From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Jan. 16, 1914:

• “Thieves last night entered the Weaver Dry Goods Store, helped themselves to about one hundred dollars worth of goods and then took a couple of suitcases in which to carry away the stolen stock. Entrance to the store was effected through the skylight. The thief or thieves as the case may be, are supposed to have used a ladder at the rear of the store with which to reach the roof. Then the skylight was opened. Here the burglars twisted together the curtain cords hanging from the light curtain and formed a rope down which they slid. Securing a number of mesh bags and other articles of stock they visited the trunk department, took a couple of suitcases in which to carry their wares and again mounted to the roof. It is believed that they carried away their goods through a hallway between the Weaver and Fair stores by dropping down through another skylight…. The robbery was discovered this morning when the store was opened and an alarm was given immediately. Meager clues presented themselves and are being worked on by the police and sheriff’s force today.”
• “In a few days some of the leading manufacturers of soda water in Kansas will come to Lawrence to inspect A. McNish’s plant for distilling water with the intention of installing similar plants…. Mr. McNish was a pioneer in the use of distilled water and the manufacture of soda water…. Lawrence users of soda water will be interested to know that the pioneer work of Mr. McNish is bringing far reaching results.”
• “It is the opinion of County Superintendent of Schools C. R. Hawley that the district schools at least those of Douglas county are fast coming to the front in the matter of establishing playgrounds and providing athletic facilities for their pupils. ‘One of our districts has a basketball court, a football gridiron, some teter boards and other apparatus on its playground. A number of other schools have basketball courts and apparatus in lesser quantities…. I think the country schools are taking the right attitude in this matter and I believe they will show greater advancement in the future than at the present time. Playgrounds and athletics do much toward keeping the interest of the children in their school work and are real assets of the school.’… A complete playground has been placed at the White school house in Grant township…. Every day are the basketball, football, teter boards and swings in operation.”