Local writer Sarah St. John pulls from the Journal-World archives to compile reports of what it was like to be in Lawrence decades ago.
From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 23, 1916:"Lawrence is soon to have a rifle club for the protection of its citizens if the plans being formulated materialize as they are expected to. The new organization is to take the place of the national guardsmen who have been called away. It ...
From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 22, 1916:"Linwood Bank Robbers Elude Pursuing Posse. Robbers Last Seen on Road Northwest of Tonganoxie.. Many In Pursuit. – The last definite report on the fleeing bandits is to the effect that they were last seen between Tonganoxie and ...
From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 21, 1916:"In a bold daylight holdup, robbers took about $1500 from the Linwood State Bank at 2:30 this afternoon, and made their escape in two automobiles. When last heard from, they were three miles north of Linwood, speeding west. The daring ...
From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 20, 1916:"Since the new term of summer school has started, the bathers in Potter Lake who are not enrolled in summer school will have to pay a fee of a dollar for the use of the lake for the remainder of the summer. A permit has to be obtained for ...
From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 19, 1916:"The interurban tracks are being laid in both directions across the Kaw river and it is only a matter of a few days until they will meet on the second span of the old bridge and regular service between Seventh and Massachusetts in Lawrence ...
From the Lawrence Daily Journal-World for July 18, 1916:"With the appointment of A. E. Blair as building inspector, the city commission today took the final step toward putting the new building ordinance into operation. The appointment came after considerable discussion of what should be ...