From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 4, 1911:

• “YESTERDAY WAS HOT. — K.U. Thermometer Reached 108 Yesterday Afternoon. EQUALS 1901 RECORD. Mercury Stood at 105 at 3 O’clock But Rose 3 More in an Hour. — Hot Weather Bids Fair to Continue and 1911 May Establish a Few Records More.”
• “Today is a general holiday in Lawrence and nothing is for sale downtown except firecrackers and soft drinks and other necessities of the Fourth of July. The town is practically depopulated and the people are at the park where the Fourth program is being given.”
• “Practically all first and second class Kansas cities have prohibited or limited the size of firecrackers. The following towns have prohibited fireworks this year: Topeka, Atchison, Newton, Bennington, Chanute, Leavenworth, Wichita. The following towns have limited the size of the firecrackers or skyrockets which can be fired or have limited the celebration to restricted areas: Salina, Parsons, Beloit, Ottawa, Hutchinson.”
• “The state board of health has sent notices to every physician in the state that it has bought a large amount of what is known as ‘immunizing’ doses of tetanus anti-toxin for use July 4. The anti-toxin will be free to all indigent parents. There is mighty little red tape connected with obtaining it. Time is an important factor in tetanus treatment so the state makes it easy to secure the serum.”