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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


Jan 20, 2024
New Athletic Club Opened; Monument to Vision and Work
From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, January 20, 1924:Â The official opening of the new Indianapolis Athletic Club was celebrated last...


Aug 13, 2023
Anti-Klan Ticket Elected by Union
From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, August 14, 1923: At a meeting last night, delegates of the Central Labor Union overwhelming elected...


May 2, 2023
More Housewives in Sugar Boycott
From The Indianapolis Times, Wednesday, May 2, 1923: As sugar prices have soared to 11 and 12 cents a pound retail, women’s clubs and...
Aug 16, 2022
Organizers of Unity League Work in City
From The Indianapolis News, Thursday, August 17, 1922: Nine Indianapolis men attended a meeting yesterday evening at the Denison Hotel...
Mar 1, 2022
Many Veterans to Participate in Bonus Move
From The Indianapolis Star, Wednesday, March 1, 1922: As part of a nation-wide movement to force Congress to pass the bonus bill,...


Mar 30, 2021
Ku Klux Klan Leader Admits Active Work in Indianapolis
From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, March 31, 1921: Organizers for the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan have been working several weeks in...
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