Old Home Town – 100 years ago

From the Lawrence Daily World for Dec. 10, 1906: “The Nobel Peace Prize with an award of $40,000 today was conferred on President Theodore Roosevelt by the Norwegian parliament. He was cited for promoting peace between Japan and Russia and this is one of the world’s greatest honors. : Several school officials say it would be well to develop home fire drills that pupils could teach to their parents to lessen the chances for tragedy. A number of parents are supporting the plan. Schools have fire drills, why not our homes?