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

• “Thirteen students in a coasting party on Friday, the thirteenth, fulfilled the law of bad luck without a doubt when they were arrested last night for violating the coasting ordinance of the city…. The party of six couples and a pilot to steer the bobsled began coasting on the Indiana street hill shortly after ten o’clock last night. They had made several trips down when one of the party noticed a black cat run across the street in front of them as they were walking back. ‘There’s thirteen of us and it’s Friday, the thirteenth, too,’ said one member of the party. Another block and they were met by two city policemen who arrested the party. After they had secured bond which was approved they were released and the men ordered to appear this morning. The ordinance on coasting reads as follows: ‘It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to coast on any sled, bobsled or wagon on any street, avenue or alley south of Warren [Ninth] Street, and West of Massachusetts Street, provided, however, that it shall be lawful to coast on Adams [14th] Street within the limits above described after eleven o’clock p.m., and until five o’clock a.m. Provided further that the parties coasting on said street shall see that all intersecting streets are guarded by suitable watchmen at the cost of the parties coasting and which guard shall be under the supervision and direction of the city marshal.’… The ordinance was passed two years ago following the occurrence of a series of accidents in which a number of students were severely injured.”
• “Bernice Isely, seven years old, and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Isely, 264 Bridge street, died yesterday from burns received Wednesday morning when she attempted to start a fire in the kitchen stove at the home with kerosene. Physicians who attended the child at the time of the accident stated that while she was seriously burned, the injuries were not dangerous and that she would probably recover. The child was not taken to a hospital, and died at the home. Late Wednesday afternoon, the visiting nurse of the Social Service League suggested that she be taken to the new emergency hospital opened by the league. When an ambulance came to the house to get the child, the mother objected to have her taken away, saying that the physicians had not advised her to send the girl to the hospital. Wednesday night the girl grew worse and yesterday she died. The funeral will be held at the home tomorrow at 10 o’clock. Burial will be in Oak Hill cemetery.”
• “Tomorrow afternoon from 2 till 5 o’clock the people of Lawrence should turn out in large numbers to see the beautiful paintings loaned by the National Arts Club that are now shown on the third floor of the Administrative building. While in past year there have been many fine paintings in the collections shown at the University, it is doubtful if there has ever been shown in Lawrence a collection, each picture in which appeals so strongly to the lover of art, as the present one. One enjoys seeing the pictures at night, but Prof. Griffith says they appear to still greater advantage by daylight when every bit of pigment responds to the light and you get effects that cannot be fully equalled by artificial light.”
• “It will be sixty years next fall when the people called Methodists began to settle in Lawrence. Because of an exhibit which was planned for next week it was decided to also celebrate the sixtieth anniversary at this time. The services on Sunday will consist of the anniversary sermon in the morning by Dr. H. E. Wolfe.”