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MCHS
THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1925
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates


Dec 31, 2020
Indianapolis Folk Will Jazz in New Year with Lid Tilted 'Just a Bit'
From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, December 31, 1920: Dancing the old year out and ushering in the new one has been assured in...


Oct 24, 2020
Plan Shelter for Animals
From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, October 25, 1920: “Buy a Brick for $1 (2019: $13) - Help Build the Shelter for Animals,” is the...


Oct 20, 2020
Woman's Bank Unique in U.S.
From The Indianapolis Times, Thursday, October 21, 1920: With the opening this week of the woman’s bank department of the Fletcher...


Oct 13, 2020
Thousands Here May Lose Vote
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, October 14, 1920: Thousands of Marion County citizens will not be able to vote in the coming...


Oct 5, 2020
168,741 Voters are Qualified
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, October 6, 1920: A total of 168,741 Marion County citizens have registered and are entitled to...


Sep 28, 2020
Football Attention Centers in Irvington
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, September 29, 1920: Irvington will be the center of football followers as record crowds are...


Sep 19, 2020
G.A.R. Reunion Gets Underway
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, September 20, 1920: For the fourth time Indianapolis is the host city to the annual national...


Sep 10, 2020
Doubling Up Move Planned to Pierce Rent Hog's Hide
From The Indianapolis Times, Saturday, September 11, 1920: Driven to desperation by high rents, exorbitant prices of coal, groceries and...


Sep 9, 2020
Colored Baptists Ask Recognition of Race
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, September 10, 1920: Speakers at the colored Baptist National Convention meeting in Tomlinson Hall...


Sep 2, 2020
Want to Vote? Register, Two Opportunities
From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, September 3, 1920: To vote in the November election it is absolutely necessary that you take one of...
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