From the Lawrence Daily World for July 11, 1908: “The Democratic convention concluded in Denver last night with the nomination of John Worth Kern of Indiana for the vice presidential spot, completing the ticket on which William Jennings Bryan is the presidential candidate. : Lawrence may now, for the first time, talk with Denver, Colo. The Bell Telephone Co. has just completed the first long distance connection with the Colorado capital, having strung three copper metallic circuits between Kansas City and Denver.”