Mobile Public Library Digital Collections

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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18 Oct . Emergency call for doctors 1918 p9 Mobile Register.pdf
News article

Sub-headline: State Health Department Asks For Physicians To Fight Influenza Epidemic

13 Oct . 59 counties report flu 1918 p8 Mobile Register.pdf
Alabama Doctors Aid Other States
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Epidemic Is Not As Serious As In Other States and Outside Help Is Not Asked For
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May Pay All Teachers
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Educational Superintendent Does Not Want Schools Closed For Indefinite Period

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

11 Oct . Flu reports stopped 1918 p8 Mobile Register.pdf
News article about the halt on publicizing new cases

News article about Citronelle woman calling for help for husband

10 Oct . Voluntary step to fight flu 1918 p1A Mobile Register.pdf
News article criticizing city commission's inaction

Sub-headlines:

Theaters, Churches, Schools Closing in Face of City Commission's Refusal To Act
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Nine Deaths For Week; 48 New Cases Reported
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Hospitals Burdened With Patients and Call…

10 Oct . 9,194 cases in AL 1918 p9 Mobile Register.pdf
News articles about influenza in Alabama, Mississippi, and Florida

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

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Photo close up of Emma Harris

1951.pdf
Semmes High School, Semmes, AL, Yearbook for 1951
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