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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.

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6 Oct . Influenza is here1918 p6 Mobile Register.pdf
Editorial about the influenza

6 Oct . Influenza history 1918 p12 Mobile Register.pdf
News article

6 Oct . Mobile health officer downplays flu 1918 p16A Mobile Register.pdf
News article

17 Oct . Flu on wane 1918 p3 Mobile Register.pdf
News article about the slowing of the spread

Sub-headline: Only 10 Deaths From Malady and Only 80 New Cases, Compared With 300 Day Before

7 Dec . influenza situation.pdf
News editorial demanding something be done to avoid a renewal of influenza outbreak

12 Oct . Flu spreads, don't panic 1918 p2A Mobile Register.pdf
News articles about spread and deaths at army camps

8 Dec . stole best years of life.pdf
News article about the pandemic being most lethal to persons under the age of 30

Sub-headline: Young and Vigorous of Nation's Population Suffered Greatest Depletion

8 Oct . Flu stops public mtgs 1918 p8 Mobile Register.pdf
News article about the spread of influenza and Governor Henderson's proclamation forbidding public assembly

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

8 Dec . new health system.pdf
News article

Sub-headline: Dr. McCall Says Present Health Officer Would Resign in Order to Carry Out Plan
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