From the Lawrence Daily World for Jan. 4, 1909: “The women of Lawrence can vote in the coming municipal primaries, according to the state attorney general. This question has puzzled local attorneys for some time and the state seems to have settled it. … December proved to be the driest month in 41 years of records here and yet 1908 proved to be the rainiest year. Some parts of Kansas, including some of our regions, got as much as 48 inches of rain, about twice the normal.”