between Sherman Drive and Arlington Avenue. The plan will involve the use of sixty miles of rails and the yards … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: March 25-31

March 24, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 28: A delegation of fifty men and women from Irvington appeared before the board of public works and protested against the recent action of the board in ordering the Indianapolis Traction & Terminal Co to decrease the number of street cars operated south of … Read More