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THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS

1922

news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago

Indianapolis is Book Poor

Feb 20, 2021

Indianapolis is Book Poor

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, February 20, 1921: Indianapolis is book poor! The library is 100,000 volumes short of what a...

12 Negro Women Sit in Jury Box in Damage Suit

Feb 17, 2021

12 Negro Women Sit in Jury Box in Damage Suit

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, February 17, 1921: For the first time in the legal history of Indianapolis, and possibly the...

Site for New Athletic Club Home Chosen

Feb 6, 2021

Site for New Athletic Club Home Chosen

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, February 6, 1921: The new home of the Indianapolis Athletic Club will be built at the southwest...

Light Air, Soot and Fog Cause 'Sky Darkness'"

Feb 2, 2021

Light Air, Soot and Fog Cause 'Sky Darkness'"

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, February 2, 1921: A cold “sky blanket of darkness” draped over Indianapolis for most of yesterday....

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