1921 | MCHS Current 3/4

THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS

May 12, 2021

Indianapolis Institutions Keep 'Open House' in Celebration of National Hospital Day

From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, May 12, 1921: The first National Hospital Day was observed today throughout the United States and...

May 4, 2021

Death-Knell of Doo-Dad Sounded by Ross Crane

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, May 4, 1921: The “doo-dad” is the curse of the modern American home,” declared Ross Crane of the...

Apr 16, 2021

District Clubs Demand Revised Immigration Laws

From The Indianapolis Star, Saturday, April 16, 1921: The Seventh District Federation of Clubs adopted a resolution yesterday demanding...

Mar 31, 2021

Ku Klux Klan Leader Admits Active Work in Indianapolis

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, March 31, 1921: Organizers for the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan have been working several weeks in...

Mar 23, 2021

Women's Police Department Ranks First in Country

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 23, 1921: Miss Clara Burnside, supervisor of the women’s police bureau, has been promoted...

Mar 14, 2021

City Becomes State Basketball Center Friday

From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, March 14, 1921: Indianapolis becomes the basketball center of Indiana for the first time when the...

Mar 7, 2021

Works Board Acts on Propaganda Meetings

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, March 7, 1921: The Indianapolis board of public works announced today that no group would be...

Feb 20, 2021

Indianapolis is Book Poor

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, February 20, 1921: Indianapolis is book poor! The library is 100,000 volumes short of what a...

Feb 17, 2021

12 Negro Women Sit in Jury Box in Damage Suit

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, February 17, 1921: For the first time in the legal history of Indianapolis, and possibly the...

Feb 6, 2021

Site for New Athletic Club Home Chosen

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, February 6, 1921: The new home of the Indianapolis Athletic Club will be built at the southwest...