From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Oct. 15, 1914:

• “Mayor Francisco announced this morning that the polling places for the coming election had been chosen. None of the old voting precincts will be changed but on account of making three new precincts three new polling places were necessary. The first precinct of the First ward will be at the City Hall as it has always been, the second precinct will be at the West End Grocery. The first precinct of the Second ward will be unchanged and the second precinct will be at Engall’s Grocery, 1345 Massachusetts street. The first precinct of the third ward will be in Hilkey’s office on Ninth street. The second precinct will be at the Park Grocery. The polling places of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth wards will not be changed.”
• “Two amendments to the constitution of the state of Kansas will appear on the ballot paper for the approval of the voters on election day, November 3. One provides for the recall of public officers, and the other for important changes to the finance and taxation laws of the state. The recall amendment has met with the approval of the electors in several states in the Union where it has been found to provide for the efficiency of public officers, as the electors had the power to remove them from office at any time for misdemeanors or laxity in the duties of their offices.”
• “No one from the University will attend the annual meeting of the Kansas State Historical Association, to be held in Topeka Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. A few old residents, it is expected, will go up from Lawrence to revive their memories of pioneer days but there will be no official delegation.”
• “Negligee pictures of sororities and fraternities will be featured in the 1915 annual, according to the editor-in-chief, Leon Harsh. These pictures will show the members in as unconventional poses as they are willing to stand for.”
• “Three students were arrested last night for gambling with dice or in common language ‘Shootin’ craps.’ They appeared in police court this morning and pleaded guilty to the charge and were fined $10 and costs. They all paid a part of their fine and promised to return in the next few days with the balance.”
• “The first basket ball game of the season at the Y. M. C. A. court was staged last night between the Stenotypists and the Commercials of the Business College. The Stenotypists won the game 21 to 5. There was a good crowd of Business College students out to see the game.”
• “Washington, D. C. — Inquiry into the preparedness of the United States for war, offensive or defensive, by a national security commission, was proposed in a joint resolution introduced today by Representative Gardner of Massachusetts, who recently returned from Europe. ‘I have this resolution to investigate,’ said Mr. Gardner, ‘because I know that public search will open the eyes of the American people to a situation which is being concealed from them.'”