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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
County Democrats Propose Political Klan Elimination
From The Indianapolis Star , Thursday, January 7, 1926: Four hundred precinct committeepersons, ward chairs, and other prominent members of the Marion County Democratic Party adopted resolutions last evening pledging to fight to eliminate the Ku Klux Klan from controlling politics in the county. The resolutions called upon, “all fair-minded citizens regardless of past political affiliations to join in eliminating the Ku Klux Klan and its leaders from all political control i
Jan 7
Plan Precaution for Gun Toting Permits
From The Indianapolis Times , Saturday, May 2, 1925: “Every precaution will be taken to prevent the issuance of permits to carry...
May 1, 2025


New Orphans Home Almost Completed
From The Indianapolis News , Saturday, November 22, 1924: The new Colored Orphans’ Home, erected by the Marion County board of...
Nov 22, 2024
City Goes Into Plaza Deal Alone
From The Indianapolis Times, Wednesday, November 23, 1921: After word was received that two of the three Marion County commissioners...
Nov 23, 2021


Grand Jury Indicts 21 as Violators of Mattress Label Law
From The Indianapolis Times, Monday, November 14, 1921: An investigation by the Indianapolis board of health has resulted in twenty-one...
Nov 14, 2021
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