Spring Valley Struggles as Influenza Deaths Rise Prompt Emergency Hospital
In Hall and Westfield townships eastern Bureau county severe influenza spreads with multiple deaths as Dr. G G Taylor directs emergency hospital setup at Hall Township High School. Red Cross volunteers mobilize 50 beds and medical staff from Great Lakes Naval Training Station expected. citywide effort includes nursing corps and linen drives.
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Hall
Westfield
Bureau County
G. G. Taylor
Illinois Department of Health
Spring Valley Monay
Spring Valley Red Cross
Hall Township High School
Women urged to register to vote on November 5
Women 21 or older in Bureau county are urged to register to vote for the November 5 proposition to levy a three mill tax for a tuberculosis sanatorium. Register by October 28 at the polls if not already listed, then vote yes for the county sanitarium.
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Bureau County
Marriage Licenses Issued to Walters and Craving Pair
John Walters of Wyanet and Lizzie Craving, also of Wyanet, received marriage licenses. The filing confirms their intent to wed in the local district records.
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John Walters
Wyanet
Lizzie Craving
Red Cross Opens Emergency Hospital at Spring Valley High
Under guidance of the American Red Cross and Illinois State Board of Health an emergency hospital is opened at Township High School Spring Valley to treat influenza and pneumonia patients. No charge for service. A separate ward for men and women will be supervised by trained nurses.
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American Red Cross
Illinois State Board of Health
Township High School
Spring Valley
Wor
Help Wanted to Fight Influenza in Spring Valley
To the women of Spring Valley will you help stamp out and control the present epidemic of influenza and pneumonia in Spring Valley and vicinity. We need women and girl helpers and attendants to care for patients. Call on Mrs. Geo. Dyer the nurse in charge. We need bed linen cots single beds towels blankets returned to owner later. We can use any old linen gauze and clean rags.
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Spring Valley
Geo. Dyer
Prominent Dr McNamara Dies After Short Illness
Paul Francis McNamara born in Bloomington Wisconsin and reared in Prairie Du Chien. He studied at Northwestern University dental school and practiced in Spring Valley for two years before dying after a week of illness. He married Lillian Heirs last May and held Army commission as first lieutenant awaiting call. His funeral details include shipment to Prairie Du Chien and Bloomington for interment and portrayal of family survivors and friends.
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Tiskilwa
Clara Kirkpatrick
James Kirkpatrick
Indiantown Township
Fuiday
Roy W. Withrow
Arispie
Withrow
Spring Valley
Hall Township High School
Paul Francis McNamara
Bloomington
Wis
Prairie du Chien
Northwestern Unversity Dental School
McNamara
R. A. Smith
Lillian Heirs
Army
St. Margaret Hospital
Prairie du Crien
Phi McGuinness
James Hicks
Millette Rafter obituary and Stella Wagoner funeral notice
Margaret McKenna Millette Rafter died after a week long bronchial pneumonia at St. Margaret hospital aged 63. She leaves her husband Edward Rafter three children Anna Mae Katherine and Margaret Mary and three sisters. Interment was at Mt Olive cemetery Stella Wagoner obituary notes a two day pneumonia death. she left a mother two sisters Ella and Ida three brothers Frank John Ralph. Funeral services were held with Rev Mills officiating and Miller's cemetery burial.
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Peru
Miles McKenna
Marquette
Michael Millette
Anna Mae
Katherine
Margaret Mary
Mary Donnelly
Chas. Mason
William Craig
Immaculate Conception Church
D. EB. Walsh
Mel Kurtz
C. N. Hollerich
Peter and Johm Boyle
Roy Curran
Harry Cassiday
Mt. Olivet Cemetery
Stella
Eliza Wagoner
No. 3
Hall Township
Spring Valley
Rock Island
Ella
Ida
Frank
John
Ralph
Mills
Miller's Cemetery
Birth of Rose Zarletti in this city
Rose, daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Lempke, was born December 24 1893 in this city and educated at Immaculate Conception.
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Rose
Mr. and
Mrs
Albert Lempke
This City
Immaculate Conception
Local Resident Dies After Illness in Spring Valley
Alex Massock born in Russia October 18 1870 came to the United States 20 years later and settled in Spring Valley where he lived 22 years. He married Agnes Dochkus in 1897 and had three children Helen Anna and Prank. He died Friday night after eight days of pneumonia and influenza. Funeral Tuesday at two at St Ann's cemetery. He leaves wife three children and sisters and a brother in Russia. Pallbearers included Geo Bucevich Wim Wimbiscus John Zakrevich Joe Surivila Peter Ladygus and John Polonevitch.
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Alex Massock
Russia
Spring Valley
Agnes Dochkus
St. Ann's
Helen
Anna
Prank
Geo, Bucevich
Wim Wimbiscus
John Zakrevich
Joe Surivila
Peter Ladygus
John Polonevitch
Mary Duffy McGraw dies after illness in city
Mary Duffy McGraw, born May 9 1878 in Braidwood Ti, moved to the city at age 12. She married James McGraw in 1896 and had ten children, six surviving. After illness with influenza and pneumonia she died Sunday morning at 6 20. She was a loyal resident.
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Mary Duffy
Braidwood
James McGraw
County raises over two million for Fourth Liberty Loan
Bureau county reports $2,474,100 on day one with Spring Valley Hall township and other districts filling quotas. Subscriptions included 1000 plus individual $50 gifts, Rock Island and N W Ry employees contributing, Spring Valley Coal Co backing the drive, and district leaders Credit volunteers and officials for swift mobilization despite influenza. Total expected rise to over $2.77 million with an honor roll of at least 12,006 names forthcoming.
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Spring Valley
Hall Township
Bureau County
The
N W Ry
Rock Island
Darell
Robert Downie
Attilio Gianasi
Carrick McDonald
Spring Valley Coal Co
State Organization of the United Miners
Ladd
Tad
Hollowayville
Arlington
Fair Township
Joe A. Davis
J. L. Spaulding
Voters urged to oust long serving sheriff candidate
The piece argues against Chas Beyer for sheriff citing 26 years in office as a reason for voters to reject him. It urges a change in Bureau County and backs Len D. Spaulding as the new sheriff candidate, criticizing appointment practices and long tenure.
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Chas. Beyer
Doc
Len D. Spaulding
Illinois call postponed as 14000 troops stay home amid flu outbreak
Fourteen thousand Illinois selectees who planned to leave for southern training camps will remain at home until the influenza epidemic subsides. Adjutant General Dickson said Provost Marshal Crowder postponed entrainment after a state health board recommendation. In Bureau county 160 men are relieved from duty, with 78 to Camp McArthur Texas and two from Spring Valley. Entrainment had been set for October 21 26.
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Illinois
Dickson
Crowder
Bureau County
Camp McArthur
Waco
Texas
Spring Valley
State Board of Health
Ilinois
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