From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for June 8, 1914:

• “While racing their machines Sunday afternoon Dyche Prentice and Al Brune met in a collision near Lake View. The boys had gone out for a little pleasure ride and met on the road near Lake View. Brune had a new twin-cylinder Harley-Davidson and Prentice had a twin Indian. It seems that there was some question as to which was the fastest machine and the collision was the only thing that kept the boys from finding out. Neither of the boys were injured seriously. Prentice sustained a bruised leg and Brune several scratches about the head and arms. The machines however fared worse than the boys and it will be necessary to keep them in the infirmary until repairs are received.”
• “Nineteen men from the University of Kansas left this morning at 11:32 on the Union Pacific in a special car for Estes Park, where they will attend the Y. M. C. A. Conference. The Quartette left last Thursday. They had engagements to sing at Emporia, Hutchinson, Garden City, Pueblo and Colorado City…. The quartette will join the rest of the party at Fort Collins and the men will proceed by auto to Estes Park. This is the largest number that have ever gone from the University to Estes Park. The boys have made a large pennant, 18 feet long and 3 feet wide with letters 2 feet high with the word Kansas on it. Heretofore Washburn College has always had the largest pennant but K. U. expects to have the honor this year.”
• “While the undergraduates of the University are getting out of town as fast as possible, a large number of alumni, former students and friends of the University are coming in for the commencement exercises. Class reunions, receptions and get-together meetings are the order this week. This afternoon the water sports are being held at Potter lake. Tonight one of the most interesting programs of the week will be given, the organ recital by Dean Charles S. Skilton…. Tomorrow will be class day. A very interesting program has been arranged for the morning. In the afternoon will be the annual baseball game between the seniors and the alumni.”
• “In a runaway on Massachusetts street, Saturday afternoon, Mrs. James Beazley, of Linwood, was thrown on her head on the sidewalk and probably fatally injured. She suffered concussion of the brain and while she was conscious for a time yesterday, this morning she was growing weaker and no hopes are held for her recovery. Mrs. Beazley was driving along Massachusetts street in the 800 block when the horse became frightened at a paper lying in the street, and started to run…. Mrs. Beazley is 78 years of age. She is the mother of Andrew Ford of Linwood. She is an old resident and known to many people.”
• “With murder in her heart Nellie Brannen went to Abe Wolfson’s store and bought a .32 calibre revolver and planned to shoot her husband. She bought the gun last week but it seems that she was waiting for some opportune time and the shooting did not take place until Saturday night. The police called at 829 Pennsylvania street late Saturday night where the shooting took place. There they found George Brannen with a bullet wound in his thigh. Only one shot was fired and it was not one that would prove to be very serious. Mrs. Brannen was found later in the evening at her home and was taken to the county jail where she is being held for trial. Mr. Brannen was taken to the hospital and it is thought that he will recover soon from the bullet wound. No explanation for the shooting has been given.”
• “The police ran on to a crap game accidentally Saturday night. They were looking for the woman who had shot her husband and in the railroad yards they saw a light in a box car and upon investigation found a party of negroes and whites in a crap game. The entire party was taken to the police station and released on bond to appear this morning. At court this morning ten of them pleaded guilty and were fined $10 each and costs, which amounted to 82 cents each. The other three will appear tonight. Most of those in the court this morning were ‘broke,’ but promised to pay their fine on the installment plan.”
• “The army worm is disappearing according to reports which have come in today. The worm does not seem to be as numerous as it was. Whether it is moving to other fields or is going into the ground to hibernate is not certain.”
• “County Attorney J. S. Amick drove to Richland yesterday and returned over the new Red Line. He says that the new road will be the best in the state in a few months. It has the best foundation and with a little more work cannot be beat for a state road.”