From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for June 29, 1914:

• “The Kansas farmer will have more money this fall than he has had in many years. At least that is the prospect at present. If the corn crop turns out any ways nearly as well as has the wheat crop he will be ‘wallowing in wealth’ for a time at least. A good deal of the money received by the farmers this year will be passed on. The past two or three years have been hard ones and many farmers have had to go into debt because of the light crops. The first thing these farmers will do will be to pay their debts for above everything else the farmer is an honest man…. It is giving away no secret to say that the farmers had stretched their credit to the very limit, as a rule, and in many instances it will take the entire wheat crop to square accounts at the bank alone.”
• “Woodland park is going to have charge of the Fourth celebration in Lawrence this year. It is preparing a program that will attract people. Manager Murphy of the park stated to the Journal-World today that the program would be a heavy one but one that could be enjoyed by all. There will be a picnic dinner at noon and it is expected many family parties. At 2:30 o’clock there will be a ball game and at 3:30 o’clock a band concert. From 4 to 6 there will be racing in the park. From 7:30 to 8:30 a band concert. From 9:30 to 10 a fine display of fireworks…. Then after that there will be another band concert. During the entire afternoon and evening there will be something doing. The coaster will be running, a merry-go-’round and dancing so that there will be amusement and entertainment for all. The Fourth of July in Lawrence is going to be some event.”
• “Yesterday afternoon at about four o’clock a street car collided with a Ford automobile occupied by five people at the corner of New Jersey and Twelfth streets. The car was an out of town car and was here on a pleasure drive…. The group had just started out for a pleasure drive to see the town and in crossing the car track on New Jersey did not see the car approaching at a rapid rate. Both the auto and the street car were going rapidly and neither had time to check their speed before it was too late…. The car was thrown into the ditch and one of the rear wheels broken and one fender badly mashed. The passengers were not thrown out of the car but were badly jolted.”
• “Charles T. K. Prentice has blossomed out like a rose. He appeared at the police station this morning in a new tailor made blue uniform with brass buttons. His friends might not have known him had he not been careful to wear the old-time collar for which he is famous.”
• “Lawrence people are going to watch their congressman and senator to see that they vote right on the national prohibition amendment that will be up in congress within the next month. This was decided last night at the mass meeting at the Airdome…. A petition was passed through the audience and signed by the greater part of them requesting the representatives at Washington to ‘vote right’ on the Hobson amendment to the national constitution”