The 1918 Pandemic in Ann Arbor, Michigan

Ann Arbor Times News

Item Set

Items

• Supervisors Vote to Close Town Schools
  An article about county officials' decision to close schools in Washtenaw
• Close School Til Epidemic is Conquered
  An article about school closures in Ann Arbor in order to stop the spread of influenza, along with other "extreme measures" being adopted.
• Child Flu Victim
  An obituary for a child victim of the flu.
• The big "IF" in life
  An advertisement using the 1918 pandemic to promote a "suction sweeper."
• "Proclamation!"
  An order from the city health officer instructing "all places of public assemblage" to close in order to prevent the spread of the flu.
• "Spanish Influenza Has Made a Start in University SATC"
  An article about the first cases of reported pandemic influenza in Ann Arbor, all among SATC members.
• "1078 Cases of Influenza is Day's Record"
  An article about an upcoming meeting with the Governor of Michigan to discuss closures of public places.
• "198 Cases of Spanish Flu in Hospital"
  An article about the number and state of cases of influenza in the city. The writer, backed by local medical professionals, assures readers "the worst is over." The article ends by reporting that a J. Richtig of the chemistry department is "holding his own very well." Richtig would later die of pneumonia caused by the flu on the 24th of October.
• "2 More Deaths As Result in This City"
  An article from the Ann Arbor Times News about deaths of an SATC soldier and two UM faculty members, as well as details about the number of cases among SATC men.
• "Instructor Dies of Spanish Influenza"
  An obituary for Lorne Adams Collen, a chemistry teaching assistant at University of Michigan who died from pneumonia caused by influenza.
• "Another Soldier from Ann Arbor is Influenza Victim"
  An obituary for William Kelley, an Ann Arbor resident and soldier who died from influenza while stationed at Camp Custer.