From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Sept. 13, 1914:

• “Haskell Institute has extended its courses to include work equivalent to the first two years in the High School. Up to the present time the work given there included but the work through the eighth grade and the vocational training. They have made a specialty of the business department, but it does not seem to appeal to the students and they have asked for more advanced work.”
• “A younger brother of the famous athlete, Thorpe, is attending Haskell Institute. He is only a young fellow and has the making of just such an athlete as his brother is. He came to the Institute just this fall and has enrolled for the work given here. He intends to enter athletics here.”
• “A peculiar incident happened yesterday at the court house when a complaint for insanity was made against Chas. W. Brown of Clinton. The oldest son Ray Brown and Scott N. Bailey made the complaint before Judge Lindley…. A warrant was issued and the sheriff made the arrest. Mr. Brown was seemingly in sound mind and the Judge and Sheriff became suspicious that the complaint was not a just one. A doctor was called and made an examination and said there was nothing wrong with the man and he was turned loose last night and further investigation showed that domestic trouble was the cause of the complaint.”
• “The Lawrence Journal-World is becoming more popular daily among Baldwin readers. This is especially true since the war in Europe. The Journal-World, having the benefit of the Associated Press, is able to get war bulletins in their paper and to their readers in Baldwin with better service than any other paper published. Besides containing the latest war news the county news is given in detail, and a column given a day to the Baldwin news which gives Baldwin a daily paper.”
• “Farmers have been holding their wheat with the tenacity of leeches. But now they want to sell it. The tables have turned. A majority of the mills don’t want to buy. The reason is, the German reverses in Europe indicate the wheat market will slump rapidly. The drop started yesterday when the market at Kansas City scudded down five cents. Heavy wheat sales are reported over Kansas. This indicates the farmers are beginning to fear the price many of them have been waiting for — $1.50 a bushel — will not be reached.”
• “Baldwin, Kan. — With every train bringing in students, the outlook for a good attendance at Baker university this year is very bright. Up to date there are more students on the ground than the same time the previous year. All the new members of the faculty are here and the work will start off in good shape.”