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100 years ago: City cracks down on unleashed dogs
By Sarah St. John
May 16, 2013
“Now they’re after Fido again.”
40 years ago: Commissioners disagree on schedule, argue for open meetings
By Sarah St. John
May 16, 2013
One commissioner wanted to discontinue the practice of unofficial “lunch meetings.”
25 years ago: Semi tips over in busy Lawrence intersection
By Sarah St. John
May 16, 2013
The accident had slowed traffic for about an hour.
100 years ago: Search continues for missing Lawrence child
By Sarah St. John
May 15, 2013
“Mrs. S. W. Atkinson, mother of the lost child, is prostrated with grief.”
40 years ago: Pinckney parents discuss ‘shared principal’ proposal
By Sarah St. John
May 15, 2013
Parents had recently been told that the school could no longer afford a full-time principal.
25 years ago: Developer sues for losses in Lawrence mall case
By Sarah St. John
May 15, 2013
The firm was seeking $250,000 in damages in a federal suit.
100 years ago: Little boy disappears from Lawrence neighborhood
By Sarah St. John
May 14, 2013
“It is feared that the Kaw River has claimed this little life.”
40 years ago: Commissioners to discuss site plans, IRBs, and Bicentennial committee
By Sarah St. John
May 14, 2013
The Lawrence City Commission was to discuss IRBs for the Lawrence Paper Company.
25 years ago: County corrections can absorb some state inmates, official says
By Sarah St. John
May 14, 2013
On April 1, a U.S. District judge had ordered corrections officials to release 400 inmates from the Kansas State Penitentiary in Lansing.
100 years ago: Civil War veterans to make annual visit to Lawrence schools
By Sarah St. John
May 13, 2013
“The coming of the soldiers to the school is always one of the big events of the school year.”
100 years ago: Severe storm damages Lawrence buildings
By Sarah St. John
May 12, 2013
“At the University the stack on the power house was struck and a large hole torn in it.”
100 years ago: Y.M.C.A. office at KU suffers third burglary
By Sarah St. John
May 11, 2013
“Evidently some person has a particular grudge against the University Y.M.C.A.”
40 years ago: Three killed, dozens injured in Joplin storm
By Sarah St. John
May 11, 2013
Emergency crews were reporting that no section of Joplin had appeared to have escaped damage.
100 years ago: Pool hall age violations lead to arrests
By Sarah St. John
May 10, 2013
“Sneegas Brothers are charged with permitting minors to play in their hall, the ‘Smoke House,’ 738 Massachusetts street.”
40 years ago: State offers pilot program on services for elderly
By Sarah St. John
May 10, 2013
Douglas County was being considered for the pilot program if money could be found to match federal funding.

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