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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 12, 1918

In cooperation between city and state health authorities, Sheridan police today, Oct. 12, hung up about 125 cards announcing the presence of the Spanish influenza. The utmost diligence is being exercised to effectively exclude the epidemic from the hospital. Everybody is required to fumigate after contact with the ailing, and signs upon the doors proclaim

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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 12, 1918

In cooperation between city and state health authorities, Sheridan police today, Oct. 12, hung up about 125 cards announcing the presence of the Spanish influenza. The utmost diligence is being exercised to effectively exclude the epidemic from the hospital. Everybody is required to fumigate after contact with the ailing, and signs upon the doors proclaim

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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 11, 1918

Up to noon today, Oct. 11, no fatalities from complications of Spanish influenza have been added to the first case reported yesterday. A mild form of the malady appears prevalent in Sheridan, for in many cities farther east and south, the mortality is such as to excite alarm. An open-air service will be held on …

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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 11, 1918

Dr. Anna G. Hurd, county health officer, announced today, Oct. 11, that public schools, theaters, pool halls, churches and all places of public gatherings will not be permitted to open until one week after the last case of Spanish influenza is reported in Sheridan. Seventeen new cases were reported to Dr. Hurd last night, making …

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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 10, 1918

When the state board of health concluded that steps should be taken to head off unnecessary ravages of Spanish influenza in Wyoming, authorities had in hand information that there were 10 cases of the malady in Cheyenne, 50 in Casper, 25 in Rawlins and 100 in Big Horn county. They didn’t include in their estimates …

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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 10, 1918

Many households in Sheridan are voluntarily fumigating their premises with sulphur and formaldehyde as a preventative measure against the epidemic of Spanish influenza. Mrs. Walter Hunt has received a letter from her mother at Denver stating that 17 deaths have occurred there from Spanish influenza and that quarantine measures are being taken by closure of

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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 9, 1918

There seems to be no available method of determining how many cases there are of Spanish influenza in Sheridan, as few of the physicians seem to have realized this is a reportable disease. Closing the pools halls has precipitated a problem that’s claiming official attention. One barber who had his place in a pool hall …

April 23, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 9, 1918

All schools, pool halls and picture theaters are closed today, and churches and societies are prepared not to convene until the health authorities decide that the spread of Spanish influenza is over. Sheridan took the first day of the quarantine with little complaint. Dr. Anna G. Hurd, county health officer, has asked that parents keep …

April 23, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 9, 1918

All schools, pool halls and picture theaters are closed today, and churches and societies are prepared not to convene until the health authorities decide that the spread of Spanish influenza is over. Sheridan took the first day of the quarantine with little complaint. Dr. Anna G. Hurd, county health officer, has asked that parents keep …

April 23, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 8, 1918

Acting under instructions from the state board of health, all public schools, churches, theaters and other places of public meetings in Sheridan will be closed beginning tomorrow morning, Oct. 9, and will remain closed until the epidemic of Spanish influenza has subsided. The announcement was made this afternoon by Dr. Anna G. Hurd, county health …

April 23, 2020

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