influenza death age shows life value loss at NY thrift meet
Actuary Henry Moir warned that influenza deaths averaged ages under 60, reducing years of life by about 25 on average. He and other officials at the thrift conference discussed life insurance’s role in postwar reconstruction and health standards across camps and civilian life.
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New York
Henry Moir
The
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
Moir
Actuarial Society of America
United States
George Fr .Staddon
Springfield
Molly
Aetwarlal Society
National Convention of Insurance Commissioners
Actuarial Society
American Institute of Actuaries
Canada
Diaease
DIY
Adeaviadooss
Cantonmento Ore
Ewe Eee
Ealeun Lowent
Fife Insurance
Spanish Influenza What It Is and How It Should Be Treated
Public health guidance describes influenza symptoms and home care measures. Advice emphasizes rest stay in bed and quietness with laxatives nourishing foods and maintaining strength as basic supportive treatment. It cautions that nature is the only true cure.
Spanish Influenza Advice and Home Remedies
An old health article discusses Spanish influenza in May in Spain, its history, symptoms, and dangers. It emphasizes bed rest, nourishment, and avoiding crowds while noting there is no specific cure. It promotes Vick's VapoRub and steam inhalation as external relief and stresses keeping free from colds to reduce spread.
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Bpain
Hippocrates
B. C
N. C
Vick
North Carolina
New York State
Paris Reception Plan for President Wilson Highlights Hotel de Ville
Paris outlines an official reception for President Wilson during his visit. The event centers at the Hotel de Ville a historic, rebuilt 1876 venue famed for its role in French history and public gatherings. The building hosted revolutionary moments including Robespierre’s downfall and proclamations of the republic.
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Paris
Wilson
Hotel Dec Ville
Hotel de Ville
Revolutionary Tribunal
Robenpierre
Louis Philippe
Lafayette
Ule Blance
Unusual tides wreck whaling plant in Alaska
In Alaska's Cook Inlet an exceptional high tide, rivaling the Bay of Fundy in extremity, rose and fell during the equinoxes washing away nearly all buildings of a whaling plant, leaving damage and disruption in the inlet community.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Bay of Fundy
Cooks Inlet
Interstate Commerce Commission Hears On Railroads Future
The Interstate Commerce Commission outlines lines of inquiry for future railroad policy. It emphasizes a unified continental system in emergencies, possible public ownership or enhanced regulation, and the need to balance private operation with government interests. It also notes steps to align rates, finance, and oversight with national transportation needs.
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Interstate Commerce Commission ON the Future OF Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Railway Administration
Former Jailer Receives Note From German Captain
Los Angeles dispatch reports John Rockoff, longtime county jailer in 1914, provided shelter to a wanderer. Days ago a black-bordered letter from Germany announced that Captain Walter Hecht of the Fourth Regular Reserves had died of wounds on the Italian front, the wanderer whom Rockoff sheltered years earlier.
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Los Angeles
Cal
John Rockoff
Germany
Walter Hecht
Hecht
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Ole
Life Savings Banks
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Maneh Eee
Claude W. Fairefield
Denver
Insurance Department
Colorado
National Convention of ‘Insurance Commissioners
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