100 years ago: Comet passes over Lawrence

From the Lawrence Daily World for May 24, 1910: “If you are one of the many hundreds who journeyed to the heights of Mt. Oread last night to see the comet you had been reading so much about, it is quite likely that you were somewhat disappointed in the sight. But if the comet didn’t repay your exertions in climbing the big hill, the eclipse of the moon did…. Carl Hick, a conductor on a Massachusetts Street car, missed his hold on the side of one of the open cars and fell backwards to the pavement. He had a bad bruise and cut on the back of his head and was otherwise scratched up, but was able to continue his run…. The opening of the carnival at Adams and Massachusetts streets by the Great Parker Shows, under the auspices of the Boosters Club and the Lawrence Committee, was an emphatic success. Last night saw the grounds packed…. One of the most interesting attractions on the fairs grounds is the Curtiss biplane, which is in rather a secluded place, but it will be worth while for you to hunt it up if you are at all interested in the progress that science is making in conquering the air.”