January - 2019

THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS

Memorial Talk Revives State Plaza Project

From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, January 31, 1919: Long-cherished plans for a great state plaza connecting the five blocks from...

Wolf Hunt Arouses State-Wide Interest

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, January 23, 1919: Two wolves have been attacking animals belonging to farmers in the vicinity of...

Boy Scout Meet Will Be Held at Tomlinson Hall

From The Indianapolis Star, Saturday, January 25, 1919: Indianapolis Boy Scout troops will hold their annual indoor track meet at...

Tree for Every Fallen Soldier

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, January 20, 1919: Richard Lieber, Indiana State Park Commission chairman, is promoting his “Indiana...

Manufacturers Urge to Pay Claims

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, January 15, 1919: At a meeting yesterday evening at the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, 200...

Colored Girls to Have Club

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, January 12, 1919: A recreation and club center will open for the city’s African American girls at...

Indiana Welcomes the 137th and 139th Boys

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, January 10, 1919: Patriotic decorations hung from buildings in downtown Indianapolis today as...

Woman's Auxiliary to Be Made Permanent

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, January 1, 1919: The 38th Division’s woman’s auxiliary, which was organized temporarily to...

Police Department Begins New Policy

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, January 1, 1919: Mayor Charles Jewett talked straight from the shoulder to the Indianapolis...