{"id":1997,"date":"2020-06-18T15:44:17","date_gmt":"2020-06-18T15:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/illinoisnewspaperproject\/?p=1997"},"modified":"2020-06-18T16:51:24","modified_gmt":"2020-06-18T16:51:24","slug":"five-weeks-in-october-week-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.library.illinois.edu\/illinoisnewspaperproject\/five-weeks-in-october-week-four\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Weeks in October: Week Four"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>by<\/em> Kimberly Lerch\u00a0 |\u00a0 Published: June 18, 2020<\/p>\n<p>October of 1918, the fourth week.<a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[1]<\/a> At the beginning of last week, they closed the Urbana and, a day later, the Champaign public schools. The state stepped in and forced the closure of all non-essential businesses and any schools that did not have a nurse on-site. By the end of the week the state prohibited all meetings that did not pertain to the war (World War I). Induction of men into the service was postponed as the number of cases of flu across the nation continued to rise. So families, unable to go to work or to school, stayed home and waited for this to end. What else could they do?<\/p>\n<p>All of the information used below was drawn from the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=cl&amp;cl=CL1&amp;sp=TUC&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">Urbana Daily Courier<\/a><\/em> archived in the <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/\">Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections<\/a>. The<em> Urbana Daily Courier<\/em> was printed once every Monday through Saturday by the Urbana Courier Co. in Urbana, Illinois. It carried major international and national stories, but concentrated on local stories on local county and city governments, crime issues, farm news, sports, and some university news, right down to the \u2018personals\u2019\u2014 a section that would list by name who was currently sick, receiving visitors, et cetera.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Monday, October 21 \u2013 Railroad Efficiency Affected by Flu<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong> Headlines in today\u2019s issue include: &#8220;PLAGUE DEATH LIST IS GROWING,&#8221; followed by &#8220;EPIDEMIC SEEMS TO BE ABATING: LOCAL HEALTH SITUATION IS SOMEWHAT IMPROVED.&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Death List:<a href=\"#_edn2\" name=\"_ednref2\">[2]<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"ui-lib-list__no-bullets\" >\n<ul>\n<li>Thelma Zerby: 8 years old; daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Guy D. Zerby. Her father, mother, and younger brother all have the flu (see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.illinois.edu\/illinoisnewspaperproject\/five-weeks-in-october-week-three\/\">October 19<\/a> entry).<\/li>\n<li>Baby Pickard: 17-month-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Pickard. Mr. Pickard is in the army.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Ida Murphy: left behind her husband and \u2018several\u2019 children.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Thomas Watson: there was no information shared about her.<\/li>\n<li>Edward McDaniels: left behind a wife and 5 children.<\/li>\n<li>Jesse Fiscus: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cleveland,_Cincinnati,_Chicago_and_St._Louis_Railway\">Big Four<\/a> shop employee. Left behind his wife and young daughter, Gladys.<\/li>\n<li>Eddie Shreves: \u00a0Big Four engineer, from Indianapolis; his train ran through Urbana. Left behind a son serving in France and two daughters.<\/li>\n<li>Fred Knowles: 33 years old. A Big Four passenger brakeman, from Indianapolis, his train ran through Urbana and Peoria. Left behind a wife and 2 children.<\/li>\n<li>J.A. Swanberg: left behind his wife and 2 children.<\/li>\n<li>John Lewis: 35 years old. He died at the county hospital. His wife is also a patient there with the flu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>As can be seen just from today\u2019s \u2018death list,\u2019 the flu was spreading through the Big Four Railroad.<a href=\"#_edn3\" name=\"_ednref3\">[3]<\/a> These lines traveled through the Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Michigan); the train employees would have disembarked and interacted with people in at least some of the locations their trains stopped.<\/p>\n<p>The Big Four shops reported they were shorthanded because half of their employees were off work due to the flu. 121 of 283 men were out, 98 having the flu and the rest stayed home because at least one family member was suffering from the flu. Cars were sent to the shops for repair but weren\u2019t being worked on because they didn\u2019t have enough men to get the jobs done.<a href=\"#_edn4\" name=\"_ednref4\">[4]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u201cThe children were going to <em>bear the brunt of the scourge<\/em> from now on\u2026in spite of the schools\u2026 being closed.\u201d October 21, 1918\u2014local doctors on the epidemic<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The number of cases estimated to be in Urbana on this date was 500. 23 Urbana residents had died from the flu since October 1; this does not include residents that died elsewhere. An estimated 35 Champaign resident died during the same time period.<a href=\"#_edn5\" name=\"_ednref5\">[5]<\/a> <em>That&#8217;s about one person dying every 9 hours from pneumonia or the flu<\/em><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many suffered because there was no one to care for them; there weren\u2019t enough nurses, and family members were sick at the same time. Lodges and churches tried to organize help for families left in this situation.It was reported that things on campus were improving; the number of cases were down by two-thirds.<a href=\"#_edn6\" name=\"_ednref6\">[6]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hopeful news was heard from Camp Custer in Michigan. The number of pneumonia cases were down in the camp and the flu was reportedly almost totally wiped out.<a href=\"#_edn7\" name=\"_ednref7\">[7]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tuesday, October 22 \u2013 Things Just Seem to be Getting Worse<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The number of cases in the area was estimated to be close to 1,000.<a href=\"#_edn8\" name=\"_ednref8\">[8]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Four more people died yesterday: one in the barracks; one in an emergency hospital; Harry Henderson; and Earl T. Grobe, the 8-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ansil Grobe.<a href=\"#_edn9\" name=\"_ednref9\">[9]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left\"><strong>\u201cIt is impossible to secure accurate data.\u201d October 22, 1918\u2014Board of Health<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>8-year-old Thelma Zerby, daughter of Rev. Guy Zerby died Sunday. Rev. Zerby\u2019s mother arrived from Eureka to help care for the family. There were rumors that Mr. and Mrs. Zerby were also dead, but such rumors were spreading widely in the community; the rest of the family was improving.<a href=\"#_edn10\" name=\"_ednref10\">[10]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three more Big Four employees were reported seriously ill with the flu. They all worked the line between Indianapolis and Urbana.<a href=\"#_edn11\" name=\"_ednref11\">[11]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although there was a proclamation banning burning leaves, residents continued burning them. They were more concerned with the appearance of their lawn than the health of their neighbors, so police shifted from issuing warnings to arresting the smoky offenders.<a href=\"#_edn12\" name=\"_ednref12\">[12]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Recovered University of Illinois faculty members were back at work. It sounds like the University of Illinois did not stop instruction during this epidemic.<a href=\"#_edn13\" name=\"_ednref13\">[13]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An epidemiologist from Massachusetts provided a short story about an epidemic that spread through the Athenian army located in Sicily\u00a0 in 415 BC. He let his readers know that the human race has lived through many epidemics for centuries. I\u2019m guessing his message was shared to send the hopeful thought of \u201cThey got through it and so will we.\u201d<a href=\"#_edn14\" name=\"_ednref14\">[14]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A report from Washington stated that the influenza was dying out in six states, but was spreading in 27.<a href=\"#_edn15\" name=\"_ednref15\">[15]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bans on public gatherings due to the epidemic forced political campaigns to change their modus operandi. Several candidates running for office decided to run large advertising campaigns in newspapers and had their campaign workers stump in their local neighborhoods on politicians\u2019 behalf.<a href=\"#_edn16\" name=\"_ednref16\">[16]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Peter Marazzo of Chicago, 36, killed his wife and four small children. He then killed himself by slashing his own throat. The police believed he was not in control of himself because of the flu.<a href=\"#_edn17\" name=\"_ednref17\">[17]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Wednesday, October 23 \u2013 If You\u2019re Still Alive, You Can Go Shoot Pool Now<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The epidemic death toll continued to rise. The people in Champaign county, not just those in Urbana and Champaign, began feeling the effects of the flu, as well.<a href=\"#_edn18\" name=\"_ednref18\">[18]<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Death List:<\/h3>\n<div class=\"ui-lib-list__no-bullets\" >\n<ul>\n<li>Chester Roney (Champaign): 24, painter at the Big Four shops; left behind wife and 1-year-old child.<\/li>\n<li>Edwin T. Meharry (Tolono): 37, farmer.<\/li>\n<li>Milo L. Haley (Winnebago): member of the S.A.T.C.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Henry Johnson (Decatur): left behind her mother, Mrs. Dickerson, of Urbana, and a daughter, Elsie.<\/li>\n<li>John M. Lewis (formerly of Urbana): died of the flu in Freemont, MI.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Charles Huston (St. Joseph): 42, left behind her husband, son Donald (15), and daughter Adelia (13).<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Henry Miner (St. Joseph): 30, left behind her husband and four children. The husband and the three older children were at the county hospital due to the flu. A neighbor took in the youngest child.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. George Hulls (Flatville): there was no information provided for her.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Irene Head (Champaign): 15-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Head.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Rosa Rimson (Champaign): 32, left behind her husband and 4 children.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Lyda Lulu Bowland (Urbana): 59, left behind one son, Charles.<\/li>\n<li>Harry Keeling (Champaign): there was no information provided for him.<\/li>\n<li>Gale Swanson (Champaign):\u00a0 2-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A.N. Swanson.<\/li>\n<li>Joseph Dixon (Tolono): Editor of the <em>Tolono Herald<\/em>. Left behind a wife and two children.<\/li>\n<li>Francis M. Gaylord: He was a senior in the Commerce College.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ansil Grobe, father of 8-year-old Earl Grobe (see October 22 entry), was sick with the flu. He was not told; folks were afraid the news would kill him.<a href=\"#_edn19\" name=\"_ednref19\">[19]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The ban on pool rooms was lifted, but police warned they would not tolerate fellows hanging about the premises. Owners of the billiard halls were instructed to shoo spectators away.<a href=\"#_edn20\" name=\"_ednref20\">[20]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>\u201c\u2026but the authorities will guard against premature relaxation of vigilance, lest they have to do it all over again.\u201d October 23, 1918<\/strong><strong>\u2014<\/strong><strong>Dr. C. St. Clair Drake, Secretary of the State Board of Health<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though fewer new flu cases were occurring in the St. Joseph area, \u00a0there were still numerous serious cases.<a href=\"#_edn21\" name=\"_ednref21\">[21]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mrs. Ethel M. Benson of Chicago shot and killed Gustave Kyberg, a boarder in her home. She claimed self-defense, declaring that he beat her and was about to beat her daughter. She believed that whatever took over Pietro (Peter) Marazzo\u2019s mind (see October 22 entry) came over Kyberg.<a href=\"#_edn22\" name=\"_ednref22\">[22]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Thursday, October 24 \u2013 Will a Change in Weather Kill the Flu Germ?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>\u201cDEATH LISTS ARE APPALLING: NEARLY A SCORE MORE FATALITIES REPORTED,\u201d October 24 1918\u2014article title from this day<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Death List:<a href=\"#_edn23\" name=\"_ednref23\">[23]<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"ui-lib-list__no-bullets\" >\n<ul>\n<li>Reverend Guy L. Zerby: 31 years old. As his 8-year-old daughter Thelma was being laid to rest (she died from the flu on Sunday, October 20), he died from the flu. He left a wife and a 2-year-old son, Louis, both infected with the flu.<\/li>\n<li>Isaac B. Smith: 76, widower, retired, served in the Civil War; left behind 5 grown children.<\/li>\n<li>Lawrence R. Gulley: 30 years old. Unmarried and a graduate of the University of Illinois. He was a manager at the Burr Company plant in Champaign.<\/li>\n<li>Carel W. Price: 3-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Price.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Luella Hankins: Left behind her husband.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Elsie Hunt Slade: 43, left behind her husband.<\/li>\n<li>John McDonald Roe: a son of Champaign county pioneers, he left behind a wife.<\/li>\n<li>Glenn Walls: well-known businessman in the area; died after a relapse of the flu.<\/li>\n<li>George Cook: worked at Cook Brothers clothing store (with his brother). Left behind his wife and young daughter, Eleanor Frances.<\/li>\n<li>John G. Nichol (former Urbana resident): died from heart problems aggravated after a relapse of the flu. Left behind a wife and foster son in the Navy.<\/li>\n<li>Louis Demien: 12-year-old son of Louis Demien. Left behind his parents and eight brothers and sisters.<\/li>\n<li>Frank Broom: son of Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Broom. His father was in the army.<\/li>\n<li>Keith Morlan: 31, a machinist.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Lee Butler: Left behind her husband and five children.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The weather forecast predicted rain soon, so the <em>Courier<\/em> ran an article on the weather and its possible influence on the influenza. Physicians and surgeons disagreed on whether the coming rainy weather would be good for the epidemic. According to the doctors, one positive of a good rain was that it would clear the air of dust particles; it was believed that the flu germs were in the air (in the airborne dust). Another positive was that a good rain would wash the streets and gutters; it was believed that germs lived in the gutter dirt. The negatives were: germs breed in moisture; germs breed in standing water; and cold, wet feet cause colds and make people vulnerable to catching the flu. One doctor announced that a cold snap would kill the germs. All agreed, however, that the rain would not help those currently sick with the flu.<a href=\"#_edn24\" name=\"_ednref24\">[24]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Although five \u201cBig Four\u201d men died last week from the flu, others recovered and the missing work dropped from 96 to 75.<a href=\"#_edn25\" name=\"_ednref25\">[25]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Friday, October 25 \u2013 Cortege of Names<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Today&#8217;s Death List:<a href=\"#_edn26\" name=\"_ednref26\">[26]<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"ui-lib-list__no-bullets\" >\n<ul>\n<li>Leo Hays (Urbana): 7-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hays; he leaves behind his parents and eight siblings.<\/li>\n<li>Harold Young: 21, enlisted for less than 2 weeks; a former teacher in the Fithian school system<\/li>\n<li>Harry E. Abrams (Champaign): 23, railway switchman.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. Dessie D. Reeves (Champaign): 21, left behind her husband.<\/li>\n<li>Herbert C. Zink (formerly Urbana): foreman in the Illinois Central railway shops; he left behind his wife and three children, all ill with the flu.<\/li>\n<li>Charles McClanahan (near Thomasboro): 18-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John McClanahan.<\/li>\n<li>Gladys Craig (Rantoul): 14-year-old daughter of Amanda Craig.<\/li>\n<li>Mrs. G.H. Gainor (Rantoul): left behind her husband and two children.<\/li>\n<li>Henry L. Robins (Chicago): son of L.S. Robins, a Champaign man<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <em>Courier<\/em> counted 43 Urbana and Champaign residents that died from flu or pneumonia in the last 3 weeks. On October 21, the estimated number reported was 58 (see October 21 entry); someone at the newspaper must have gone back and double-checked their records.<\/p>\n<h3>Urbana and Champaign Residents Death List (to October 24):<a href=\"#_edn27\" name=\"_ednref27\">[27]<\/a><\/h3>\n<div class=\"ui-lib-list__no-bullets\" >\n<ul>\n<li>Oct. 3: Ollie H. Kyte (U)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 4: Ernest A. Langhoff (U)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 8: Minnie R. Hutton (C), Darwin S. Bailey (U)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 9: Harold Bamberger (U)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 10: Miss Agnes Rose (U), Miss Lucile McDowell (U), Donald J. Miller (C)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 13: Paul O. Dust (U), Infant Clyde Lindeman (U), Cecil Eaton (C)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 14: Mrs. Ethel Snook (C)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 15: Trixey B. Hill (U), Dr. E.J. Miller (U)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 16: Dudley Kirkland (U), Hiram H. Wheeler (U), Miss Lucile Hampton (U), William Dunn (U)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 18: Paul M. Freeman (U), John Collins (U)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 19: Albert M. Courtney (U)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 20: Thelma Zerby (U), Edward McDaniels (C), Baby Pickard (U), Mrs. Thomas Watson (C)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 21: Jesse Fiscus (U), Mrs. Ida Murphy (C)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 22: Miss Irene Head (C), Miss Lida Boland (U), Harry Keeling (C), Gale Swanson (C), F.M. Gaylord (U)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 23: Chester Roney (C), M.L. Haley (C), Rev. Guy L. Zerby (U), Corel W. Price (U), Ernest Prough (C)<\/li>\n<li>Oct. 24: Isaac B. Smith (U), Lawrence R. Gulley (U), Mrs. George G. Hankins (U), Mrs. Elsie Slade (U), Glenn Walls (C), George Cook (C)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Fraternity activities were postponed because of the war, not the epidemic.<a href=\"#_edn28\" name=\"_ednref28\">[28]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The chrysanthemum show was not held because of war, as well.<a href=\"#_edn29\" name=\"_ednref29\">[29]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It seemed that no matter how many citizens were suffering and dying, the drives for war bonds from those same citizens never ended.<a href=\"#_edn30\" name=\"_ednref30\">[30]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Saturday, October 26 \u2013 Central Illinois Has Not Hit Its Peak Yet<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Over the last day and a half, no one died from the flu or pneumonia in the area. New cases were still reported, but they were milder and those that were already sick seemed to be recovering. There was hope that epidemic was ending. Undertakers were still busy. Funerals had to be delayed. Services were short, simple, and private.<a href=\"#_edn31\" name=\"_ednref31\">[31]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>School closures were extended through October 31. The local health authorities looked to the State Board of Health for guidance. Students were advised to keep up with their studies as much as possible. The board of education would eventually figure out how to make up for time lost because of the epidemic.<a href=\"#_edn32\" name=\"_ednref32\">[32]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>University Baptist decided to offer one service on Sunday. Previously the university districts had not held them.<a href=\"#_edn33\" name=\"_ednref33\">[33]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fraternities were allowed to have business, but not social, meetings in private rooms.<a href=\"#_edn34\" name=\"_ednref34\">[34]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Women\u2019s Committee of the National Council of Defense wanted to know who needed help; they asked for the names of flu victims needing help so that they could provide meals (at cost) for them.<a href=\"#_edn35\" name=\"_ednref35\">[35]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><strong>\u201cI estimate that the state is approaching one million cases of Spanish Influenza.\u201d October 26, 1918\u2014Dr. C. St. Clair Drake, Director of the State Department of Public Health<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The northern part of the state was said to be past its peak, and the quarantine would be lifted there in the next few days. The central section was said to be approaching its peak. The southern area of the state was expected to reach its peak within the next two weeks. Rural communities were hit hard.<a href=\"#_edn36\" name=\"_ednref36\">[36]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Churches were not officially closed, but the Department of Health recommended those that chose to hold services properly ventilate their buildings and remove anyone who coughed, sneezed, or spat.<a href=\"#_edn37\" name=\"_ednref37\">[37]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Help with Text Correction<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The newspapers in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/\">Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections<\/a>\u00a0are searchable because of computer-generated text that underlies the page images. This computer-generated text is far from perfect! You can help improve the accuracy of keyword searches by correcting errors. Thanks to the hard work of volunteer text correctors, more than a million lines of text have been corrected so far.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=ur&amp;command=ShowRegisterNewUserPage&amp;opa=e%3d-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">Register to become a text corrector<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=p&amp;p=help&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------#correcttext\">Learn more about how to help correct newspaper text<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\">[1]<\/a> For an overview of local events during the third week of October, see the previous post, &#8220;Five Weeks in October: Week Three.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref2\" name=\"_edn2\">[2]<\/a> \u201cDeath Plague List is Growing,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 2, October 21, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181021.2.3&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181021.2.3&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref3\" name=\"_edn3\">[3]<\/a> \u201cCleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis Railway,\u201d Wikipedia, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cleveland,_Cincinnati,_Chicago_and_St._Louis_Railway\">https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cleveland,_Cincinnati,_Chicago_and_St._Louis_Railway<\/a>. Accessed 6\/13\/2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref4\" name=\"_edn4\">[4]<\/a> \u201cBig Four Shops Badly Crippled,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 5, October 21, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181021.2.52&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181021.2.52&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref5\" name=\"_edn5\">[5]<\/a> \u201cEpidemic Seems to be Abating,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 2, October 21, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181021.2.16&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181021.2.16&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref6\" name=\"_edn6\">[6]<\/a> \u201cEpidemic Seems to be Abating,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 2, October 21, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181021.2.16&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181021.2.16&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref7\" name=\"_edn7\">[7]<\/a> \u201cEpidemic Abates at Custer,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 5, October 21, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181021.2.54&amp;srpos=1&amp;e=21-10-1918-21-10-1918--en-20-TUC-1--img-txIN-%22Camp%22--------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181021.2.54&amp;srpos=1&amp;e=21-10-1918-21-10-1918&#8211;en-20-TUC-1&#8211;img-txIN-%22Camp%22&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref8\" name=\"_edn8\">[8]<\/a> \u201cSee No Change in Local Situation,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 22, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.2&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.2&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref9\" name=\"_edn9\">[9]<\/a> \u201cSee No Change in Local Situation,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 22, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.2&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.2&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref10\" name=\"_edn10\">[10]<\/a> \u201cZerby Family Improving,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 22, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.2&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.2&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref11\" name=\"_edn11\">[11]<\/a> \u201cBig Four Men are Near Death,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 5, October 22, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.62&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.62&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref12\" name=\"_edn12\">[12]<\/a> \u201cBurning Leaves Torture the Sick,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 22, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.3&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.3&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref13\" name=\"_edn13\">[13]<\/a> Faculty \u201cFlu\u201d Victims Return to Classes,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 2, October 22, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.27&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.27&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref14\" name=\"_edn14\">[14]<\/a> \u201cInfluenza Epidemic as Far Back as 415 BC,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 2, October 22, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.29&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.29&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref15\" name=\"_edn15\">[15]<\/a> \u201cInfluenza, Dying Out in 6 States, Worse in 27,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 4, October 22, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.44&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.44&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref16\" name=\"_edn16\">[16]<\/a> \u201cInfluenza, Dying Out in 6 States, Worse in 27,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 4, October 22, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.44&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.44&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref17\" name=\"_edn17\">[17]<\/a> \u201cDelirious from \u201cflu,\u201d Kills Wife and Four,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 4, October 22, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.59&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181022.2.59&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref18\" name=\"_edn18\">[18]<\/a> \u201cEpidemic Death Toll Rises,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 23, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181023.2.2&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181023.2.2&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref19\" name=\"_edn19\">[19]<\/a> \u201cFather, Ill, Does Not Know Son is Dead,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 23, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181023.2.10&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181023.2.10&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref20\" name=\"_edn20\">[20]<\/a> \u201cRemove Ban on Pool Rooms,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 23, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181023.2.5&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181023.2.5&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref21\" name=\"_edn21\">[21]<\/a> \u201cSituation at St. Joseph Improved,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 5, October 23, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181023.2.63&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181023.2.63&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref22\" name=\"_edn22\">[22]<\/a> \u201c\u201dFlu\u201d Causes Another Killing in Chicago,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 5, October 23, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181023.2.60&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181023.2.60&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref23\" name=\"_edn23\">[23]<\/a> \u201cDeath Lists are Appalling,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 24, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181024.2.2&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181024.2.2&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref24\" name=\"_edn24\">[24]<\/a> \u201cWill Have to Wait and See,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 2, October 24, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181024.2.17&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181024.2.17&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref25\" name=\"_edn25\">[25]<\/a> \u201cBig Four Men Resume Work,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 5 October 24, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181024.2.47&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181024.2.47&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref26\" name=\"_edn26\">[26]<\/a> \u201cEpidemic Takes Ten More Lives,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 25, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181025.2.2&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181025.2.2&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref27\" name=\"_edn27\">[27]<\/a> \u201cWhat Epidemic Has Cost Twin Cities,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1 October 25, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181025.2.7&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181025.2.7&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref28\" name=\"_edn28\">[28]<\/a> \u201cWould Postpone Social Affairs,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 25, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181025.2.7&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181025.2.7&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref29\" name=\"_edn29\">[29]<\/a> \u201cWould Postpone Social Affairs,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 25, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181025.2.7&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181025.2.7&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref30\" name=\"_edn30\">[30]<\/a> \u201cCounty\u2019s Quota Fixed at $70,000,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 5, October 25, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181025.2.37&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181025.2.37&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref31\" name=\"_edn31\">[31]<\/a> \u201cInvasion of Death Checked,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 26, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.6&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.6&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref32\" name=\"_edn32\">[32]<\/a> \u201cSchools Will Remain Closed,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 1, October 26, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.6&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.6&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref33\" name=\"_edn33\">[33]<\/a> \u201cWill be One Service Sunday,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier,<\/em> page 1, October 26, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.6&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.6&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref34\" name=\"_edn34\">[34]<\/a> \u201cUrges That Fraternities Discontinue Meetings,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 2, October 26, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.13&amp;srpos=3&amp;e=26-10-1918-26-10-1918--en-20-TUC-1--img-txIN-rooms--------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.13&amp;srpos=3&amp;e=26-10-1918-26-10-1918&#8211;en-20-TUC-1&#8211;img-txIN-rooms&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref35\" name=\"_edn35\">[35]<\/a> \u201cReport Needy Influenza Victims to Headquarters,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 2, October 26, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.15&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.15&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref36\" name=\"_edn36\">[36]<\/a> \u201cWill be Danger for Four Weeks,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 8, October 26, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.54&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.54&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref37\" name=\"_edn37\">[37]<\/a> \u201cWill be Danger for Four Weeks,\u201d <em>Urbana Daily Courier<\/em>, p. 8, October 26, 1918, <a href=\"https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.54&amp;e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------\">https:\/\/idnc.library.illinois.edu\/?a=d&amp;d=TUC19181026.2.54&amp;e=&#8212;&#8212;-en-20&#8211;1&#8211;img-txIN&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Kimberly Lerch\u00a0 |\u00a0 Published: June 18, 2020 October of 1918, the fourth week.[1] At the beginning of last week, they closed the Urbana and, a day later, the Champaign public schools. The state stepped in and forced the closure of all non-essential businesses and any schools that did not have a nurse on-site. 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