From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Jan. 30, 1915:

• “On account of the icy sidewalks several Lawrence people have met with very painful injuries by falls. Three have sustained broken bones and others have bruises and sprains. The rain froze as fast as it fell yesterday afternoon and by evening the sidewalks were so slick they were not safe. Most of the people took the street for their walking…. Late last evening as she was on her way home Miss Anna Reynolds fell on the sidewalk and sustained a broken wrist. Mr. Suiser, later in the evening, fell and broke his arm. Ray Heath sustained a broken shoulder when he lost his balance while coming down the hill and struck the sidewalk…. While attempting to deliver meat on a bicycle, Johnny Stout was thrown forcibly to the pavement on account of the ice on the street. Although Johnny’s head hit with such force that the ice was broken loose from the bricks, he was able after a few moments to resume his work.”
• “The annual mid-year examinations began on the hill this morning, starting at 8:30 o’clock…. There was a noticeable tardiness among the students in getting to their examinations on time this morning caused by the sheet of ice with which Mount Oread and its approaches were covered by the drizzling freezing rain. The walks were so slippery on account of the ice that it became necessary to sprinkle sand over them in order to prevent accidents.”
• “There will be no school at the India school next week on account of an epidemic of the mumps which is prevalent in the south part of town. A large number of the pupils of the school have them as well as the teacher.”
• “The Kansas University basket ball team won their sixth straight game in the Missouri valley conference last night at Manhattan by defeating the Kansas State Agricultural school, by a score of 36 to 32. The game was close throughout. At the end of the first period the score was tied at 18 and at the end of the second period it was tied at 31 and it was necessary to play an extra period to decide the victory. The Kansas bunch sped up in the last five minutes and secured five points while they held the opponents to but one free throw.”
• “Topeka. – The bill to start the rebuilding of the Kansas penitentiary has been introduced by Representative Enders of Leavenworth county. It makes an appropriation of one hundred thousand dollars. The rebuilding of the prison will cover a period of five or six years at least and the cost will be about three hundred thousand dollars. The plans for the rebuilding have just been presented to the legislature…. The iron, steel and concrete for the building will have to be purchased by the state but all of the brick and practically all of the work will be handled by prison labor…. One of the main features of the prison will be light. The present buildings are dark and dingy while the new ones will contain glass as much as possible and the sun may shine directly into the prison cells.”