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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


Thousands Witness Great Industrial Parade
From The Indianapolis News , Wednesday, August 19, 1925: The main spectacle of Greater Indianapolis Week was this afternoon’s parade...
Aug 18


Streets Gay for Motor Bus Parade
From The Indianapolis News , Tuesday, May 19, 1925: A parade, carnival features, and speeches marked today’s opening of the Red Ball Bus...
May 18


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


Military Forces Unite in Defense Day Parade
From The Indianapolis News , Friday, September 12, 1924:Â National Defense Test Day was successfully celebrated across the country and in...
Sep 11, 2024


Labor Gathers for Celebration at Fairground
From The Indianapolis Times , Monday, September 1, 1924:Â 10,000 labor union members gathered at the State Fairground today for a...
Aug 31, 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 24, 2024


Racers to Parade in City Streets
From The Indianapolis News, Friday, November 10, 1922: The new Hoosier Motor Speedway, East 38th St and Pendleton Pike, will open with...
Nov 8, 2022


Foch Given Real Hoosier Welcome
From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, November 4, 1921: A great parade with long lines of marching men, regular soldiers, national...
Nov 3, 2021
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