From the Lawrence Daily World for Oct. 17, 1906: “There were no new diphtheria cases reported today and the total remains at 99, with eight deaths, the latest a 10-months-old child at 1107 Pennsylvania. : Several major political meetings are planned in the next week by both parties, though the Democrats have little chance of winning even one office in November. : The Kansas University freshman football team will play Lawrence High School tomorrow at McCook Field, admission 25 cents. : A number of the fraternal orders of Lawrence are planning a local alliance by which all the lodges will work for the common good of fraternalism in Lawrence. : Dr. W.H. Hayne, whose laboratory has been instrumental in diphtheria testing here, is preparing for World readers advice about anti-toxins to prevent cases in the future. : The annual meeting here of the Friends of Kansas will end today. It has been a busy time.”