From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for June 14, 1916:

• “A wagon, driven by Frank Brune, son of County Commissioner Gus Brune, was hit by a train going sixty miles an hour yesterday afternoon, and the driver was thrown a distance of thirty feet. Although the force of the impact crushed the wagon, young Brune escaped unhurt except for minor bruises sustained when he fell. ‘How Frank escaped is a miracle to me,’ said his father this morning…. The accident occurred about 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon, at a crossing this side of Lake View. Brune had been hauling coal, and was returning with an empty wagon. The train which hit him was a Missouri Pacific passenger, running on the Santa Fe tracks because of the high water. Santa Fe Number 10 had just passed the crossing a short time before, and Brune, not anticipating another section to come at that time, apparently drove to the crossing without looking up the track. Though the wagon was demolished, the horses also escaped unhurt.”
• “The crest of a four-foot rise in the river passed Lawrence shortly before noon today, and the water level is now going down slowly. Danger from flood waters reported yesterday to be six or eight feet in height has passed. Unless further rains on the Republican and Solomon rivers cause another rise, the high water will affect the bridge work very little. The water which came down the river last night and this morning was remarkably clear of logs and driftwood, and the six men on guard at the old bridge had little trouble steering the floatage between the piers of the interurban trestle. At noon today the current was flowing swiftly downstream, and had practically ceased to carry any burden on its surface…. Work on the new bridge is progressing as rapidly as may be expected, and the high water has not hindered it in the least.”
• “Two propositions were offered the Missouri and Kansas Telephone company yesterday by the county commissioners in regard to allowing the company to lay its wires across the new bridge. According to the commissioners’ ruling, either the company must pay an annual fee of $100 as long as it uses the bridge; or, by paying a total sum of $2,000 it may have the permanent right to the space required. No decision has been made by the telephone people. Other corporations intending to use the new bridge are expected to petition the commissioners soon.”
• “Summer session enrollment at the University came to a close yesterday with 743 students enrolled. At this time last year 488 students had enrolled. A few stragglers will swell the list, in the opinion of Dean F. J. Kelley, who is in charge of the session. The total enrollment last year was 504. ‘I’m wearing a smile all right,’ said Dean Kelley yesterday afternoon when commenting on the greatly increased enrollment over last year. ‘It pleases me very much, and I’m mighty glad everything is starting off so well.'”
• “A community sing on the steps of the Museum is the stellar attraction to be staged tonight by the summer session amusement company of the University of Kansas…. ‘We’re going to sing the old songs that everyone likes,’ said the Dean this morning, ‘and to help matters along we’re having the words of the songs printed for distribution.’… Ninety-seven attended the sing last Friday, and a unanimous vote was taken to hold a second sing tonight.”
• “With the keynote of ‘Americanism, and peace, preparedness and prosperity,’ the Democratic national convention began its first session at 12:30 p.m., today, with not a single element in sight to disturb the re-nomination of President Wilson and Vice-President Marshall.”