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Mobile Public Library Local History & Genealogy Library

The Local History and Genealogy Library is dedicated to collecting, preserving, and providing access to the history of Mobile, and the greater Gulf Coast region.

Browse Items (21 total)

26 Oct . Cooperation against epidemic 1918 p3 Mobile Register.pdf
News article

Sub-headline: Women's War Service and Health Officials Hold Meeting - Conditions Improving

21 Oct . Register assails flu critics 1918 p4 Mobile Register.pdf
News editorial about Commissioner Pillans' outburst against the Mobile Register for its coverage of the epidemic and criticism of local government

3 Nov . No new cases 1918 p10A Mobile Register.pdf
News article

Sub-headline: No New Cases Reported Saturday. City Be Normal Soon

17 Dec . pensacola and street cars.pdf
News article

Sub-headline: Other Drastic Steps Contemplated To Suppress Influenza - Two Officers Arrested

14 Oct . 1 death 37 new cases 1918 p1A Mobile Register.pdf
News article followed by suggestions on how to stay safe and not panic

Sub-headline: Board of Health Says, Though Epidemic Is Increasing, There Is No Cause for Alarm
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Influenza: How To Avoid It - How To Care For Those Who Have It
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Don't Be…

20 Oct . Emergency hospital call 1918 p6 Mobile Register.pdf
News editorial criticizing Dr. C. A. Mohr's testimony before the city commission that Mobile did not need an emergency hospital

19 Oct . Need for emergency hospital 1918 p1A Mobile Register.pdf
Sub-headlines:

Opinion Is That Mayor Crawford Should Direct Fight Against Influenza Epidemic
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Death Toll Continues To Be Heavy In Mobile
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Health Officer Mohr Discovers There Is Room At Hospital For More Patients

11 Oct . P'goula battalion 1918 p10 Mobile Register.pdf
News article about influenza spread in the fourth battalion of the United States Guard in Pascagoula

22 Oct . Get together for health 1918 p1 Mobile Register.pdf
Sub-headlines:

State Health Officer Urges Mobile City and County To Perfect New System or "Catastrophe Will Fall," He Says
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Previously Urged Step, He Declares
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Took Matter Up in January, and Later in June and September, He Says, Adding We…

5 Nov . Fraud against Red Cross 1918 p8 Mobile Register.pdf
News article

Sub-headline: Information to Local Chapter Says Organization Imposed On
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