From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 2, 1914:

• “The Ladies Aid Society of the Methodist Church yesterday received $10 for some towels that were taken from their rooms several years ago. The sender did not give her, or his, name, but said that they wished to make restitution to the society. The towels were taken so long ago that no one seems to remember much about the event…. What to do with the ‘conscience money’ has not yet been decided. The money was sent to Mr. R. R. McFarland, president of the third division. It was in the form of a draft payable to the Ladies Aid Society, and was on a bank in California, but the letter bore the Lawrence postmark. Several days ago some one called up Dr. Henry Wolfe, the pastor, and asked for the names of the officers of the Ladies Aid Society. So it looks as if it were some one in Lawrence who was refunding the money.”
• “Last night at the Airdome a large crowd heard a stirring address given by Henry H. Tucker of Kansas City, Kansas, president of the Uncle Sam Oil company and a Republican candidate for the United States senate. His subject was ‘The People of Kansas vs. the Standard Oil Company.’ For the last eight years Mr. Tucker has been president of the Uncle Sam Oil interests, a company which has competed with the Standard Oil company. His address showed that he had been hounded, persecuted and prosecuted by this vicious trust and by his election to the United States senate he proposes to start investigations in the interests of the common people and to do away with the robbery and bribery to which the Standard has subjected the people of Kansas in recent years.”
• “It has been nearly a month since the people voted bonds for three new school buildings. So far no architect has been employed. There has been a lot of maneuvering but no action. It is time to get down to business. The bonds were voted quickly because there was need of haste. A month has passed and nothing done. It is an intolerable situation. It is time to give and take some. Public officials have their obligations to the public. They cannot be stubborn where there is a principle at stake. There is no reason why an architect should not be chosen. There are many reasons why one should be chosen. Get busy.”
• “There will be three important celebrations on the Fourth in Douglas County, at Lawrence, Baldwin and Eudora. The Lawrence event will of course draw the big crowd, but mighty interesting programs have been arranged at the other towns. The Lawrence celebration will be held in beautiful Woodland Park. There will be band music and a large number of popular attractions…. The Baldwin event has been carefully arranged and includes a parade along the Santa Fe Trail and many other interesting features. At Eudora, there will be an old fashioned time. An auto parade will take place in the morning with prizes for the best decorated cars…. It will be a day of celebrating. The farmers are busy, but most of them will take a day off.”