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"C.4539." ; "October, 1921." ; Mode of access: Internet. ; "By authority: Albert J. Mullett, Government Printer"--P. 44.

• Miss Blanche Kennedy is the first Denver resident to die from influenza. She became ill while visiting Chicago. She died upon her return to Denver. Two physicians confirmed that she was suffering from influenza and not grippe, which has similar symptoms. • Dr. Sharpley is taking steps to prevent the spread of influenza within Denver. He does not believe Miss Kennedy's death will lead to any other influenza deaths. The Kennedy home is under quarantine even though doctors believe Miss Kennedy contracted influenza in Chicago. • Dr. Sharpley convinced moving picture house operators to put the following warning on their screens: "Spanish influenza is conveyed by coughing, sneezing, spitting. Cover your mouth with a handkerchief when you sneeze or cough." It will be shown until the risk of influenza has passed. Dr. Sharpley hopes this message will help people follow the most important sanitary guidelines to prevent the spread of influenza. • Dr. Sharpley: "I do not question the diagnosis of Dr. Weld in the case of Miss Kennedy. There is, however, very likely to be a confusion in diagnosing influenza, as the symptoms of influenza and grippe are very similar and for this reason the government has called upon all physicians to report all grippe cases at once to the local boards of health."• Re-print Surgeon General's rules for the prevention of influenza• There was a culture test done of the cases in Boulder. They were found to be grippe and not influenza. Dr. Sharpley does not believe that influenza has entered Boulder yet. Rumored to be 78 cases of influenza in Colorado Springs. No cases reported at Camp Logan. • Two Coloradan military men stationed elsewhere in the country (PA and VA) died from Spanish influenza. ; Newspaper article ; 3