Indiana Columbia Club History and Landmark Home
The Indianapolis Columbia Club, born in the early 1900s, expanded its legacy with a new clubhouse costing far more than planned, hosting presidents Roosevelt Taft and notable figures like Beveridge and Marshall. It became a hub for Republican events, widely expanding membership and serving as a key forum during Indiana campaigns including 1920.
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Frank van Camp
Lucius B. Hamilton
Middle West
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Bell Captain at Columbia Club for Three Years
Joe Walters of 1004 High Street served as bell captain at the Columbia Club for the past three years. He has met leaders in politics and business through the club and praises two of his most pleasant colleagues, E. G. Hood and R. P. Kraft.
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Bell
Columbia Club
Joe Walters
High St
E. G. Hood
R. P. Kraft
Walters
Monument Circle gains new club house and Baldwin store
Announcement recalls a long dream of a club leaders to build a new house. Plans started in 1915 and resumed after World War I. Construction began around June 1 1924 at the old site, fulfilling years of effort. The Baldwin Piano Company transformed a building into a modern store and salesrooms on Monument Circle with phonograph displays, piano parlors, and engagement with the English Hotel area.
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America
Baldwin Piano Company
Phonograph
Baldwin
No. 4
Circle Hall
Monument Circle
English Hotel
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Columbia
Marrison
Republican Party
Charles W. Fairbanks
American Republic
Albert J. Beveridge
Franklin W-Hays
John L. Griffiths
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Fairbanks
Henry W. Layton
Marion Club
William Howard Taft
George Harvey
England
Washington
Lincoln
Harvey
League of Nations
Indiana
Will H. Hays
Leonard Wood
Columbia ‘ Club
Warren G. Harding
Ohio
Frank O. Lowden
Ilinois
Hiram Johnson
California
James M. Cox
Herbert Hoover
Commerce
Lillian Russell
Republican National Committee
Charles Evans Hughes
John C. Ruckelshaus
James P. Goodrich
Warren T. McCray
Indiana Society of Chicago
Lucius Teter
Indiana Club of Chicago
Ruckelshaus
Haberdashery
A. Cooper Andrews
Continental Bank Building
Mbia
Circle
Seave
Motor Inn
Finest Automobile Hotel
Bone
New Columbia Club
William P. Jungclaus Co
Indianapolis Sky Line
Reserve Loan Life Ins. Co
Banner Furniture Co
Elks’ Club
French Lick Springs
Illinois Building
Wm. P. Jungclaus Co
Massachusetts Avenue
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