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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


Bicycle Run Has Good Entry in Sunday Event
From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, October 24, 1919: Hundreds of bicycle riders have registered with the thirty-six dealers for the...
Oct 28, 2019


Freshmen at Butler Stuff Ballot Boxes
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, October 16, 1919: Newly-elected junior class officers at Butler College were surprised to learn...
Oct 16, 2019
City Doesn't Suit Students
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, October 8, 1919: Fifteen out of 100 students in Indianapolis high schools do not expect to stay...
Oct 8, 2019


Gives New Idea for City Market
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, September 30, 1919: Acting on a special advisory committee’s recommendations, Herbert L. Bass,...
Sep 30, 2019


Motor Trucks Will Parade
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, September 25, 1919: Highway Transport Day will be celebrated in Indianapolis this afternoon with a...
Sep 25, 2019
Irvingtonians Object to Gas Lights Order
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, September 17, 1919: The board of public works suffered a “gas attack” today when a large number...
Sep 17, 2019


Legion Plans Campaign Here
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, September 10, 1919: The American Legion starts its national membership campaign Monday and during...
Sep 10, 2019


Wilson Hurls Defi to Foes of Covenant
From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, September 5, 1919: President Woodrow Wilson, addressing an enormous audience of citizens at the...
Sep 5, 2019


People Flock to Food Sale
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 19, 1919: Consumers began to form-up an hour before army surplus commodities went on sale at...
Aug 19, 2019


Housewives of City Organize League to Aid H. C. of L. Fight
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 14, 1919: A cosmopolitan gathering of Indianapolis women packed the auditorium of the Main...
Aug 14, 2019
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