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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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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

21 Oct . Bd of Health to meet on flu situation 1918 p1 Mobile Register.pdf
Sub-headlines:

Meeting Will Be Held at 11 O'Clock in the Office of Board
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Over 1, 300 Cases of Flu Reported By Committees
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Whole City Is Being Searched For Needy Cases and Nurses and Aid Are Furnished

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

20 Oct . All fountains closed 1918 p1A Mobile Register.pdf
Sub-headlines:

All Fountains Are Closed By New Ordinance
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Sale of Anything Over Counter Prohibited Except Packages That Can Be Taken Away by Customers - Drinks Banned
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Unusual Phrase Put In Legal Document
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First Suggestion From Board of…

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

19 Oct . Mayor's opportunity 1918 p4 Mobile Register.pdf
News editorial tasking the mayor with stepping up and handling the epidemic by enforcing health ordinances and forming an emergency hospital

19 Oct . Death toll alarmingly big 1918 p3 Mobile Register.pdf
News article listing Mobilians who passed away

Sub-headline: Undertakers Can Scarcely Meet Demands Upon Them - Hospitals Overcrowded

18 Oct . Health bd warns of flu danger 1918 p12 Mobile Register.pdf
Health Board Gives Warning of Influenza Danger

Ask People to Be Careful and Take Proper Treatment Promptly. Many Pneumonia Cases Follow Influenza. What To Do

18 Oct . Emergency hospital needed 1918 p5 Mobile Register.pdf
News editorial about the need for an emergency hospital in Mobile

18 Oct . 225 new cases 1918 p1A.pdf
Sub-headlines:

Every Hospital and Infirmary in Mobile Taxed to Capacity With Patients
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"Food Drink" Druggists Have Small Patronage
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Emergency Hospital To Be Opened By Red Cross After Commission Failed To Do So
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