From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Nov. 25, 1915:

• “Kansas was today victorious for the first time on Rollins field, winning the twenty-fifth Kansas-Missouri classic by a score of 8 to 6. The toe of Lindsey won for Kansas, the Jayhawker star putting two field goals over the bar in the second quarter. The other two Kansas points were made when Pittam was down behind the line for a Kansas safety in the first quarter…. Rain which fell during the game made the gridiron a sea of mud and drove many of the spectators away from the bleachers.”
• “The drenching rain which deluged Columbia shortly after the Kansas-Missouri game began today caused a breakdown of the wire service near the end of the first half of the game. It is thought that the temporary connections of wires stretched to Rollins field became wet, rendering them useless. After a long wait, communication was re-established by way of St. Louis.”
• “The play-by-play report of the Kansas-Missouri game today thoroughly pleased the 500 rooters who blocked Massachusetts street and watched the ball hovering in the neighborhood of the Missouri goal on the Journal-World gridiron. The Journal-World was connected by direct wire with Rollins field and the plays were known in Lawrence less than a minute after they had been made on the muddy field. Lawrence people who preferred to remain at home were kept in touch with the game by telephone and the Journal-World service reached parts of town and kept Lawrence Thanksgiving parties posted through the contest.”
• “Leavenworth, Kans. — The 1600 prisoners at the United States penitentiary here will enjoy a real thanksgiving dinner today. Thos. W. Morgan, warden of the prison, in addition to granting the men the freedom of the yard, arranged for a turkey dinner, that in addition to the native bird will also include oysters, celery, cranberry sauce and home made mince pie for dessert. This afternoon a motion picture show, with a number of vaudeville acts will give a holiday atmosphere. The prison band will play three concerts.”
• “Lindsborg, Kan. — Nearly 1,000 residents of Lindsborg and McPherson county today celebrated Thanksgiving with a community dinner held in the auditorium of Bethany college. E. F. Philblad, president of the college, presided over the dinner. The food was the gift of merchants and farmers of the vicinity.”
• “The student district of Lawrence is deserted today while the men and women of the University are eating Thanksgiving dinner at their homes or are attending the Jayhawk-Tiger battle at Columbia, Mo…. Everything is deserted in the part of the city that surrounds the University. Lee Bryant has closed the College Inn in order to allow his employes, some of whom are students, to spend the day in their homes. Many of the students who live at some distance from Lawrence left early in the week and others left at the end of last week in order to be sure to get home in time to eat turkey. Few students will return to Lawrence before the opening of school on Monday. They will take advantage of every moment of the vacation…. Little studying will be done by the students during the vacation. Spooner library will run on short hours until the beginning of next week. The seminars and stacks will be closed all the time.”
• “The Thanksgiving quiet which pervades Lawrence today was noticeable in police circles. In anticipation of possible disorders following the start of Thanksgiving celebrations the officers kept a careful watch in town last night. They reported at headquarters this morning that there had been not a single disturbance of any sort during the night.”