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MCHS
THIS WEEK IN INDIANAPOLIS
1925
news stories & adverts from one hundred years ago
Compiled by Steve Barnett
Ads & Illustrations clipped by Carl Bates
Stephenson Trial Set June 2
From The Indianapolis Times , Friday, May 15, 1925:Â D. C. Stephenson, Earl Gentry, and Earl Klinck will go on trial in Marion County...
May 15
D. C. Stephenson Under Indictment
From The Indianapolis News , Friday, April 3, 1925:Â Former Indiana Grand Dragon D. C. Stephenson was arrested today on five charges in...
Apr 3


M'CRAY RESIGNS AS GOVERNOR
From The Indianapolis Times, Tuesday, April 29, 1924:Â Gov. Warren T. McCray resigned today following his conviction in Federal Court...
Apr 29, 2024


Petition Opposes New High School
From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, February 18, 1924:Â A suit seeking to prevent the Indianapolis board of school commissioners from...
Feb 18, 2024
No Room for Klan in U.S., Says Judge
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, January 10, 1923: “I don’t think there’s a place in the American republic for such organizations...
Jan 10, 2024


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 17, 2021


Hotel Men Seeking Way to Stop Use of Search Warrants
From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, January 24, 1921: Indianapolis hotel managers are seeking legal methods to protect themselves and...
Jan 24, 2021
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