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• Spanish influenza reported in American Atlantic coast cities• Officials think people on returning American transports have brought the infection• There is little means of combating the infection save for quarantine, which would be impossible now because it would interrupt intercourse between communities as drastically as the days of yellow fever in the South did• Precautionary measures considered the best weapons to combat the new malady; the disease is new to American physicians• Government may issue county wide warnings of how to avoid it and treat it• "Spanish influenza, although short-lived and of practically no permanent serious results is a most distressing ailment which prostrates the sufferer for a few days during which he suffers the acme of discomfort." ; Newspaper article ; 4

• Military authorities at Fort Thomas have instituted a quarantine to prevent the spread of influenza. It is said that many soldiers are ill.• Major H.W. Stark has requested that the Green Line Car Company deny soldiers passage between Fort Thomas and Newport. The company issued these orders to conductors. ; Newspaper article ; 9

• State wide monthly fatalities, in total and presented by both county and city• In October, Indianapolis, 430 deaths; in November, Indianapolis, 306; Marion County, in October, 658 deaths [maybe 6?8]; in November, Marion County, 3?? deaths• Dr. J.G. Royse notes that the October figures include deaths at military camps, particularly in Indianapolis, while the November deaths are almost entirely civilian• County figures for new cases provided, excluding Marion ; Newspaper article ; 20

W. Va. Gridders allowed to return to their homes. Entire military post at W. Va. Quarantined. All S. A. T. C students sent home for the week. ; Newspaper article ; 6

• (Excluding the School of Military Aeronautics), 61 new cases reported in past 24 hours at UC Berkeley, prompting officials to consider canceling classes, quarantining school• Captain Sandow, post surgeon at the aviation school, says 10% of student aviators sick with influenza. • Peak of outbreak thought to be achieved on campus, one barracks devoted to cases, others allocating space as well• 4 UC deaths recorded so far• Dr. J.J. Benton closes schools, forbid even outdoor meetings• 41 cases reported today at Berkeley; city officials unable to tabulate accurate figures due to lack of assistance• Ten Berkeley physicians so far "victims of the disease" ; Newspaper article ; 7

• At a special meeting of government authorities and local and state health officials at Mayor Baker's office, the possibility of banning public gatherings was discussed• Mayor Baker does not want to close theaters, schools, and other public meetings until the situation demands it• 50 cases of Spanish influenza reported in Vancouver, WA (across the Columbia River from Portland)• Assistant City Health Officer Dr. Leon Wolff is caring for one patient• Captain John Cullison, draft executive, has ordered that all soldiers attached to draft boards are forbidden to visit theaters or public places and that they are to observe strict health rules ; Newspaper article ; 8

• Camp Sherman, Ohio, October 7—• Deaths have declined at the camp to fifty for the last reported day, as opposed to 102 the previous Saturday.• The Elks' home and the Majestic Theater in Chillicothe are serving as temporary morgues. City undertakers are overwhelmed with work.• Relatives are overwhelming the camp in spite of the danger of transmission. They were provided with influenza masks. The government is paying transportation costs for relatives who have traveled to the camp to retrieve the bodies of deceased soldiers.• "Hoosier Dead at Camp Taylor," Louisville, Kentucky, October 7—• The article lists by name the soldiers from Indiana who died at Camp Zachary Taylor. ; Newspaper article ; 5

741 cases of flu in York. Number expected to go higher. Mayor Hugentugler stated 'that no public funerals, military funerals nor public weddings will be permitted at this time. All funerals must be held with no more than the immediate relatives attending'. Schools have been ordered closed. ; Newspaper article ; 3

• Covington's Health Department has prohibited the congregating of crowds in the County Clerk's Office to hear election returns. No bulletins were posted. Police dispersed crowds and City Hall was kept clear. ; Newspaper article ; 9

Recent changes to Noise Control legislation have lately been introduced to ban diesel hammers for percussive piling work in urban areas. This month J.A. Mclnnis looks at these changes and some of the background involved with them. ; published_or_final_version

• Number of new cases almost doubled within 24 hours, but officials state that this reflects older cases not yet reported• "The new cases are divided as follows: North of Market st. 677; south of Market st. 381; West Philadelphia 341; and Germantown and Oak Lane sections, 81• 1,191 deaths reported for the week, compared to 405 for the same week in 1917; death rate 35.26 percent• Civilians and military personnel encouraged to wear gauze masks, which are being supplied by Red Cross• Arrest will not be used to enforce use of handkerchiefs when sneezing or coughing, but citizens are encouraged to call each other to task• Saloons closed in Camden and Gloucester• 26% of phone operators out due to illness, and people asked to use phones only in emergency• Business schools in Philadelphia remain open• "People at the hotels and cafes as usual, but they did not linger long without the inducement of drinks."• Lines formed at liquor stores and saloons up to the closing hour, resulting in a broken display window and police being called out in one instance• 20% of employees out at J. G. Brill Company, Baldwin's, and the Link Belt Company; 10% of employees out at Standard Roller Bearing plant, and Hog Island• One plant in Chester closed for the day for fumigation ; Newspaper article ; 1, 2

• Camp Sevier, Greenville, Sept. 30: Influenza spreading from area to area within camp, and has stricken more than 1,000 soldiers• The hospital facilities are taxed, and alternative, temporary quarters have been sought• Most cases are mild, with only a few turning into pneumonia• One or two deaths have occurred• Medical authorities do not seem alarmed, and have been doing all they can to prevent the spread; all ailing soldiers are being quarantined• The disease seems to pass from camp to camp, leaving previous camps in relative states of immunity• Meanwhile, the camp seems like an outdoor town, with sports and athletics being very popular• Military work is proceeding without hitch, and the men do not seem to take flu seriously, but consider it a matter of humor ; Newspaper article ; 6

Cumberland mayor appeals to government to send physicians. Hospital areas with epidemic victims separated. 29 nurses ill at the two hospitals. 'Frostburg has been particularly free of the epidemic, there having been but one pneumonia death there. The immunity of the place is believed due to the altitude'. ; Newspaper article ; 3

• Policy: State Health Commissioner Royer divided Pennsylvania into 47 nursing districts to help stop the spread of influenza• Policy: State health department representatives are being placed in charge of the 47 nursing districts by State Health Commissioner Royer• A coordinated work effort of state, local, and military officials to set up hospital units among badly infected districts is being done• Reports indicate a rapid increase and spread of influenza• The worst conditions are reported in Minersville where it is said the physicians are too busy to make reports, and hundreds of new cases• Military cots were sent today to an amusement park outside of Hazelton ; Newspaper Article ; 8