Old Home Town – 100 years ago

From the Lawrence Daily World for Sept. 25, 1907: “A Leavenworth man who contends his daughter was abducted from his home by a strange woman on Sept. 5 is having his sanity questioned by investigators. Some think he may have had a role in the abducting and may be ‘crazy.’ : The university says it will not yield to efforts to play the Thanksgiving Day football game with Missouri anywhere but on the local campus since Kansas City has been ruled out because of exorbitant rental fees for the field. University officials believe the games belong on the campuses rather than in city settings. : Lawrence Lodge I.O.O.F. No. 4 is observing its 50th anniversary with numerous special events. “