At the time of this writing it is April 2013. As a way of commemorating history I want to provide a look back 100 years day-by-day to share the events that were taking place throughout the month of May 2013.

May 1 - 1913 Entry List

Today we have two attachments containing articles, one from the Indianapolis Star and the other from the Indianapolis News - the first articles on the topic of that year's Indianapolis 500 to appear in a major daily newspaper serving the Indianapolis area. The theme of the main articles is the entry list for the race which at that point amounted to 28 cars. Two articles were published May 1, 1913 in the Indianapolis News and bring up interesting points.
May 3 - Prophetic on Goux

 
These two attachments are articles from May 3, 1913 - one from the Indianapolis News and the other from the Indianapolis Star.
 
May 4 - DePalma, Burman & National

Three good articles on the upcoming Indianapolis 500 appeared in the Indianapolis Star on May 4, 1913.
 
May 5 - Language Barrier

As the Indianapolis Motor Speedway prepared for the 1913 Indianapolis 500 much was made of the international character of the race. In particular the Peugeot and Isotta companies entered "works" teams.
May 6 - Burman Favored

 
May 7 - More on Burman

Attached are three articles from the May 7, 1913 Indianapolis News that fueled the build-up to the 1913 Indianapolis 500.
 
May 9 - Liesaw Practices

These are two items from the May 9, 1913 Indianapolis Star.
 

Carl Fisher and James Allison’s Prest-O-Lite Corporation marketed compressed gas canisters initially used to fuel the first viable automobile headlights. Fisher and Allison founded the company with Percy Avery in 1904 and eventually sold the company in 1917 for millions of dollars.

Anchor of the "Horseless City"

May 13, 2013 marked the 100th anniversary of the opening of the big Prest-O-Lite factory in Speedway - the town Carl Fisher envisioned as the "Horseless City." Fisher, a person the track could well use today, was a man of vision and one of his many plans was to create a living environment that integrated his business interests: the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Prest-O-Lite and Speedway Realty Company.
T.E. "Pop" Myers

Check out this interesting article on Theodore T.E. "Pop" Myers who served as a senior executive at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway longer (1910 to 1952) than other man in the track's history.

Fifteen articles in this collection document significant events in Carl Fisher’s life. His “palimony” suit with Gertrude Hassler is an interesting example. Another important point is the Zanesville, Ohio county fair horse track accident in September 1903 that involved his teammate Earl Kiser and resulted in the death of several spectators. Also, there is Carl’s wonderful first hand account of his balloon ride when he competed in the Speedway’s first competition – the national balloon championships of June 1909.

Fisher Automobile Company Incorporates

This article was published in the May 10, 1913 Indianapolis News and discusses the incorporation of the Fisher Automobile Company.