From the Lawrence Daily World for March 23, 1909: “The Union Pacific will refuse permission for the city to block up the culvert under their tracks just north of the depot. This is bad news for those working to improve flood protective work in North Lawrence. … Sam Cooper, a hack driver for the Francisco and Todd Barn, was robbed of $37 last night while sleeping in his room on the second floor of Dr. Lucy Taylor’s residence opposite the barn”