Article Archives: 100 Years Ago

100 Years Ago: April 1-7

March 31, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, April 1, 1922: Beginning tomorrow, the eighth national Negro Health Week will be observed in Indianapolis by the Marion County Tuberculosis Society in cooperation with local clubs, churches, and civic improvement organizations. Illustrated talks will be given on hygiene, tuberculosis, nutrition, and infant welfare at … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 25-31

March 24, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 28, 1922: WOH, the newest Indianapolis radio station, will air its first official regular programing tomorrow night. Broadcasting from the Hatfield Electric Company Radio Studio, 531 N. Meridian St., the city’s most powerful wireless station will open its program with short addresses by Gov. … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 18-24

March 17, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 21, 1922: “Daddy Buttons” are being sold for $5 (2020: $79) by the city’s fourteen Girl Scout troops as part of a week-long drive to raise $10,000 (2020: $157,224) to carry on the work of the movement in Indianapolis. Authors Booth Tarkington and Meredith … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 11-17

March 10, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, March 16, 1922: Yesterday, the Indianapolis board of public works rescinded its earlier action allowing the Ku Klux Klan to use Tomlinson Hall for a public meeting Saturday evening. The board took this step on advice of Taylor Groninger, city corporation counsel, who declared such … Read More

100 Years Ago: March 4-10

March 3, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Times, Thursday, March 9, 1922: Only nine ex-service men are currently tubercular patients at Sunnyside Sanitarium according to the monthly report submitted to the county commissioners by superintendent Dr. Harold Hatch. “The veterans’ bureau is paying us $3 (2020: $47) per day for the maintenance of six … Read More