From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for April 28, 1916:

• “Timely aid from a passerby saved Sam Harlan last night from being burned to death beneath a car which he is charged with having stolen only a few minutes before. The accident occurred one mile from Eudora where Harlan had driven the car from Lawrence at a breakneck speed after taking it from in front of the Eldridge house late last night. Harlan sustained a broken collar bone and an ugly gash on his leg. The car was the property of Charles Good Eagle, an Indian from Baxter Springs. He had bought the car, a Buick big six, yesterday in Kansas City. He was returning home with a party of friends, by way of Lawrence where he formerly attended Haskell Institute and played on the football team. Harlan, another Indian, who was employed by Good Eagle as chauffeur, caused the owner some annoyance by his reckless driving, which finally resulted in a quarrel when the party arrived at Lawrence and stopped at the Eldridge House. Good Eagle finally dismissed Harlan, first paying him for his services. Soon afterwards the discovery was made that the car was missing. Harlan had taken it and driven toward Kansas City. The great speed at which he was driving caused the car to turn turtle a mile from Eudora. The car started to burn with Harlan pinned beneath it. Only the aid of a party of Eudora people out joy riding saved the man’s life.”
• “Next week is expected to be the busiest of the year on Mount Oread. Starting Tuesday and lasting until Saturday afternoon will be the activities of the Kansas Newspaper week. Tuesday the Minneapolis Symphony orchestra will be here as the feature attraction of an all day music festival. Numerous lecture attractions will be given. The 1916 annual will be issued Tuesday. On McCook field there will be three track meets.”
• “J. M. Boyd was appointed chief of police of Lawrence today to fill the unexpired term of Chief C. M. Fisher, whose resignation was accepted Tuesday. Mr. Boyd will take his new office Monday morning and under the appointment made today will hold it until June 1. ‘I trust that the new chief will be as great a success as the one whose resignation we have accepted,’ said Mayor Francisco in making the nomination.”
• “Death came suddenly last night to C. F. Squires, after a few days’ illness…. In his fourteen years’ business experience in Lawrence, ‘Con’ Squires had acquired an acquaintance list surpassed by few persons in the state. In those years most of the students of the University have had dealing with the popular photographer, and Baker University students also made use of his studio.”