From the Lawrence Daily World for Jan. 4, 1911:

• “A severe earthquake took place last night, according to the seismograph of the University of Kansas, at a distance of about 5,000 miles from here. Professor Cady said it was his opinion the disturbance was in Chile.”
• “The sanity hearing of Julia Snow, 383 Lyon, which was partially conducted this morning, has been continued until February 20. Mrs. Snow has been in jail since Friday, following her attempt to drown herself in a tub of water at her home.”
• “[The London press was] criticizing the ability of 1500 police, 3 companies of Scots Guards and the fire department to checkmate a handful of anarchists until a pitched battle, lasting from early dawn until afternoon had been fought in a crowded section of the east side…. London’s boasted police force proved itself a huge joke in yesterday’s stirring drama in Sidney street, as the search of the ruins has revealed so far only three anarchists, victims of the fight…. One certain result of the fighting will be stricter emigration laws for England. For years England has thrown down bars to practically all classes of criminals. Political exiles, particularly from Russia, found England the one retreat to which they could fly with safety. It is now apparent that this hospitality had been rudely abused and there is universal demand for new emigration law. Home Secretary Winston Churchill today promised an immediate investigation of the situation.”