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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
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
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...
Aug 5, 2019
Brilliant Pageantry of Night Parade Crowns Shrinedom's Gala Week
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, June 12, 1919: A series of flashlight photographs captured a record number of patrols, bands and...
Jun 12, 2019
Cheering Crowds Bank the Long Line of March
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, May 7, 1919: Glorious Welcome Home Day! A chorus of factory whistles greeted the troop trains...
May 7, 2019
Belgian Veterans and Dogs Famed in the War, Will Parade Streets Here Tomorrow
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, April 30, 1919: A Belgian machine gun detachment will parade through Indianapolis streets...
Apr 30, 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
Name Chosen for Soldiers' Tribute
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, April 7, 1919: “Welcome Home Day” is the official name selected by the joint committee planning the...
Apr 7, 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
Wild Scenes Follow Reports of Signing
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, November 7: The most unusual celebration ever staged in Indianapolis took place soon after news...
Nov 7, 2018
French Heroes March in Indianapolis Streets
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, October 7: Clad in olive tinged khaki and carrying shouldered rifles with long bayonets flashing in...
Oct 7, 2018
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