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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 and Aids Indicted in Arson Plot
From The Indianapolis Times , Monday, October 5, 1925: D. C. Stephenson, Earl Gentry, and Earl Klinck, whose trial for the alleged murder of Madge Oberholtzer is to begin next Monday at Noblesville, have been indicted together with Fred Butler by a Marion County grand jury for arson in conspiring to burn Stephenson’s Irvington home, 5432 University Av, last April 17. Allegedly the conspirators “willfully and maliciously set fire” to Stephenson’s house valued at $20,000 ( 20
Oct 4


Police With Sawed-Off Shotguns for City
From The Indianapolis News , Thursday, June 11, 1925: “Bullets for Bandits” will be the slogan of the proposed crusade to confront the...
Jun 10


City Becoming Place of Fewer Crimes, Records for 1923 Show
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, October 17, 1923: Fewer crimes have been committed in Indianapolis in the first nine months of...
Oct 16, 2023
Big Money League Guided By Caution
From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, March 21, 1923: Members of the Big Money League direct elaborate bootlegging operations for...
Mar 20, 2023
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...
Feb 20, 2023


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...
Dec 7, 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 29, 2022
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