100 years ago: ‘Enraged husband’ attacks other man on Mass Street

From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Oct. 28, 1914:

  • “Brickbats flying through the air accompanied by oaths, was the scene at the corner of Eighth and Massachusetts streets late yesterday when two citizens of Lawrence met. A woman in the case was the cause of the violent action and the woman happened to be the wife of the man who did the throwing of the ‘Irish confetti.’ The man who was the object of the projectile ran west on Eighth street to the police station and was pursued by the enraged husband. Another scene took place in the police headquarters but was immediately stopped by the police. The husband alleged that the other man had been alienating the affections of his wife. The other man said that he had never had any dealings with the man’s wife more than to speak to her when he saw her on the street and that he had been threatened several times by her husband. He said that the husband had ordered him to leave town or he would shoot him. As a result of the actions of yesterday afternoon the husband is resting under a peace bond and the other man is being watched by the police.”
  • “In compliance with its usual policy of giving the citizens of Lawrence the quickest and best news service, the Journal-World will maintain a stereopticon on the night of November 3, casting all the election returns upon the canvas, as quickly as they are received. The results of the voting will be rushed to the Journal-World office from all over America by the Associated Press, over a special leased wire, direct to the office. The Kansas News service will supply returns of the state election. Prof. E. F. Stimpson, who has manipulated the Journal-World lantern with such success in previous years, will again lend his services. G. R. King will provide color plates and several student artists will cartoon the results for the enjoyment of the citizens.”
  • “Making a strong plea for soft water for Lawrence, Prof. C. C. Young addressed a good crowd under the auspices of the Social Survey last night in the rooms under the Fairfax. Prof. Young explained the water softening process that is used by a number of towns in making their city water fit for use. He explained that the water softening plant would be an economic measure for the people of Lawrence to adopt…. Prof. Young gave several examples of towns the size of Lawrence which have worked the softening plant to a good advantage. He gave Newton as one of the most well known towns. He said that no city east of the Allegheny mountains would tolerate water that most any of the towns of Kansas use all of the time…. Mrs. F. B. McColloch spoke on the trials of the housewife with the city water. She spoke of the many inconveniences the house wife must endure. The discolorations of the utensils, it is unfit for cooking and makes work in general for the housekeeper. She said that the housewives of Lawrence would certainly appreciate the plant proposed by Prof. Young.”
  • “The building committee of the Country Club expect to get the final plans and specifications from the architect by the last of this week, and they will advertise for bids as soon as they get the plans. The committee is very anxious to get the house in the process of construction so that it will be ready for use by late winter or as early in the spring as possible. It has been decided to build a stucco house.”
  • “Will London still dominate the styles for men? Will there be a new and distinctively American note in clothing? What will be the influence of the war on male attire? That there will be distinctive changes in many classes of apparel as a result of European conditions is apparent. They may not, however, manifest themselves until Spring styles are ready…. The stores are now showing the new things and the advertising in The Daily Journal-World gives the news of their whereabouts from day to day.”