On Dec. 12, 1918, following a second spike in influenza cases especially among schoolchildren, Louisville Health Officer Dr. T.H. Baker implemented another closure order for the city.

The next day, Baker announced that schools would be closed and children under 14 banned from theaters and other public gathering places effective December 14.

Within two weeks the epidemic subsided drastically, leading Baker to reopen Louisville’s schools on December 30. A week later, he announced that children could once again attend movie houses and five-and-ten cent stores.