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MCHS
THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1924
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates
Sep 10, 2023
Boy and Girl Cops to Direct Traffic
From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, September 11, 1923: Police officers from the traffic accident prevention bureau will organize...
Sep 6, 2023
Big Crowds Attends Fair as Sun Shines
From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, September 7, 1923: The Ku Klux Klan unofficially declared today “Klan Day” at the Indiana State...
Aug 26, 2023
State Farm Sentences Promised Second-Time Speeders by City Judge
From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, August 27, 1923: Beginning today, speeders convicted a second time will be sentenced to the Indiana...
Aug 22, 2023
City Wrecking Buildings to Eliminate Jogs at Street Corners Where Accidents May Occur
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, August 23, 1923: Work on eliminating or at least reducing several of the more prominent city...
Aug 13, 2023
Anti-Klan Ticket Elected by Union
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 14, 1923: At a meeting last night, delegates of the Central Labor Union overwhelming elected...
Aug 3, 2023
Guns at Fort Ben Boom in Salute
From The Indianapolis Times, Saturday, August 4, 1923: Thirteen guns at Ft. Benjamin Harrison boomed at sunrise today in honor of...
Jun 27, 2023
East Side Enjoys 'Red Letter Day'
One Hundred Years Ago – From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, June 28, 1923: Yesterday’s “Red Letter Day,” sponsored by the East Side...
Jun 18, 2023
City Council Kills Anti-Mask Ordinance, 6 to 2
One Hundred Years Ago – From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, June 19, 1923: Last night the Indianapolis city council voted 2 to 6 to...
Jun 13, 2023
Englewood Pastor Resigns, Rapping Klan Church Rule
One Hundred Years Ago – From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, June 14, 1923: Last week the Englewood Christian Church board of trustees...
Jun 4, 2023
Records Show West's U.S. History Not on List
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, June 5, 1923: Despite the impression in American Legion circles that An American History by Dr....
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