From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for June 19, 1914:

• “The First Regiment Band will give an open air concert in South Park tomorrow night at 8 o’clock. This will be the first concert of the season. It was to have been given a week ago, but the rain interfered. Whether these concerts are continued throughout the summer will depend upon what action is taken this week by the city commissioners and the public. The Band feels that it cannot give these every week during the summer unless it receives some compensation for its work. There is a considerable expense in the maintenance of the band in the way of buying music and hiring a leader…. The commissioners yesterday decided to lay the matter over till they could find out whether the state law would permit them to make an appropriation for the band. Their understanding of the matter is that the law stands in the way. This was the opinion of the city attorney. The mayor is in favor of helping the band and is inclined to think that the appropriation could be taken from the Park fund as is done in other cities. Last year the city gave the band $100, and many other cities have done even better than this. Hutchinson last year raised $2,000 for the band of which half was appropriated from the funds of the city…. There is at the present time $1100 in the park fund. This is said to be more than ample to cover the expenses of the upkeep of the park for the remainder of the year and the money for the band appropriation might be taken from this fund if it is found legal to do so.”
• “Last Saturday afternoon every dentist office in Lawrence was closed. The dentists agreed to close one afternoon during the summer, as heretofore, and every dentist has fallen in with the idea and all their offices will be closed on Saturday afternoons for the next two months.”
• “A clever ruse was played by a couple recently married in Lawrence to avoid the pranks of their friends. Instead of taking the taxi which they had drive up in front of the residence, the newly wedded couple slipped out the back door after the wedding feast and while their friends were tying old shoes and other paraphernalia onto the taxi they made their getaway on a motorcycle, and before their friends were aware of the deception, they were speeding away on the train.”
• “No architect has yet been hired in the matter of the new school buildings. The building committee who have the matter in charge are still investigating and ‘listening’ to plans presented by various companies. They are giving especial attention to the matter of ventilation and are trying to decide as to which is the best system before employing the architect. The committee hope to reach a decision soon.”
• “Dr. E. E. Stauffer with about twenty boys, will leave this afternoon for camp near Corliss where they will spend about ten days in camp. The place where they have chosen for their camp is near the water and will afford a place for all kinds of sport. Such camping trips as these are the things for boys. It gives them a chance to get close to nature for a while during the hot summer months and makes them more healthy by being out where there is plenty of fresh air and unlimited room in which to make a noise.”
• “Kansas City — ‘Pick out fifteen men who you think would appreciate a chance to get out of jail and go to work in the harvest fields,’ Judge Latshaw today instructed the county marshal. Fifteen were lined up before the judge. The marshal took the men to the state free employment bureau and they were assigned to different parts of Kansas.”