From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for Jan. 26, 1916:

• “Treated to a meal of rare excellence and with minds treated to a fine and comprehensive report of the work of the past year, the members of the Merchants and Farmers association in attendance at the annual meeting and dinner of the association last night agreed with the secretary of the association that the year of 1916 should even surpass the great, good year of 1915 by energetic application of the principles for which the association stands and a hearty co-operation of all the members…. During the year of 1915 the membership of the body of business men and farmers was increased through the thorough work of the membership committee by the addition of forty-five firms and individual members. The report showed how the association members had been safeguarded from fake advertising and other ‘gold brick’ schemes, how business has been brought to the city and how other business had been retained that might have gone elsewhere.”
• “Definite word was received in Lawrence today that President Wilson will stop in Lawrence a week from today and will make a speech from the rear platform of his train. The president’s special train will reach Lawrence over the Santa Fe road Wednesday morning, at 9:30, February 2, and will stop for a few minutes. T. J. Sweeney received a message from Congressman Taggart at Washington yesterday, saying that the president’s train would reach Lawrence over the Rock Island and that the president would appear and address the people at the Union Pacific station…. It was hoped that it would be possible to induce the president to speak here in the afternoon, when it might be possible for more of the University students to hear him, but after securing the arrangement to speak at the Santa Fe station it was decided by the local men not to attempt any further change in the program…. Accompanying the president and Mrs. Wilson on their western trip will be the following attendant staff: J. P. Tumulty, private secretary to the president; Dr. Carey Grayson, the president’s physician; two stenographers; one telegrapher; two messengers; six special detectives; one maid; twelve newspaper men and photographers.”
• “The exercises for the acceptance of the picture of Dr. Cordley which will be presented to the Cordley school by Plymouth Congregational church will be held this evening, starting at 7 o’clock when the school building will be opened for the inspection of the general public…. Not only the people of the south side are invited to the Cordley building tonight, but all the people of Lawrence interested in the public school system. The building is located on Nineteenth and Vermont streets.”
• “The annual concert and military ball of the First Regiment band will be held in Fraternal Aid hall tomorrow evening. The concert will begin promptly at 8 o’clock and the dance will begin at the conclusion of the concert. The general public is invited to attend the concert, for which no admission will be charged. Admission to the ball will be $1. The band men want people to attend the concert whether they remain for the dance or not, but hope a large crowd will be seen on the dancing floor.”
• “Henry Buckingham died yesterday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. W. B. Brownell, where he was spending the winter. He was born in Ohio in 1830 and came to Kansas in 1859 and engaged in the newspaper business in Leavenworth. He was interested in the Leavenworth Conservative and Times and was one of the founders of the Leavenworth Bulletin and the Leavenworth Call. He established the Concordia Empire in 1870. Of late years he had made his home in California. He was a member of the G. A. R. and of the Sons of the American Revolution.”