From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for May 13, 1915:

• “A. M. Curry, 1001 Connecticut, was gliding westward yesterday afternoon along Thirteenth street, on his bicycle, carrying a box of carpentering tools on one shoulder. Just as he turned into Massachusetts at Thirteenth, headed northward, a north-bound automobile in Massachusetts collided with the bicycle. Mr. Curry, the tools and the box took a header, and spectators thought it was all over with Mr. Curry. The auto, driven by parties whose names could not be learned, stopped at once, and the passengers, two young men, tendered their services. Mr. Curry was bruised considerably and for a short time was somewhat dazed, but gained his mental equilibrium in a few moments, and gathering up his tools went his way. The bicycle was crippled…. Mr. Curry and some of the spectators insist that the auto was far exceeding the speed limit, but Mr. Curry is not disposed to be very critical under the circumstances, and will not lodge any complaint.”
• “John Truesdale, a stranger, fell from a westbound freight train some time during last evening near the watertower by the Union Pacific passenger depot, and sustained a broken jaw, a badly bruised face and several cuts about the throat and lower part of the face. Truesdale was taken to the Social Service League hospital, and Dr. Keith was summoned who set the dislocation and gave him other attention. It cannot be learned where Truesdale is from, nor where he is trying to go. He is not dangerously hurt. The Union Pacific people who found him at 10:30 o’clock cannot tell what train he fell from, as several had gone through during the evening. They are positive that he fell from a freight.”
• “E. L. Switzer and wife and two small children drove through Lawrence today on their way to Gypsum City, Kansas. Their mode of travel is a motorcycle and a side car. They had the misfortune to overturn the machine just as they were coming into town. They feared that an infant child was slightly injured in the fall.”
• “The second of the Suburban Day Sales to be held by the merchants of Lawrence, was held yesterday with satisfactory results. While trading was not large quite a number of farmers were in town and seemed to be well pleased with the bargains that were offered them. The merchants realize that this is a very busy time of the year and that everyone cannot leave their work and therefore they appreciate all the more the trade that does come.”
• “The Douglas County Good Roads Association is called to meet Friday evening at the Merchants’ Association to plan for the annual Good Roads Day, which it is proposed to set for Thursday, the 20th. It is especially desired that there be a large attendance of the farmers tomorrow night, while it is earnestly hoped that every member attend, whether from the city or county.”
• “The weather is the warmest today that it has been at any time this spring. The thermometer registered 88 degrees at two o’clock this afternoon. This is one-half degree hotter than it was yesterday at that time. Weather prospects are good and every one is expressing the opinion that the winter has passed and there will be no more cold weather to drive fear into the hearts of the fruit growers.”