From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Feb. 23, 1915:

• “So far as telephone and telegraph communications are concerned, Lawrence is isolated today. Rain, which has been falling for the past two days, turned to snow late yesterday afternoon and continued through the night placing such a weight on the wires that they were unable to stand the pressure and were broken. There was neither telephone nor telegraph connection with Kansas City today and the connection between Lawrence and Topeka was only fixed up at about noon. In many places the weight was so great on the wires that the poles were also taken to the ground and it was necessary to put up a practically new line for some distance in places. All of the Bell telephone, Home telephone, Postal, and Western Union Telegraph linemen were out today with all of the experienced help they could get and they were kept busy all of the day repairing breaks…. A number of the large trees in Lawrence were broken by the weight of the snow; branches off the trees were strewn in profusion over the streets and sidewalks this morning. Jim Monroe, the merchant night watchman, said this morning that last night was the worst night he had seen for some time. A strong north wind accompanied the snow, making the night exceptionally disagreeable.”
• “A large delegation from the Federation of Women’s Clubs and the civic league were present at the meeting of the city commissioners this morning lobbying for their pet measures. The measures which the delegation asked to be made ordinances were the selection of a welfare officer, an ordinance governing the motion picture theatres, and the dance halls and skating rink. After some of the representatives of the federation had expressed their desires in the matter, the measures were taken up by the commissioners and the ordinance which will provide a welfare officer and explaining his duties was passed by the unanimous vote of the commission. The ordinance providing a censor for the motion picture theatres was then taken up. It was discussed at some length and was also passed by the unanimous vote. It will be the duty of the welfare officer to see that no indecent or immoral film is shown in any of the picture houses of Lawrence. The other measure endorsed by the Federation of Clubs and the Civic League was then taken up. This ordinance provides for the welfare officer to superintend the management of the dance halls and skating rink of Lawrence and gives him the power to close the halls if he sees fit.”
• “A resolution was passed by the city commissioners in their meeting this morning to put the proposition of voting $350,000 bonds at the next general election for the purpose of building a new water plant for the city of Lawrence…. There has been considerable talk among the people of the town in regard to the water proposition and many of them favor the construction of an entire new plant and they claim that the majority of the people are in favor of the new plant. The commissioners have no way of telling whether the majority want a new plant and they decided that it was best to put it to the popular vote of the people and the vote cast at the general election on April 6.”