From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for April 14, 1915:

• “A student loan fund, by means of which students may borrow money from the University, at a low rate of interest to help pay their way through school, may be established at the University next year. At an informal meeting of the board of administration, the proposition, which has been advocated by Registrar Geo. O. Foster for a long time, was discussed, the board looking favorably upon the idea…. Members of the board were of the opinion that a fund of $25,000 could be raised to devote to such a purpose. The matter will be investigated further by the board and an attempt will be made to inaugurate the fund by next year.”
• “There yet remains but two days to prepare for the clean up man. Friday and Saturday of this week are clean up days in Lawrence…. Haulers will be engaged by the city officials and they will haul rubbish from the town free of charge to the people. Ashes and stable refuse will not be considered in the rubbish for which the free haulers will be furnished. The indications are for the best campaign Lawrence has ever had in this line. Many are showing a great interest in the work and have their rubbish all ready for the haulers…. It is the intention of the city officials to have all of the rubbish removed for where there are piles of rubbish it is only a breeding place for flies and that is one thing the Lawrence people are working against. It is the aim of the people to so far as possible exterminate the flies in Lawrence.”
• “In an attempt to secure protection against the inroads of into their business made by car owners who do livery work only on special occasions and at cut rates, the liverymen of Lawrence asked the city commissioners to raise the license on vehicles used for livery purpose…. The mayor and commissioners were of the opinion that the liverymen were deserving of such protection as they asked, but at the suggestion of Commissioner Holyfield the matter was deferred until the liverymen submit to the commissioners a uniform system of charges dependable on the distance driven.”
• “A resolution was passed authorizing the commissioner of public utilities to purchase enough crude oil to sprinkle Second street north from the Union Pacific Depot to the north end of the bridge. This spot was characterized by the commissioners as the ‘dustiest place in America.’ It is hoped that with the use of crude oil this disagreeableness can be alleviated.”
• “While making his rounds last night Jim Monroe, the Merchants night watchman, found that the hot ashes that had been dumped from the boiler of the Model Steam Laundry had been dumped too close to a telephone-pole and had caused a fire which might have developed into something serious had it not been found in time. Mr. Monroe carried water in buckets and put the fire out.”
• “The Business College has secured new baseball suits and they expect to support one of the best teams in Lawrence the coming season. A large bunch of the business college men are out every day to practice and they are working up a good bunch that will put up some stiff games. The business college has always had a good team and this season will prove no exception.”