From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for June 16, 1916:

• “Engineers at the new bridge were ready to begin the ‘pouring’ of concrete into the shell of the second arch at noon today. All the machinery for performing the operation had been placed…. The wooden shell has been removed from the first arch, and it now lies open to the elements. The concrete has dried thoroughly on the outside, and the big span gleams in the sunlight. The supports beneath it are still needed, however, and they will not be taken out until after the second arch is completed. The river stood at a flood height of four feet two inches at noon today. Practically no driftwood was coming down stream, and all danger of log jams is apparently past.”
• “The chief attraction at the University next week will be three out-door performances by the Coburn Players…. The players’ visit next week will be their fourth to the University, and the high reputation they have established in the past will lead them to be greeted with enthusiasm. Their performances are given out of doors, on the campus, and are distinctive for their charming artistic effects…. A natural stage just west of Snow Hall has been selected by the players. Chairs from the Gymnasium will be used in seating the outdoor auditorium.”
• “Students at the University summer session do not spend as much money for confectionery and soft drinks as do the winter students, according to E. C. Bricken, proprietor of the Oread Café; and, on the other hand, they spend more for meals than do the winter students. ‘The fact that a lot of the summer students are experienced teachers who have learned how to take care of their money may account for their not indulging in soda fountain drinks,’ says ‘Brick,’ ‘but I don’t understand why they eat more. It seems to me that in the summer the trade would go more to soft drinks than to heavy food. The reverse is true.'”
• “Mayor Francisco is devoting considerable time at present to work in the city parks. The park at Pinckney school needs some attention and work was started on it this morning.”
• “President Wilson and Vice President Marshall were nominated by acclamation last night by the Democratic national convention…. There never was any doubt of President Wilson’s nomination last night but there was a possibility that some vice presidential booms might be brought out in opposition to Vice President Marshall. They melted away, however, when the convention got in session…. President Wilson today received the following telegram from Vice President Marshall at Indianapolis: ‘In the fight which you are to win I am always yours to command.’ Mr. Marshall’s message was one of hundreds received. The President was in a happy frame of mind. He rose early enough to read newspaper accounts of his nomination of which he had been notified by Secretary Tumulty just as he was retiring at 1 o’clock.”