Mayor Favors Idea of Radio on Autos
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, February 20, 1923: Last night, Mayor Lew Shank approved a plan to install a radio receiving set in...
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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
Feb 14, 2023
Pneumonia and Flu in City Take Toll of 57 in 12 Days
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, February 14, 1923: City health board statistics show a record fifty-seven deaths from pneumonia...
Feb 3, 2023
Classic Irvington May Be Seen in Action 2,000 Years from Now
From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, February 3, 1923: The Irvington Commercial and Welfare Association has made arrangements for the...
Jan 29, 2023
Spring's Coming, Folks!
From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, January 29, 1923: Spring isn’t here yet, but marble games are, and that’s a sure sign nice warm...
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...
Jan 17, 2023
Pound Closed, Dogs Drugged
From The Indianapolis Times, Wednesday, January 17, 1923: The city dog pound is no more and a whiff of chloroform emanates from the...
Jan 10, 2023
Visions of Dog 'Mule' Sniffers if Mayor's Plan Materializes
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, January 10, 1923: Mayor Lew Shank proposes acquiring two or more German police dogs, direct from...
Jan 2, 2023
Reproduction of Butler Seal Drawn by Indianapolis Artist
From The Indianapolis News, Tuesday, January 2, 1923: Indianapolis artist Paul Hadley has drawn the Butler College seal to be used in...
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