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Flue Now Nation-Wide
Disease Reported Epidemic In Practically Every Part of County.
On Increase At Army Camps
13,605 New Cases Reported, With 820 Additional Deaths – Malady Reaches South America.
Washington, Oct. 9. – Spanish influenza now has spread to practically every part of the country. Reports today to the Public Health Service showed the disease is epidemic in many Western and Pacific Coast States as well as in almost all regions east of the Mississippi river. Its spread also continued in Army camps, the number of new cases report being greater than on the day before.
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“Flu Cuts Story Hours
Dr. Blake Order Them to Open After 9:30 an Close at 4:30.
81 Die In City: 1,525 New Cases
75 Die At Meade, With 455 New Cases – 15 Expire At McHenry.
Health Commissioner Blake moved rapidly yesterday in adopting further measures to check the spread of Spanish influenza and pneumonia, which show no signs of abatement. Late in the afternoon he issued a general order directing that department store, retail stores and specialty shops open not earlier than 9:30 o’clock in the morning and close not later than 4:30 in the afternoon.
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from this source. The number of new pneumonia cases yesterday was 289, the lowest since Saturday.
Fifteen Marylanders.
There were fifteen Marylanders in the list, six of whom were Baltimoreans. The Baltimoreans were:
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Harvey L. Hedges, Walkersville.
The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland. Thursday, 10 October 1918.
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