Board of Works Bars Klan from Tomlinson Hall

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, March 16, 1922: Yesterday, the Indianapolis board of public works rescinded its earlier action allowing the Ku Klux Klan to use Tomlinson Hall for a public meeting Saturday evening. The board took this step on advice of Taylor Groninger, city corporation counsel, who declared such a meeting would be against public policy and possibly incite race and class feeling. The chief contention arose over a clause asserting “white supremacy” in the principles of the Klan. The corporation counsel pointed out this will cause racial feeling if the meeting is held. Mayor Shank said city officials had received more complaints about the Klan meeting than any other meeting so far. The mayor and president of the board of public works said they had no objection to having the meeting in a private hall in the city.

“Bars Klan from Tomlinson Hall,” The Indianapolis Star, 16 March 1922, p. 1:3

Many Veterans to Participate in Bonus Move

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 1, 1922: As part of a nation-wide movement to force Congress to pass the bonus bill, Indianapolis World War veterans’ organizations, along with women’s auxiliaries and allied organizations, will participate in a mass meeting this coming Sunday afternoon at Tomlinson Hall. “The meeting will be open to the public and will present the ex-service man’s viewpoint on the bonus and try to counteract some of the propaganda that has been sent out against passage of the bill.,” said Arthur Gresham, chief of staff of the Indiana department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Several veterans in uniform will be stationed the downtown district bearing placards calling attention to the meeting. Approximately 50,000 ex-service men along with a large number of their friends and family members are expected to meet throughout Indiana on Sunday afternoon.

“Many Veterans to Participate in Bonus Move,” The Indianapolis Star, 1 March 1922, p. 10:4

100 Horses Burn at Race Track

From The Indianapolis Star, Monday, February 20, 1922: Fire swept through the main stables at the state fairgrounds early yesterday morning, destroying the structure. Stablemen entered the burning structure, braving the intense heat, cutting several horses loose from their stalls and driving them from the conflagration, but approximately 100 valuable horses perished in the blaze. Among those lost were the prize-winning racehorses Lord Busby and Masterpiece, along with sixty-one horses belonging to Batteries A and C of the National Guard. Lord Busby’s owner was sleeping in the stables and suffered severe burns. The fire is believed to have started when a coal oil stove, used for heating, exploded and ignited hay. Spreading swiftly on the loose hay and straw, the flames were far beyond control when discovered and firefighters confined their efforts to saving other structures endangered by the inferno.

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“100 Horses Burn at Race Track,” The Indianapolis Star, 20 February 1922, p. 1:7