From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for August 14, 1914:

• “The pumping on the test wells in North Lawrence for the municipal water plant was commenced yesterday afternoon and was continued throughout the night and has been going all day today and at noon there were no signs that the well could be pumped dry. The well on which they are working is about 45 feet deep and is dug to solid blue shale. It is only about eight inches in diameter…. Since yesterday afternoon, a four-inch stream has been flowing constantly from the well and it does not seem to affect the supply in the least…. At the rate the pump is now going it is taking 239 gallons of water a minute from the well. At that rate it would be necessary to have about six such wells to furnish the town…. The next test well that will be made will be on Lyon Street, north of Byrd’s store. It is not very far from the present test location but it is on higher ground.”
• “A trial is on today at the court house before Justice Clark and is the State of Kansas vs. Ed. Deck, Ellsworth Page, and Riley Combest. The latter named parties are facing two charges, that of drinking intoxicating liquor on a Santa Fe train between Eudora and Kansas City, and a second charge of disturbing the peace. The men were returning from Kansas City on the night of August first and before getting off of the train at Eudora a row ensued between the porter and Deck.”
• “The Kaw Valley school district Number 12 have bought 30 new Anderson desks for the school house. The desk is on display at the county superintendent’s office and is a fine seat for school purposes.”
• “No immediate action will be taken by the Administration on the proposed censorship on cables as well as wireless stations in the United States. This was stated at the White House following a conference between the President and Secretary Bryan. ‘It’s a subject full of complications,’ said the high official, ‘and must be considered slowly and carefully.'”
• “German casualties in the engagement at Haelen [Belgium] were 3,000 dead and wounded. The Germans apparently sacrificed their men without any scruples…. The Belgian casualties were light in dead, as the troops were well entrenched, but may were wounded.”