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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1926
Page
7
E Y Guernsey of Bedford reports in Indiana History Bulletin on the Wolke burial mound near Medora. Excavations reveal over thirty skeletons, preserved remains, numerous animal bones, flint chips, and antlers. earlier digs were halted by funding limits.
In the Senate a Baltimore Sun cartoon showing Senator Watson standing behind the President caused a sensation. Senator Caraway brought the paper to the chamber and the cartoon was passed around, provoking laughter among many senators until Watson viewed it and stalked away without a smile.
Nine people died in Indiana during holiday accidents and storms. Three lightning deaths occurred in a thunderstorm sweeping the state. four auto crashes claimed lives. others were injured. Names include Henry Juzzi of Brazil, Kenneth Wessel near Linton, Oran Patton near Greensburg, George Paine of Terre Haute, and Cora Scott of Detroit.
A stormy holiday across Indiana brought strong winds and lightning with a Marion cyclone causing significant damage. In Indianapolis rains totaled .11 inches by day and .38 at night while a roof injury and garage roof blow off were reported. Fair weather returns tonight and Wednesday as meteorologists note calmer conditions.
Washington June 1 The Anti-Saloon League defends itself against charges of unethical payments to Congressmen for dry speeches. The group admits some expenses or honoraria may flow to speakers, citing vice president Marshall and other dry lawmakers as examples. Reports say $2,500,000 was spent at peak campaign to ratify the Eighteenth Amendment.
An early 20th century health ad extols liver bile as the body's purifier. It promotes Calotabs as a safe, habit forming purgative to start bile flow, claim its superiority over other laxatives, and urges readers to keep Calotabs in every home medicine chest.
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