Article Archives: World War I: 100 Years Ago

World War I 100 Years Ago: May 10-16

May 9, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, May 15, 1919: Last evening at Tomlinson Hall, former President William Howard Taft made an earnest plea for creation of a league of nations. For over two hours he carefully analyzed the covenant adopted by the Paris peace conference and answered various objections to America’s … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: May 3-9

May 2, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, May 7, 1919: Glorious Welcome Home Day! A chorus of factory whistles greeted the troop trains bringing soldiers of the 150th Field Artillery and members of Base Hospital No. 32 into Union Station for the long-awaited day celebrating our returning Hoosier heroes. A parade of … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: April 26-May 3

April 25, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, April 30, 1919: A Belgian machine gun detachment will parade through Indianapolis streets tomorrow on behalf of the Victory Loan campaign. The detachment’s seven officers and 110 enlisted men will carry a number of machine guns of the type drawn by the great Flemish dogs … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: April 19-25

April 18, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, April 22, 1919: Indianapolis manufacturers said they were willing to take more than their quota of wounded veterans for shop training following a talk on retraining disabled soldiers presented yesterday by Dr. A. C. Prosser, director of the Federal board for vocational education, at a … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: April 12-18

April 11, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, April 17, 1919: Pieces of war machinery – heavy guns, thirty-six inch searchlights, ammunition trucks painted in gaudy camouflage, anti-aircraft guns – passed through downtown streets today during the parade of a detachment of coast artillery on tour to promote the Victory Liberty Loan campaign. … Read More