Article Archives: World War I: 100 Years Ago

World War I: 100 Years Ago: Jan. 25-31

January 24, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, January 31, 1919:  Long-cherished plans for a great state plaza connecting the five blocks from University Park to St. Clair Park, between Meridian and Pennsylvania Streets, have been revived as the site for a state memorial of the war against Germany.  The movement to relocate … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Jan. 18-24

January 17, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, January 20, 1919: Richard Lieber, Indiana State Park Commission chairman, is promoting his “Indiana Plan” for honoring the role played by American soldiers in the recent war. Under Lieber’s proposal, trees would be planted in a park in each county commemorating Indiana soldiers who gave … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Jan. 11-18

January 10, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, January 15: At a meeting yesterday evening at the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, 200 Indiana manufacturers were assured by L. C. Harrison, chief of the Cincinnati production district, that properly filed claims for canceled war contracts would be given immediate attention. The approximately $50,000,000 (2018: … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Jan. 4-10

January 3, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, January 10: Patriotic decorations hung from buildings in downtown Indianapolis today as cheering thousands lined the parade route to welcome the first gallant sons of Indiana to return from France. The 2,780 soldiers of the 137th and 139th field artillery regiments received a tremendous ovation … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Dec. 21-Jan. 3

December 20, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, December 25: One of the most important army and navy department auxiliaries is the Red Cross Motor Corps, and it’s one of the few organizations whose work has intensified since the Armistice. The influenza epidemic kept the women of the Indianapolis Red Cross Motor Corps … Read More