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Spanish Influenza, Nov.25, 1918

Six new cases of influenza for Saturday were reported to County Health Officer Hurd. One was outside of the city of Sheridan and the other five in families in which other members had been afflicted. No reports were made for Sunday up to noon today, Nov. 25. Two fatalities were reported for the weekend. Miss …

June 12, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Nov.23, 1918

Mrs. Clara M. Kackley of 340 Sherman avenue, together with the help of Miss Martha Murray, has been nursing a patient for over a month with the Spanish flu. The patient, Miss Florence Murray, after being taken with a light attack of the disease, went too soon to nursing other patients. A week ago, she …

June 11, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Nov.23, 1918

Eight new cases of influenza were reported yesterday to County Health Officer Hurd, three more than were reported on the previous day. No deaths from the malady were reported in Sheridan for the 24 hours that ended at noon today, Nov. 23, but one was reported from Kooi. That death was a 3-year-old child, whose …

June 10, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Nov. 22, 1918

A special meeting of the city council announced for yesterday did not occur, and Sheridan Mayor M. B. Camplin said this morning, Nov. 22, that unless there’s a change for the worse, the ban on closures will be lifted as originally planned. The mayor said he kept in touch with the county health officer’s office …

June 9, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Nov.21, 1918

Six new cases of influenza were reported by Sheridan County Health Officer Dr. Hurd for the 24 hours that ended at noon today, Nov. 21. No deaths from the malady were reported in the city, but three were reported in the county. A special meeting of the city council has been set for 3 o’clock …

June 9, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Nov.20, 1918

No deaths from influenza were reported up to noon today, Nov. 20, for the 24 hours since Tuesday’s report, and County Health Officer Dr. Hurd said there were only four cases of the malady in the county. At a special meeting of the board of School District No. 7 yesterday, trustees adopted resolutions calling for …

June 9, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Nov.18 and 19, 1918

After an illness of only a few days, Mrs. John Birchby died at 12:30 o’clock this afternoon, Nov. 19, at the family home on East Works street of pneumonia following influenza. At a meeting yesterday, Nov. 18, the Red Cross executive committee in Sheridan unanimously passed a resolution protesting the action of health officials in …

June 9, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Nov.15, 1918

Although eight new cases of influenza were reported to County Health Officer Hurd today, Nov. 15, not a death was reported for either the city or the county.One death was reported on Burlington train No. 43 at Ulm tonight. The deceased was John Daly of Moorcroft, who was en route to enter the emergency hospital …

June 5, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Nov.15, 1918

Members of Sheridan’s city council had a conference this morning, Nov. 15, on the subject of the lifting of the quarantine on businesses next Monday. They determined that, in spite of the board of education decision to keep schools closed until later, the quarantine on other businesses will indeed be lifted. Four deaths from influenza …

June 4, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Nov.13, 1918

Four new cases of influenza in Sheridan county were reported to County Health Officer Hurd as of noon today, Nov. 13.One death occurred yesterday in Sheridan. The deceased was Benjamin Murphy, who lived at 1338 Broadway. Mrs. Florence Murphy, the wife of his brother, died in Sheridan on Nov. 7, and both will be buried …

June 1, 2020

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