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MCHS
THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1924
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates


Aug 5, 2019
Tribute Paid to Colored Soldiers
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, August 5, 1919: Indianapolis welcomed 150 black soldiers of the 809th Pioneer Infantry back home...


Feb 20, 2019
Colored Troops Honored
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, February 20, 1919: More than 200 returning colored soldiers were honored last night by Gov....


Jan 12, 2019
Colored Girls to Have Club
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, January 12, 1919: A recreation and club center will open for the city’s African American girls at...


Nov 9, 2018
Evening Schools Open With Good Attendance
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, November 9: Good attendance has been reported in the evening classes offered at six black...


Sep 19, 2018
Colored Hospital Not Quite Up to Mark, but Is Held Worthy
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, September 18: The New York Bureau of Municipal Research, after an exhaustive survey, concludes the...


Aug 21, 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...
Jul 19, 2018
Says County Council Favors Enlargement
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, July 19: Miss Mary Meyers, secretary of the Marion County Association for the Prevention of...


Apr 27, 2018
50,000 New Members is Goal in Campaign
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, April 27: Taking as its membership campaign slogan the words of Lincoln, “All men up and no man...


Mar 2, 2018
Military Recital Will Be Given Monday Night
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, March 2: A military recital to benefit the African American band of the 317th Engineer Regiment,...
Jan 2, 2018
Demonstration Held by Colored Citizens
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, January 2: A large audience was in attendance at Tomlinson Hall yesterday afternoon, under the...
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