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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)

13 Oct . 1,288 cases in Mobile 1918 p1 Local Mobile Register.pdf
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Toll of Flu In Mobile 25; 445 New Cases
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Epidemic Appears To Be Spreading Despite Efforts of Health and City Officials and Red Cross to Check It
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1, 607 Cases in the City and County
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Mothers' Army and Navy League Opens…

18 Oct . 225 new cases 1918 p1A.pdf
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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

17 Oct . Van Antwerp  blasted 1918 p3 Mobile Register.pdf
News editorial criticizing the city commission's decision to rescind part of the ordinance to close soda fountains and soft drink stands

23 Oct . Discrepancy in flu report 1918 p1 Mobile Register.pdf
News article
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Women's War Service House-to-House Canvass Shows Total 220 New Cases Yesterday
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Health Board Reported 34 New Cases Up To 4 PM
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No More Patients Will Be Received at Emergency Hospital, Mrs. Inge Announces

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

23 Oct . Black preachers ask to hold services 1918 p7 Mobile Register.pdf
News article about the Interdenominational Ministers' Union of Mobile petitioning the city commissioners for permission to hold Sunday services

3 Nov . Mobile flu news 1918 p2A Mobile Register.pdf
News article about the closing of the emergency kitchen at the A.F. Owen high school

25 Oct . Flu believed on wane 1918 p5 Mobile Register.pdf
News article about conditions improving, but the Red Cross workers' difficulties with stubborn patients.

Sub-headline: Red Cross Finds Treatment Difficult Because of Patients' Disregard of Instructions

24 Oct . conditions improved 1918 p3 Mobile Register.pdf
News article

Sub-headline: Women's War Service House-to-House Canvass Finds Only 25 New Cases

29 Oct . Still shows decline 1918 p1 Mobile Register.pdf
News article

Sub-headline: Only Eleven Cases Found by Canvassers
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