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10
THE i
FLU" SITU
GOWING DI
FROM:DAY T1
Dr. Manning Says N
Shows the Wisdom
ting Lid on Gat
ings Here.
The Spanish influenza
is improving slowly.. Frid
cases were reported to
coiminissioner's office and
ber 'of deaths was 24. TI
of Omahtans were senlt hec
ial from Fremont, Fort.Canip Dodge. This make
132 deaths here since th
started.,Health Comnissi
ning has taken gecial ste
the -gathering of trowdsa
'It is at funerals that
crowd order is being viola
hcsaid. "The people she
that, there is very great
crowding at such places,
in chapels at undertaking
detits. Only the close cc
allow~ed to enter the chat
danger is in the crowdin
i'any contagion from the
iI regard to the foot
scheduled to be played ici
otner and Lreighton
teams Saturday, Dr. Ma
uled to leave it "tip to pi
on."
"National ani state
have ruled strictly against
lg of erowds even in the
hesaid. "I have- not made
irder against playing this
use you can't exactly fo
n'ow the throats of the p
don't believe that the gat
yed when the schoola
lize that there is - ve
ger or that the publi;sd if it is played."
Pr Manning is partici
fhted with a.chart whicl
epared by his office, sh
ress of the "flu" conta
shows unmistakably th
nthe closing order here.
eil line on the chart
number ocases of "f
starts at 140 on Octo
day wvhen all publicg
eclosed. It reaches it
it three days later wh
9here were 540 new
in the city. This,;ling; was the "period during which the
bypeople before
rder we~nt hiuto e
rOtber 9th efie
or-de, is seen. Th
ht punges downwar
hr12 there were
aday. Since,then th
us has fluctuated, b
aoe 150.
~pital room for patien
4pget nd Dr.' Manai
ATION Popular You og Matron of JUDGE REFUSES
ETER] Omaha Victim of "Flu" WRIT 10WOMEN
O DAY Mrs. Harry Graves Shedd died IN HOSPITAL
Thursday night of Spanish influ cnza after an illness of two days.
ew Chart An apparently light attack of in- Redick Announces
of Put- tluei za veloped suddenly into
pneumonia an-Mrs. Shedd passed tion Not to Interfere
her- away before her husband, who as "'. W b7 ncp
absent from town on a business _4, With Municipal
could be recalled. Mrs. Shedd was
Madge Bullard, daughter of W. C. e_-_
situation Bullard, Omaha lumberman. She
at was one of Omaha's most beautittul Judge Redick in district court yes ay 110 new:ud talented young matrons. She therday afternooniannounced his de the healtis survived by h husband and a termination not to interfere with
I the num- sister, Mrs.?o,7 ltllingwood. and a the adniinistraation of the health
hree bodies younger bfother. Will, who is away..conunissioner, in case of women
it school. Her mother died about comniitted to the Detention hosre for bur- a year ago. pital, except when it may h shtown
Riley and' fTe funeral will be held in the tat the action of the health des a total of residence, 70th North Fortieth street-.partment was not prompted by hon at. o'clock Saturday afternoon. ate t was nt
e 1pidemic vith interment at Forest Lawn ci- -m ecases of Inous Carthruni
oner:Man- etery. -t-.and Marie Wells. lie denied writs of
to stop habeas corpus and declined to hear
at funerals. lence in either case, as lie be the anti- -I.ieved that interference by the court
tedmost t H Ei such cases wvould be inmuical to
ouild knw the health interests of the city.
danger in The petitions, asking for the writs,
especialy alleged that these vonen were held
estahli- without proper authority in the
Sti es: e A CA E W ANEo BelnstCy
g and not W.he power to pass upon her
dead." physical condition," the judge stattall game OffjcersDeclareSjtuationijed, ini the Carthlirut case. has been
rc betweenn delegated to the municipal authoritiersity Improved as They Arrange ties, andi if she is held out a legal
nning has order of the health department, she
ubtlic opin- Pastimes for Men MRS. H. G. SHEDD. cannot he said to be illegally de-I
Outdoors.taied, unes it can shown that the1
ato it Oudos nrFLorder- was wrongfully issued. To
the gatL- substitute the judgment \of the courtb
open air, TThree deaths from intheuza were for that of the pohice powers, prop-v
a positive reported from the Fort Omaha Bal.. erly exercised, would interfere with r
game, lie- loon school Friday morning. The the municipal and state legislation
ree health total number of deaths is now 26. HAM'PE R W K and would be mischievous. Health b
ublic. But Army officials declare that the sit- rules are adopted for the dbenefit ofc
me will be nation is improved and that the epi- the public, and some individuals i
authorities demic is almost completely under must suffer by reason of their entry grave control. Every precaution against O I I G S C forcement." a;
c will at- the disease is being taken at the Five Denied Writ.
fort and officers say that the quar- Wornan i Deserted b Sister Five similar cases recently were t
ularly de- antine ruling will continue until all We yheard in Judge R,edick's court by the d
is is"'being danger is past. Who FearsContagion and introduction of medical evidence fot b
owing the Albert L. Coldiron of the 49th both sides and in each instance a
gion hire. balloon company died early Friday Whole Fanilies Are writ of habeas corpus was denied. I
e wisdom morning followimg an attack cf 'Mrs. Carthru, arrested\ at tI
Spanishhieniciza. His home was in Suffering. Twenty-fourth and Burdette street; h
indicating Oklahoma 'City, and the body will and Miss Wells, whose address. was'
u in the be taken tl ere for burial. So thoroughly have the people given by the police as. 2933 North t
ber 5. the - A Few-New Cases. of Omaha been convinced of the Forty-third street, are held on fc
atherings,Albert Duriin, Carlisle, Pa., and!deadly contagion of Spanish influ- charges of being afficte( by com- t
s greatest William, Britton, Dontotoc. Tex.. enza that the Visiting Nurses' as- municable diseases. 6 " t
en on Oc- died from tlie disease Friday morn- sociation finds difficulty in getting Attorney for the women stated
'cases re- ing. Durnin -,was a member of the the help that is usually forthcoming that he would- take,the Carthrunt c
hr. balloon coinpany and' Britton in cases of illness among neighbors, case to the state supreme court for th
ofincua belonged to the 60th comnpan- according to Miss Clara Thomas, a ruling. The judie denied an apgerms in- Only a very few new cases of the one of the-directors of the Visit'ig' pearance bond. " ' 'r
teus iti disease have 'developed at "the fort Nurses' association. who has char e t
thectute- the last 'few days-' of the telephotne calls in' the office. Brother of South Side Man
isease.th Major P.o Vn Nostran, executive in th thiicassettle 0ditic vbeyond KildoBtle ronltJ
etlinethe officer at the ~fort, 'has' planned en- thue Deaf and 'Dumb institute; too ' W. L. Browning of. -Twenty-first
d line oni tertainment for the soldiers and' has far for 'the nurse to call often, the and I streets, is lii~receipt of a telidnand1on arrantged for outdoor nuoviig plc- sister of the patient refuses to enter grat stating that his brother, Stephi- m
onlymber tures. and has provided for hand the huome. She brings food, leaves en C. Browning, was killed. in ac- 0
ut nmber tbnsgerts every night. Foot. balh it on the doorstep and scutfles away tions on September 12. 'Mr. Brown- pa
utteeteams huave been organized and box- in terror, allowing her sister to ing was alt 'enphoye of the bur alu ph
'is is now ia ng nd wrestling matchesav beern take care of herself as best she of animal inuduistry until last i siy, na
mg pstr-anedin Theicrst th ae fre a iuen he left for Camp Funstonnd 'ce
Thics y are don thi bes to maelf One call which recently came to wuv soon sent across. '" th
fuas heerfu for the shtut--in soldiers. -the office reported a whole family This is ' the 'first reported 'death pe
lfdColumbia" Records for. in a foreign district ill. when the of tthe 25'hureau of animal indpstcy, h
be litede........nurse at'iyed 'the ydungest baby emjsloyes wlohave beencaedtolh
MAJO
HONI
C.1
Chamber
Farewe
J. G.
to
Major Jo
quartermast
ha, who ha
teiaihly for
guest of hor
eon at the
given lby it
nation.
ihe litune
of a farewel
grattilatoy
imajor's sple
aha. Ther<
felt regrets
the 1rospte4
leave Onait
desire to se
active dutie
C. C. Gt
Chamber of
thue luncheot
tis suesheo
John V. G
executive c
Commerce
"Nebratkt
hasing sons
Maher to <
Keller said
how fortuna
whetn the w;
boys in Ser
when such
ive 'over tlThe majc
tut bespoke
Omahia, the
t.
"I've simi
s best I cot
my duties v
lhe part of
eserve suc
een given,
"All hone
corld conf:
he hilier o
os-the h
'hey are tl
o win 'this
oret it. I
o be tenor
he credit g.
"A s for
herish a gr
is state a1
-and wn h
ender of tIrn here to
ews of V
ForP
'Paris. Oct
eeting~ of J
ctober 14,
issed askiin.hin
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