Statewide Quarantine Ordered to Halt Plague Spread
Philadelphia Aug 6 Dr Samuel Dixon state health commissioner orders quarantine against all children under sixteen entering Pennsylvania from New York and New Jersey who have been in contact with infantile paralysis. Other under sixteen detained at ports and observed before entry. inspectors at rail boats and stations to enforce. health certificates required for visitors returning home.
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Plague Toll 1025 in N Y and Ensuing Cases
News reports from New York State show infantile paralysis spreading rapidly with 4680 cases and 1026 deaths citywide since June 26. Newark and Hazleton also report rising cases as health officers intensify efforts to contain the outbreak.
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Plague Outbreak Triggers Citywide Medical Meeting
The city reports three total deaths since Thursday morning and a rising case count since July 1. Director Krusen convened twenty physicians from three hospitals and as many associations to discuss fighting the plague in Philadelphia.
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Fierce Battle for Fleury Near Verdun Reported
London reports French forces attacked Fleury three miles north of Verdun from northwest and southeast, capturing hundreds of Germans before a strong German counterattack regained southern parts. Paris and Berlin war offices dispute gains as heavy fighting continues with shelling along the Meuse and Vosges sectors.
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Baby Born Aboard Train In Pennsylvania
Aug 5 in Lancaster County a baby was born between Harrisburg and Lancaster on a Pennsylvania railroad train. The mother, wife of a German clergyman, traveled from Chicago to Rahway New Jersey with plans to visit relatives. In a Pullman car physicians assisted. arrangements were made to take mother and child to a Philadelphia hospital.
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