From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for March 4, 1914:

• “The anti-tobacco ordinance passed by the city council on Monday night is officially published in the Journal-World tonight and thus becomes a law in the city. This ordinance prohibits the use of tobacco in any form by minors in any public place. Heretofore all efforts have been bent in an effort to suppress the sale of cigarettes. Arrests have been made in the city for the violation of the anti-cigarette law, but that portion of the state law regarding the sale of tobacco to minors has been overlooked. ‘We will make every effort to enforce this new law as strictly as possible,’ stated Chief of Police E. E. Meyers this morning. ‘As soon as this ordinance is published and goes into effect every man on the force will have instructions to bring in every minor caught using tobacco on the streets or in public places,’ continued the chief. ‘We cannot handle the cases of boys under sixteen years of age in this court and we will turn these youths over to the juvenile court where their cases will be handled…. I anticipate considerable violation of the new law but we will make a determined effort to stop this as soon as possible.’ The chief is in sympathy with this ordinance and youthful smokers will do well to heed this warning.”
• “The campaign for a Student Union at the University, which was begun four years ago by the Student Council, will be closed for all time tonight when the doors of the new Student Union at 1200 Tennessee street are thrown open to all the men of the University. The house is furnished and in shape for occupation by the men. From now on the students should have little trouble in getting unity of action. The house is expected to be a mecca for student politicians and student organizations where students will find adequate means for expression…. The Union will have a reading room, lounging room, a place for meetings of University organizations and a place to entertain university visitors. Kansas University will be in a class with the other larger universities in the country with the new Union. Some day there may be funds enough to build a permanent building.”
• “Arthur Pitcher, who was caught at the Santa Fe Sunday evening with a suit case containing eight pints and six half pints of whiskey, was tried before Judge Clark this morning and was found guilty of violating the state prohibition law. Pitcher said the liquor belonged to a Mr. Livingston who lives in Kansas City and that he was only watching it for him while he was about some errand. However, Pitcher ran when the officials started to arrest him. He was caught later at the Depot while trying to get a train out of town. He was given a sentence of thirty days in the county jail and a fine of one hundred dollars and costs.”
• “Seventy persons attended the first noon-time recreation gathering this noon. From this beginning it is believed there will spring up a permanent institution in the affairs of the city. Those who planned the gathering this noon are well pleased with the results of the venture and already are talking of the next noon-time program. No date for this has been set as yet but it seems certain that soon the noon-day recreation movement will adjust itself to regular hours…. The program this noon consisted of a one-reel comedy motion picture given by Mrs. Patee, and selections by the K. U. Glee Club. The program was up to expectations and very much enjoyed by those who attended.”
• “The boards on which the new street signs are to be fastened are being located on the street corners this week. The signs are expected soon and will be put in place immediately upon their arrival. Roy Lawrence and Otto Hines of the fire department will do the job.”
• “Lloyd Bishop, the star twirler of the Jayhawker baseball squad this year, who pitched the Kansans to the Missouri Valley championship last year, has received indirect offers from the Federal League. Last year the Cleveland American League team made overtures to Bishop but because of college athletics he turned down the offer. ‘I expect to go into organized baseball this year, if I get away good,’ Bishop explained today. ‘I don’t want to say anything about the Federal League.’ The offer is said to have come from men in Kansas City who are interested in the Federals of that city. It was intimated that Manager Stovall would be anxious to give the K. U. athlete a trial just as soon as he wanted to leave school.”