top of page

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 Wins State Evidence
From The Indianapolis Times , Tuesday, June 16, 1925:Â A copy of the dying declaration of Madge Oberholtzer, for whose murder former...
Jun 16
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


Miss Oberholtzer Dies; Coroner Asks Autopsy
From The Indianapolis News , Tuesday, April 14, 1925:Â Madge Oberholtzer died this morning at her Irvington home, 5802 University Av,...
Apr 14
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


D.C. Stephenson Behind Move Which Brought 15 Absent Senators Back
From The Indianapolis Times , Friday, February 27, 1925:Â Because of promises by Republican political boss D. C. Stephenson, Indiana...
Feb 27


Hooded Klansmen Hold Big Parade Despite Weather
From The Indianapolis Star , Sunday, December 7, 1924:Â Cool temperatures and damp streets did not keep Ku Klux Klan members from...
Dec 7, 2024


The Election - The Klan - The Future
From The Indianapolis Times , Friday, November 7, 1924:Â Republican Ed Jackson, Ku Klux Klan candidate for governor, has been elected...
Nov 7, 2024


Throng Watches Klansmen March Through Streets
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, May 25, 1924:Â An orderly procession of white robed and masked Ku Klux Klanmen, led by 100 robed and...
May 25, 2024


Stephenson Heads Defiant Klansmen
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, May 13, 1924:Â Ku Klux Klan representatives from ninety-one Indiana county Klan councils, meeting...
May 13, 2024


Nomination of Jackson is Assured
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, May 7, 1924: Yesterday’s primary election demonstrated the Ku Klux Klan’s ability to become a...
May 7, 2024
Search By Tags
bottom of page