From the Lawrence Daily World for April 22, 1910: “Lea Arthur and Walker Semple, aged 26 and 24, passed through here this morning on their way to San Francisco. They are walking from Pittsburgh, Pa., to San Francisco on a thousand-dollar wager and are due to reach the California city by July 4 in time to see the great boxing bout between Jeffries and Johnson. … There are hopes that a YMCA for colored men can be organized here and one of the international secretaries of the YMCA is due here for a view of the prospects. … The furniture and equipment of the Santa Fe Hotel have been bought by Mr. and Mrs. S.A. Darland, who have taken a lease from the owners, Engle and Lawson. The building is to be overhauled and put in good condition.”
Archive for Thursday, April 22, 2010
100 years ago: Two walking cross-country
Marketplace
Arts & Entertainment · Bars · Theatres · Restaurants · Coffeehouses · Libraries · Antiques · Services
- Police to aggressively enforce seat-belt laws in 2013 Click It or Ticket campaign May 17, 2013 · 18 comments
- Budget provision would block state funding for Common Core standards May 16, 2013 · 54 comments
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013 · 70 comments
- Lawrence firefighters collecting for MDA this weekend May 17, 2013 · 1 comment
- Opinion: Benghazi, IRS: Son of Watergate? May 15, 2013 · 86 comments
- Senate approves bill banning use of tax dollars to advocate for gun control May 17, 2013 · 23 comments
- Blog: Former Senate president mentioned as challenger to Brownback says he's not running May 14, 2013 · 23 comments
- Bid for recreation center comes in about $10 million lower than expected; questions grow over other cost estimates May 15, 2013 · 83 comments
- State Board hears opposition to Common Core Standards May 14, 2013 · 43 comments
- Blog: City recreation leaders not in favor of lighted tennis court plan near Lawrence High May 16, 2013 · 48 comments
- Affordable Care Act bringing jobs to Lawrence May 16, 2013
- LHS baseball falls in final May 16, 2013
- NBA teams size up McLemore, Withey at combine May 17, 2013
- Blue Valley administrator named assistant principal at Free State High School May 17, 2013
- Wild pigs gunned down at Clinton March 17, 2006
- County commissioners serve as 'fence viewers' to solve rural property dispute May 15, 2013
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
Commenting has been disabled for this item.