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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 15, 1918

Mayor M. B. Camplin is among those seriously suffering from Spanish influenza. He was taken ill Sunday and at noon today, Oct. 15, his condition was such as to excite acute apprehension. Mr. Ed R. Dinwiddie is confined to the house with an attack of the Spanish flu. Among others confined to their homes are …

April 27, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 13, 1918

Clyde Orville Rucker died at his home at 615 Gladstone street at 3 o’clock this afternoon, Oct. 13. The cause of death was pneumonia which had developed from Spanish influenza. He was taken about 10 days ago with the illness. The Chase-Lister Theatrical Company of six men and six women is in Sheridan marking time …

April 24, 2020

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Spanish Influenza, Oct. 12, 1918

It is not only along the battle front that the scarcity of nurses is causing great distress. Since the Spanish influenza struck Sheridan, some families badly in need of assistance have found it impossible to get help. It is reported that many families in the city have every member sick, and there are not enough …

April 23, 2020

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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

April 23, 2020

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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

April 23, 2020

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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 …

April 23, 2020

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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 …

April 23, 2020

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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 …

April 23, 2020

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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

April 23, 2020

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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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