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New York, New York and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic The …

WEBWhen the Norwegian vessel Bergensfjord steamed into New York City’s harbor on August 11, 1918, an unusual welcoming committee awaited on shore. The ship held 11 crew …

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San Antonio, Texas and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic The …

WEBOctober 20, 1918. About half of the Fort Sam Houston medical staff are ill and have been replaced by untrained infantrymen and artillerymen. Health Officer King admits that the …

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Cambridge, Massachusetts and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic …

WEBCity officials took action. First, the Board of Health placed all of its nurses at the disposal of physicians, appointing them district nurses who not only could provide care to the ill but …

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Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic The

WEBOctober 5, 1918. In cooperation with the United States Public Health Service, the American Red Cross appoints W. Frank Persons, the director general of civilian relief, to assist …

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic

WEBOctober 5, 1918. In cooperation with the United States Public Health Service, the American Red Cross appoints W. Frank Persons, the director general of civilian relief, to assist …

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Chicago, Illinois and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic The …

WEB“First in violence, deepest in dirt; loud, lawless, unlovely, ill-smelling, irreverent, new; an overgrown gawk of a village,” journalist Lincoln Steffens described the Windy City in …

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Providence, Rhode Island and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic

WEBNotes. 1 “State Health Board Acts to Combat New Disease,” Providence Daily Journal, 28 Sept. 1918, 5.. 2 “Assembly Places Not to Be Closed,” Providence Daily Journal, 29 …

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San Francisco, California and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic

WEBNotes. 1 “First Influenza Case Is Discovered in S.F.” San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Sept. 1918, 8, “Thirty-Seven New Cases Found in S.F.,” San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Oct. …

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Denver, Colorado and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic The …

WEBNeither Sharpley nor the influenza advisory committee were convinced that the eight cases in Denver were due to the same virulent “Spanish influenza” strain that was making its …

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New Haven, Connecticut and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic

WEBOctober 5, 1918. In cooperation with the United States Public Health Service, the American Red Cross appoints W. Frank Persons, the director general of civilian relief, to assist …

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Seattle, Washington and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic The …

WEBSeptember 26, 1918. Washington State Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas D. Tuttle says that influenza is bound to come to the Seattle area in the near future, and asks everyone …

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Richmond, Virginia and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic The …

WEBAugust 1918 was a scorcher in tidewater Virginia. Drilling in uniform in the heat and humidity of Petersburg, 25 miles south of Richmond, must have been grueling for the …

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St. Louis, Missouri and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic The …

WEBOctober 5, 1918. The first civilian influenza cases appear in St. Louis: seven cases within one African American family are reported. As a result of the worsening influenza …

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Toledo, Ohio and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic The …

WEBNotes. 1 “We Have With Us the Influenza,” Toledo News-Bee, 17 Sept. 1918, 1; “Health Officer Warns,” Toledo News-Bee, 18 Sept. 1918, 1; “Toledo Is Warned of Influenza,” …

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Detroit, Michigan and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic The …

WEBOctober 8, 1918. A sudden upsurge in the number of cases is reported – 75 new cases in the last 24 hours bring the total to 300. Health Commissioner Inches states, “All cafes …

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Los Angeles, California and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic

WEBThe first civilian cases in Los Angeles appeared on September 22, although influenza was not made a reportable disease in California until September 27.2 Amongst these first …

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Baltimore, Maryland and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic The …

WEBOn September 24, 1918, a small number of influenza cases among soldiers at Camp Meade–some 25 miles north of Baltimore and on the route to Washington, DC–were …

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Boston, Massachusetts and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic

WEBSeptember 24, 1918. All public schools are ordered to close. A conference is held between the Emergency Health Committee, the State Health Commissioner, the Surgeon …

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and the 1918-1919 Influenza Epidemic

WEBOn the other side of the state, influenza was already causing a great deal of alarm. On the same day that Pittsburgh reported its case, the Philadelphia Health Department …

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