From the Lawrence Daily World for Nov. 28, 1910:

• “American coins more than a century old, together with paper currency issued payable to Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams, which have lain hidden in dust in a musty Lawrence attic since the days of the Quantrell raid, were brought to light Saturday. The currency is part of the estate of Mrs. Margaret Merritt. The tattered bills and blackened coins were found Saturday by members of the family while rummaging through the attic of the home at 1225 Kentucky street. They were strapped carefully in a long old-fashioned leather pocket book, which had been tossed in the bottom drawer of an antique bureau. The entire collection of coins is very curious, and the find would delight the heart of a collector of antiques. Those which have a value will probably be disposed of and the remainder presented to the State Historical Society.”
• “Skidding on the Bowman bridge at a rate of speed too great to take the sharp turn, a heavy five passenger automobile Saturday tore away the protecting rails and overturned as it fell twenty feet. Martin Babb, 19 years old, the son of David Babb, died of his injuries yesterday morning. It was the first fatal accident to occur in Lawrence since the introduction of motor cars. Interment will be made at Oak Hill. Martin was a senior in high school.”