From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for June 11, 1916:

• “By tearing down the footwalk on the old river bridge along one span before the walk on the east side of the bridge was completed, the interurban road became the subject of some heated remarks at the city commission meeting today…. Commissioner W. W. Cleland said the interurban had agreed several weeks ago not to tear down the footwalk on the west side of the bridge till that on the east side was completed. The city officials made it plain at the time that they did not wish to have it necessary for pedestrians to cross the stream of vehicle traffic in the middle of the bridge. That is what they have to do at present. In addition to this violation of the agreement, Mr. Mason called attention to the fact that the roadway of the bridge is constantly cluttered up with building material which increases the danger of accidents…. A protest would be made to the public utilities commission, Mr. Mason said, unless the interurban showed a greater willingness to help traffic on the bridge.”
• “Traffic conditions on the Kaw Valley bridge caused a squabble which led to the police court this morning. Recently Art Reynolds was crossing to the south side in his motor car. He tried to pass an express wagon on the bridge and came near running into W. A. Dunn, who was crossing to the north side on a bicycle. Mr. Dunn swore out a warrant for Mr. Reynolds’ arrest on a charge of careless driving. The case was heard this morning. All the testimony showed that no collision had occurred, and that Mr. Reynolds stopped his car immediately. The court found him not guilty of the charge.”
• “Prof. H. A. Rice of the civil engineering department of the University was called to Cherryvale today to settle a dispute between the owner and contractor on a series of new concrete elevators under construction there. The owner and contractor have disagreed on the capacity of fifteen reinforced concrete elevators which Professor Rice designed, and he was called to figure up the capacity. The elevators are much like the ones at the Bowersock mill, except that they are square.”
• “Philip Edwards, son of Rev. E. A. Edwards of Trinity church, ran a rusty bicycle spoke into his foot while playing in the alley back of the residence yesterday evening. An anaesthetic had to be administered before the blunt spoke could be removed. Anti-toxin to prevent tetanus was administered to the boy today. It is hoped that while the injury is a painful one, no serious results will follow.”
• “Ralph Rader, a Lawrence boy who suffered a broken jaw when a mule kicked him last week, was resting easy and seemed in a little better condition last night at the Saint Francis Hospital in Topeka. Rader was working on a farm at Howard, Kansas, and in the act of unhitching a team of mules, was kicked in the jaw. The jaw bone was broken and infection set in…. The injured man was a middle law student at the University last year, and had just finished his preliminary work in the college…. The family live at 200 West 12th street.”
• “The hot days between rainy spells are welcomed by Lawrence boys of the grammar school age since the Y. M. C. A. inaugurated its ‘free swim’ days. On Monday afternoons at 3 o’clock the pool is thrown open to all boys over 12 years of age; and on Thursdays at the same hour, boys between the ages of 10 and 12 are allowed to swim in the big pool. Boys under 10 years of age are not admitted to the classes.”