From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 3, 1914:

• “The prospect today is not very good for fine weather tomorrow — Independence Day. The sky has been overcast and the prediction in the week’s forecast was for rain on the Fourth. But the clouds may scatter and the forecast for today promises some hope of a pleasant as well as sane celebration. Preparations are being completed for the celebration at Woodland park tomorrow. The management is looking for a large crowd if the day is pleasant. Some novelty events in the way of pony racing and mule racing have been added to the program. There will be band music all day, merry-go-’round, roller coasting, and in the evening dancing and motion pictures. The ball game in the afternoon will be a strong attraction. Two good teams are matched and there will be plenty of spice in the game.”
• “The Lawrence post office will observe holiday hours tomorrow. There will be one delivery of mail in the residence district and two deliveries in the business district…. The rural carriers’ window and the general delivery window will be open from 8:00 to 10:00.”
• “The court house will be closed tomorrow and the officers will enjoy a holiday. The county officers have made their plans for various means of entertainment but they all make the, ‘If it doesn’t rain,’ a prominent point in their plans.”
• “Do not try to send firecrackers or other explosives through the mail. It is forbidden and there is a heavy penalty. The local post office has had a number of inquiries from those who wanted to know if they could send fireworks through the mail. The penalty for mailing explosives is two years in the penitentiary and a fine of $1,000.”
• “As Carl Bruckmiller was cranking the engine of his threshing machine two miles north of town this morning, the crank flew off hitting him on the head and cutting an ugly gash three inches long. Dr. Carl Phillips was called and took several stitches. He found that the skull was slightly crushed, but does not think that he is seriously hurt.”
• “The people of the South Side are becoming impatient at the delay in building the new school buildings. They will have a meeting tonight at the Holloway and Jones Hall to discuss the matter and to see if there is any way in which they can hurry matters. They want the buildings completed so that their children will not have to go so far to school.”
• “The ‘bad men’ and crooks must have skipped. Maybe they have gone to the harvest fields. This is not likely, unless they have gone to harvest the coin that the real harvesters will have to spend. At any rate they seem to be out of sight. The police have not had a case in court since a week ago last Monday. The officers have been spending their time using the telephone, trying to get property owners to cut their weeds. There have been a lot of them cut within the past two weeks at the suggestion of the police.”