From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 19, 1919: Consumers began to form-up an hour before army surplus commodities went on sale at the Federal building yesterday morning, and when clerks started taking orders at 8 o’clock the waiting crowd of 150 persons extended from the tables set-up to take orders through the long corridor. As more people arrived, additional clerks were called upon to handle the increasing number of citizens. All classes were in the line - men fro

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 14, 1919: A cosmopolitan gathering of Indianapolis women packed the auditorium of the Main Public Library yesterday to organize the Indianapolis Housewives League for the purpose of fighting higher food prices and to campaign for saner purchasing among city housekeepers. The price of commodities in various neighborhoods of the city will be followed and the organization will instantly provide this information to households. Speake

From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, August 5, 1919: Indianapolis welcomed 150 black soldiers of the 809th Pioneer Infantry back home Monday evening. The soldiers marched from the War Camp Community Club for colored soldiers, Senate Av and North St, along downtown streets, around Monument Place, and through the Victory Arch before attending a celebration at Tomlinson Hall with friends and relatives. Dr. Sumner Furniss, city councilor and chair of the colored citizen’s exec