Kansas City Mayor ordered a second closure and gathering ban due to increased influenza cases
On Oct. 17, 1918, Kansas City Mayor Cowgill, after recognizing the earlier closure was premature, ordered a second…
 
			On Oct. 17, 1918, Kansas City Mayor Cowgill, after recognizing the earlier closure was premature, ordered a second…
 
			On Oct. 15, 1918, Chicago’s Advisory Commission ordered all theaters, movie houses, and night schools to close, as…
 
			By Oct. 15, 1918, the number of St. Louis influenza cases had reached over 3,000, leading to hospital…
 
			On Oct. 15, 1918, after Health Officer Dr. William H. Peters fell ill with influenza, Dr. Oscar Craven…
 
			On Oct. 14, 1918, Kansas City’s influenza closure order and gathering ban were lifted, and schools directed to…
 
			On Oct. 12, 1918, Dallas Mayor Lawther ordered all public and private schools, churches, and other public gatherings…
 
			On Oct. 12, 1918, Chicago’s Influenza Health Commissioner Dr. John Dill Robertson requested from the Chief of Police…
 
			By Oct. 12, 1918, the Kentucky health department reported 2,300 cases of influenza, prompting volunteers to provide automobiles…
 
			On Oct. 12, 1918, New Orleans transit officials restricted passenger counts on streetcars to address social distancing in…
 
			On Oct. 12, 1918, New York’s health officers created an Emergency Advisory Committee for assistance with the influenza…
 
			On Oct. 11, 1918, Los Angeles Mayor Frederick T. Woodman declared a state of public emergency due to…
 
			On Oct. 11, 1918, the Chicago chapter of the American Red Cross put out a call for volunteers…
 
			On Oct. 9, 1918, due to the influenza spread, Minneapolis Health Commissioner Dr. H. M. Guilford ordered a…
 
			On Oct. 9, 1918, the Dallas Board of Health agreed to make influenza a reportable disease and to…
 
			On Oct. 8, 2018, Albany Commissioner of Public Safety James Sheldon Frost ordered all schools, churches, theaters, movie…
 
			On Oct. 8, 1918, the Birmingham City Commission passed a resolution to close places of large gatherings, such…
 
			On Oct. 7, 1918, Dr. Max C. Starkloff, Health Commissioner for St. Louis, assembled city officials, the U.S….
 
			On Oct. 7, 2018, Albany physicians reported approximately 6,000 cases of influenza. The next day, as dozens of…
 
			By Oct. 7, 1918, Cleveland Health Commissioner Rockwood announced the city had about 500 influenza cases. This led…
 
			By Oct. 7, 1918, influenza cases in Philadelphia had risen by over 3,000 new cases, overwhelming medical facilities….
 
			On Oct. 7, 1918, Nashville officials ordered closed theaters, movie houses, and other entertainment areas, while leaving schools…
 
			On Oct. 5, 1918, the city of Philadelphia reported about 1,500 new influenza cases. Many employees of the…
 
			On Oct. 5, 1918, Nashville’s health officer Dr. W.E. Hibbett announced there were between 10,000 and 15,000 influenza…
 
			On Oct. 5, 1918, with 4,000 estimated influenza cases in the city, the Cincinnati mayor, health, and education…
 
			On Oct. 4, 1918, several dozen cases of influenza were reported to the Birmingham department of health. A…
 
			By Oct. 4, 1918, physicians in New York reported 999 new influenza cases for the previous 24-hour period,…
 
			On Oct. 4, 1918, New York’s board of health enacted staggered schedules for business operations throughout the city…
 
			On Oct. 4, 1918, Cleveland City Director of Public Welfare Lamar T. Beeman directed Health Commissioner Rockwood to…
 
			On Oct. 3, 1918, the Health Officer for Washington, DC, Dr. W.C. Fowler ordered all public gatherings cancelled…
 
			On Oct. 3, 1918, Cincinnati Health Officer Dr. William H. Peters responded to the influenza threat by enacting…