1922 | MCHS Current

THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS

Jan 26, 2023

Klan is Denounced as a Menace to Liberty

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, January 26, 1923: A resolution condemning the Ku Klux Klan was adopted yesterday by the council of...

Dec 28, 2022

Oust Vendors from Courthouse Yard

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, December 28, 1922: More than 100 produce standholders and city market outdoor concessionaires will...

Dec 7, 2022

Mayor Threatens Ride Behind Mules for All Offenders

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, December 7, 1922: There has been a noticeable decrease in motor car accidents as a result of the...

Nov 29, 2022

City-Wide Police Drive Continues

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, November 29, 1922: In an effort to check a crime wave in the city, squads of detectives in...

Nov 22, 2022

Butler to Buy Fairview Park

From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, November 22, 1922: The Butler College board of directors, in a special meeting yesterday...

Nov 17, 2022

Sigma Gamma Rho Founded at Butler College

From Aurora Magazine of Sigma Gamma Rho and Other Sources: Sunday, November 12, 1922: Seven young African American women educators met...

Nov 8, 2022

Racers to Parade in City Streets

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, November 10, 1922: The new Hoosier Motor Speedway, East 38th St and Pendleton Pike, will open with...

Oct 31, 2022

Police Try Out Tower Control Traffic System

From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, October 31, 1922: This afternoon the traffic signal control system in the tower east of Meridian...

Oct 25, 2022

Indianapolis Lungs Found Color of Fog

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, October 20, 1922: Dr. Herman G. Morgan, secretary of the Indianapolis board of health, is convinced...

Oct 11, 2022

No More Women to Get on Police Force

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, October 11, 1922: No more women will be appointed to the Indianapolis police department during...