Old Home Town – 100 years ago

From the Lawrence Daily World for Oct. 27, 1908: “It appears the railroads are not inclined to provide special fares for people going from here to Lincoln to see the football game with Kansas and the local crowd could be hurt by the fare of more than $8. : President Theodore Roosevelt celebrated his 50th birthday today. : W. Harvey Brown, a former Lawrence man, has been elected to to the legislative council of South Africa. It is a high honor for people over there”