From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for August 23, 1914:

• “A party of five young people, three girls and two boys, grew tired of Kansas City and decided that it was the country life for theirs for a while and they concluded to walk to Lawrence. This being a new departure and different from anything anyone else in their part of town had ever done, was the reason they gave as adopting this method for a vacation hike. The trip was thoroughly discussed before they started and the route decided upon. At first they thought they would take two days to the hike, but after they got started it went so well that they kept on walking until they got to Lawrence. The party left Kansas City at 4 o’clock yesterday morning and got as far as Turner when it began to rain. The rain however could not daunt these young pedestrians and they kept going and in about a half an hour the precipitation ceased and the sun shone once more. These young people have never had a great amount of experience with rural life, but they have heard wonderful stories of the generosity of the farmers and they thought they could be supplied with sufficient nourishment along the road and it would not be necessary for them to take a large amount of food with them. Consequently they took only a few sandwiches for their lunch but they were lost in a fight soon after they had left the metropolis. Many were the times that they were misdirected as to the route they wished to pursue and as a result they walked about ten miles out of their most direct way…. These young ‘Westons’ arrived in Lawrence last night at 11 o’clock having made the trip of 40 miles in 19 hours. A record of which they may be proud. When asked concerning the condition of their feet they said that they were alright and that they would guarantee the water of Cedar Creek to remove all pain from travelers’ feet, as they had tried it and knew…. They are visiting with Mrs. Arthur Allen at 840 New York street while in Lawrence. They expect to stay here until Monday morning and return to Kansas City by the same method employed in coming out. They say that they are having ‘the time of their lives’ and that they are going to walk to Colorado next summer.”
• “Claude B. Bryant, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Bryant, who enlisted in the U. S. Navy a year ago, returned to Lawrence last night having received his Discharge from the service…. In the past year Bryant has seen service on eight different war vessels and cruisers…. While at the training station at Yerba Buena Island he was made orderly to the Commandant, the best position an ordinary seaman could obtain. He has led a most strenuous life the past year, and while he found the discipline the most severe he comes out of the navy with a high regard for his officers…. Bryant has traveled 12,700 miles by water since his enlistment, and summed up says the American navy boys are well treated providing they obey orders. Mr. Bryant is at home to his friends and neighbors at the family residence, 1701 New Hampshire Street.”
• “Mr. Carroll is making some improvements at the Smith News Depot. He is rebuilding the front window space and when completed he will have a nice place for the display of his goods.”
• “Some extensions are being made to the phones in the City Hall so that each of the commissioners will have phones at their desks and it will not be necessary for some one to call them every time they are wanted at the phone. This will be a great help to the commissioners as the phones that are in the City Hall are in the offices of the Treasurer and engineer.”
• “American and Red Star lines announced today that by special arrangement with the post office department there will be Atlantic mail service each Wednesday and Saturday, both from New York and Liverpool, by steamers flying the American flag.”