From the Lawrence Daily World for Oct. 8, 1909: The deadly infantile paralysis which has baffled all medical knowledge has found a temporary field in Kansas for its horrible ravages. Seven more victims have been claimed in the state. Scientists here and at the university medical center are feeding germs to monkeys in hopes of making progress but so far nothing good has been reported. The medical world is baffled by the problem and every resource is being used in the fight. . . . Fifteen to 30 persons were killed when a Santa Fe work train collided with another train on the outskirts of Topeka. There were 40 on the train. . . . A well-known swindler tried to play hide and seek with lawmen here but they caught him after several exciting chases. Jess Green of Perry, Okla., has a bad reputation for theft by deception and it is good he is behind bars. . . . . Six autos bearing 22 Leavenworth merchants were in Lawrence today. They were trade boosters and had been visiting all the little towns along the Tonganoxie line asking people to trade in Leavenworth.