From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for April 8, 1914:

• “Mayor — W. J. Francisco. Commissioner of Finance and Revenue — W. W. Holyfield. Commissioner of Streets and Public Utilities — W. W. Cleland. The first commission of three men to succeed the mayor and council in the government of the city was chosen by the voters yesterday as above. Mayor-elect Francisco and Commissioners-elect Holyfield and Cleland will take their offices the first of May to inaugurate the new system of government. The finish at the polls last night was perhaps not as close as was anticipated by some persons.”
• “Local nurserymen and fruit growers are uncertain as to the amount of damage done the fruit crop by the frost of last night but it is generally feared that the peach crop suffered somewhat. Some of the local growers say that the buds are not far enough advanced for any great amount of damage to have been done, others feared that the crops had suffered heavily…. The lowest temperatures ever recorded so late in April were registered over most of Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and north Texas this morning. The local forecaster predicted temperatures of several degrees lower throughout the territory tonight. Kansas temperatures reported here ranged from 11 at Hayes to 24 at Topeka and other points in the eastern part…. At Springfield in the heart of the Ozark fruit belt the mercury registered 26 degrees.”
• “Plans for the playgrounds work to be done in the city of Lawrence this summer will be discussed on Monday evening at a meeting to be held in the auditorium of the Lawrence High School building. The meeting is called by the Playgrounds Association. This gathering will be open to the public and a large attendance is hoped for. It is the plan of the association to do much more this year than was accomplished last season. To do this the co-operation of the city at large is required.”
• “The High School club held their regular meeting last night. There were about twenty present. Dr. James Naismith was leader and spoke on the subject ‘The Boy’s Business in Athletics.’ He gave reasons why a boy should enter athletics and what he should get out of them.”