Article Archives: World War I: 100 Years Ago

World War I 100 Years Ago: June 15-21

June 14, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, June 18: Seventy-nine German alien women residing in Indianapolis were registered at Tomlinson Hall yesterday, the first day for the registration of women alien enemies. President Wilson’s proclamation requires the registration of every woman alien enemy fourteen years and above, including women of American birth … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: June 8-14

June 7, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, June 13: The spirit of loyalty in the fight for freedom and democracy will dominate today as more than 40,000 Indianapolis public school pupils and their teachers demonstrate in 65 parades through the immediate neighborhoods of their schools as part of the $5,000,000 (2017: $82,960,434) … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: June 1-7

May 31, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, June 3: The nation-wide Red Cross nursing drive opened today. U. S. Army Surgeon-General William Gorgas has asked for 25,000 nurses, and Miss Mae Currie, local nursing service committee secretary, reported the enrollment of twelve nurses towards Marion County’s quota of eighty. In a statement … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: May 25-31

May 24, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, May 30: The Daily Telegraph-Tribune and the Sunday Spottvogel, the two German language newspapers of Indianapolis, will suspend publication Monday for at least the duration of the war. August Tamm, president of the Gutenberg Co and editor of the papers, said this decision “has been … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: May 18-24

May 17, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, May 24: The week-long War Chest campaign across Indianapolis brought in pledges of $2,281,002 (2017: $ 37,846,583), but far short of its goal. After receiving this report at a noon luncheon, William Fortune, war chest board president, said, “Heroic work must be done between now … Read More