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Died. Samuel Hill, 73, railroad and highway builder, son-in-law of the late great Railroader James Jerome ("Empire Builder") Hill; of intestinal influenza; in Portland, Ore. Born in Deep River, N. C., he went to Harvard, practiced law in Minneapolis. He became a protege of the "Empire Builder" and in 1888 married
Definite denial of any possibility of suspension of classes of the University because of influenza was issued yesterday. The statement was in response to a persistent rumor that a serious epidemic of influenza would necessitate closing of classes for a short period...
...Because influenza this year is of a mild type which has not often caused pneumonia,* the health men are not greatly concerned. Nonetheless, Surgeon General Hugh Smith Gumming of the U. S. Public Health Service saw fit to advise the public last week on how to guard themselves. His gist: "Go home and go to bed. . . . Call the doctor . . . remain in bed; eat a simple diet; take plenty of fluids such as water, fruit juices, milk, bouillon and hot soups at frequent intervals. . . . Do not take any so-called cure. There is no specific cure...
...first week of January, 88 populous cities reported 780 deaths from influenza and pneumonia. The same cities reported 810 deaths the corresponding week...
...Influenza (see p. 26) seized many a notable, including: Mme Ernestine Schumann-Heink; Prohibition Director Amos Walter Wright Woodcock; Prisoner, onetime Queens Borough President Maurice Connolly; Wickersham Commissioner and Radcliffe College President Ada Louise Comstock; Utah's Senator Reed Smoot...