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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1926
Page
12
Berlin's Brandenburg Gate undergoes essential repairs with the Prussian goddess of victory removed for studio work. Tourists find the landmark obscured by scaffolding as traffic continues through the arch while the central span remains unused.
Alfred H. Hubbard, a 23 year old detective, reportedly dismantled a vast Pacific Northwest whisky smuggling ring. The Seattle report describes his solo undercover work as highly daring, likening it to fiction and top crime adventures, highlighting his skill and nerve.
The article recounts Hubbard's two year escape from law enforcers and a complex smuggling scheme tied to Roy Olmsted. It details his roles from trusted lieutenant to bookkeeper informer, his near captures, a sun energy myth, and the reach of the operation into police and coast guard ranks, plus a Seattle radio station connection and lurid rumors about coded signals from a wife.
Mrs Edna McQuillen of Indianapolis reports suffering fifteen years of stomach troubles with bloating gas and cramps. After four months unable to eat solids she tried Konjola at Hook's drug store and says her condition improved quickly gaining four pounds in three weeks. She can now eat solid foods, sleeps better, and feels overall improved. Konjola is available at drug stores in the city with free samples offered by The Konjola Man at Hook's store.
Washington report notes Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi backs quick congressional action on the Muscle Shoals deal despite southern opposition. Senator Curtis signals possible delay while Heflin faces political heat over disposal stance as the steering committee weighs bringing leasing bill to a vote.
Stockholm's air purity is reported by government meteorologist Anders Angstrom. He finds Swedish air contains 100 to 200 dust particles per cubic centimeter, far purer than in some capitals where counts reach 11,000 per cubic centimeter.
The marines were the first Federal armed force created in the United States.
In London a Galesburg city water department worker of thirty years can pinpoint leaks by feeling vibrations through his teeth. He places a key on the main and measures location by the sensed vibrations, a system he developed to identify leak points.
A new tenement in New York City features a flat garage for carriages built from galvanized iron. It is fireproof and includes a separate compartment with a door and stable for each perambulator.
A company with capital near $250000 is formed to catch sharks and exploit them commercially. Sharks will supply hide for boots and shoes oil meat fertilizers fodder edible fins for the Chinese market glue ingulating substances dye and polishing materials.
Cleveland report notes several purse thefts where stolen pocketbooks were discarded into mail boxes. The Postal Claims Department annually returns hundreds of wallet losses to rightful owners.
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