From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for May 15, 1916:

• “Members of the city commission and officials of the interurban railway reached an understanding Saturday afternoon regarding the laying of interurban track in the 600 block on Massachusetts street. The track laying was started Saturday morning without previous notice to the city officials, and the commissioners took the first opportunity to discuss the matter with the president of the road, K. D. Klemm, who came to Lawrence Saturday afternoon. The city’s official attitude, as expressed by Commissioner Cleland and Commissioner Holyfield, was that the city would not oppose the laying of tracks far enough south to gain admittance to the interurban station in the 600 block. The track will extend about 100 feet south of that building, to permit of installing a ‘Y’ for the turning of cars. But the city commissioners made it plain that they were opposed to connecting up the interurban track with the local system until the interurban franchise has been granted. Mr. Klemm said that this arrangement would be satisfactory to his company.”
• “Two thousand people witnessed the annual May Fete at the University of Kansas Saturday afternoon and pronounced it the best that has ever been given in the history of the school. In spite of the threatening weather and the soggy grounds, interest in the performance did not lag and every event was watched with unabated interest from the time the women of the senior class, led by two trumpeters, their leader symbolizing Alma Mater, marched into the foreground, until in the dusky twilight the seniors descended from the steps of the temple and presented their torches to the women of the junior class.”
• “Today began ‘Be Kind to Animals Week’ in which the work of humane societies over the country and the objects for which they stand will be brought before the attention of the public. In Lawrence the first work will be done at the meeting of boy scouts tonight, at which Prof. P. F. Walker will outline the way in which the boys can assist in the work.”
• “Lawrence looked mighty good to the members of the St. Louis Business Men’s League when they stopped to pay the town a visit on their trade-boosting trip through Kansas and Nebraska Saturday afternoon. The visitors were met at the Union Pacific depot by the city officials and the members of the Merchants association, were loaded into motor cars, and were taken on a half hour’s drive over the city. ‘It is the only entertainment we have had on our entire trip,’ said one of the boosters, and all of them showed that they appreciated it very much. There were several things of interest to show the visitors. First the route led to the University campus where the May Fete was in progress and the visitors got a glimpse of the campus and its gay crowd, and of the Wakarusa valley looking its very best. They were then taken out to Haskell Institute and shown the big government school.”
• “The Lawrence Ministerial Alliance adopted a motion this morning opposing the Sunday sale and delivery of groceries and to send representatives of the Alliance to talk with grocers who have followed the practice of doing business on Sunday. The discussion of the motion, which finally carried, occupied nearly half of the morning session.”
• “A third of the piling structure upon which the interurban intended to cross the river into South Lawrence was torn away this morning when a sudden head of water came down the Kaw, piling drift wood against the temporary bridge and tearing a large raft, belonging to the Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron company, loose from its mooring. The raft which was tied just above the piling bridge being constructed on the north side broke loose under the strain of the rising waters about 9 o’clock this morning and was hurled against the piling structure…. Other portions of the interurban construction work remained unharmed by the sudden rise of water which was over four feet in height.”