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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


Whistles Din War Message
From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, July 19: At 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon, tied-down factory whistles shrieked and church bells rang...
Jul 19, 2018


Becomes Recreation Center for Men in United States Service
From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, July 8: The Woodruff Place Club, a community social center in Woodruff Place, will become the second...
Jul 8, 2018
Naming Battleship Cheered by Throng
From The Indianapolis Star, Friday, July 5: With the words, “I christen thee The Indianapolis,” Miss Irene Hart broke a bottle of...
Jul 5, 2018
Indianapolis Women Begin Military Drill
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, June 25: A platoon of thirty-two young single women began infantry drill Monday evening at the...
Jun 25, 2018


Alien Enemy Women Register and Submit Photos to Police
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, June 18: Seventy-nine German alien women residing in Indianapolis were registered at Tomlinson Hall...
Jun 18, 2018
Pupils in 65 Parades Today
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, June 13: The spirit of loyalty in the fight for freedom and democracy will dominate today as more...
Jun 13, 2018
Seeking Eighty Nurses for Red Cross Service
From The Indianapolis News, Monday, June 3: The nation-wide Red Cross nursing drive opened today. U. S. Army Surgeon-General William...
Jun 3, 2018


German Language Papers to Suspend
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, May 30: The Daily Telegraph-Tribune and the Sunday Spottvogel, the two German language newspapers...
May 30, 2018


$2,281,002 Subscribed in War Chest Drive
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, May 24: The week-long War Chest campaign across Indianapolis brought in pledges of $2,281,002 (2017:...
May 24, 2018


Great Meeting Gives Impetus to War Chest
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, May 14: A public demonstration last evening at Tomlinson Hall attended by 3,000 men and women and...
May 14, 2018
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