From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, April 30, 1920:  Tomorrow, Saturday, May 1 has been proclaimed “America Day” by Gov. James Goodrich “in order to combat the radical and un-American propaganda which has been cunningly spread in the United States by agitators who receive their inspiration from eastern Europe.”  Necessarily, Indianapolis public schools conducted programs today celebrating the event.  America Day was observed in some classrooms with singing of patriotic songs

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, April 21, 1920:  Protesting the increased price of clothing, boys at Shortridge High School have joined the national overall movement pledging to wear blue denim.  The Girl’s Discussion Group at the high school will decide today as to the relative merits of silk and cotton, and the Shortridge Echo, the school paper, called for an increase in the wearing of denim.  Shortridge principal George Buck said he would not approve students formin

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, April 12, 1920:  Railroad freight traffic has been practically at a standstill since Saturday when 2,300 switchmen, switch tenders and yardmen in Indianapolis yards organized the Indianapolis Yardmen’s Association No. 19 and joined the unauthorized national strike in demanding an eight-hour day and time and a half for overtime.  The yardmen declared the action was solely because of pay, and any member making radical speeches should be immed

From The Indianapolis Times, Saturday, April 3, 1920:  Reports of graft, cruelty and incompetency in the management of the Marion County jail have stirred-up women’s clubs, and prominent women have expressed the opinion that the jail’s woman’s department needs a “housecleaning” along with other jail departments.  Hester M. Hart (Mrs. W. H. Hart), Housewives’ League president, has called for action to protect women prisoners from mistreatment.  Mrs. Hart said, “When women get