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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
Clean-up Campaign Announced by Mayor
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, April 22, 1919: A ten-day “clean up our city time,” targeting dirt and rubbish in the yards and...
Apr 22, 2019
Big Guns Feature Victory Loan Parade
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, April 17, 1919: Pieces of war machinery - heavy guns, thirty-six inch searchlights, ammunition...
Apr 17, 2019
Colored Troops Honored
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, February 20, 1919: More than 200 returning colored soldiers were honored last night by Gov....
Feb 20, 2019
Movie Censors Working
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, February 10, 1919: Following the announcement by Mayor Jewett last month that he will allow motion...
Feb 10, 2019
Indiana Welcomes the 137th and 139th Boys
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, January 10, 1919: Patriotic decorations hung from buildings in downtown Indianapolis today as...
Jan 10, 2019
Police Department Begins New Policy
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, January 1, 1919: Mayor Charles Jewett talked straight from the shoulder to the Indianapolis...
Jan 1, 2019
Hoosier War Hero Visits Indianapolis
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, December 3: Arriving on a special interurban car from Newcastle, IN, Major General Omar Bundy, the...
Dec 3, 2018
Ministers Urge Amusement Ban
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, December 3: A meeting of the Indianapolis Ministers’ Association at Roberts Park Methodist...
Dec 3, 2018
Protective Steps Taken by Mayor
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, September 27: Mayor Charles Jewett has taken steps to prevent a Spanish influenza epidemic in...
Sep 27, 2018
City Honors 1,258 Colored Draftees
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, August 21: Yesterday evening, the city’s downtown streets were filled with cheering, shouting, and...
Aug 21, 2018
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