Protective Steps Taken by Mayor

From The Indianapolis News, Friday, September 27: Mayor Charles Jewett has taken steps to prevent a Spanish influenza epidemic in Indianapolis. He has directed Dr. Herman Morgan of the city board of health to order the fumigation and cleansing of all public places - hotel lobbies, theaters, railway stations and street cars. The Mayor has also directed the chief of police to rigidly enforce the ordinance against spitting on the sidewalks and in street cars. “Fortunately, Indianapolis has not yet been infected with Spanish influenza. In recent days we have had an unusual amount of colds and grip among people, and Indianapolis stands in a dangerous and critical position. We must all work together now to avoid a serious situation that may come if we are negligent in this matter,” the Mayor said. Ft. Harrison reports ninety-seven cases of influenza.

“Protective Steps Taken by Mayor,” The Indianapolis News, 27 September 1918, p. 1:3

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Rusty, Battered Guns of Huns on Exhibition

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, September 23: Crowds swarmed over University Park today to see relics from the battlefields of France and Flanders that tell the story of the war’s realism and grimness. Trophies - rusty guns, battered and broken shells, aerial bombs and torpedoes, and helmets of the Kaiser’s own guard gathered by the Canadian Expeditionary Force - filled a long platform between Meridian and Pennsylvania Streets. The touring war display, through the kindness of the Canadian government, includes rifles, packs and trench spades, machine guns and big guns used on the Marne and at Vimy Ridge. Another part of the exhibit contains posters and proclamations issued by advancing German commanders ordering the deportation of civilian populations. The exhibit is one of the educational features of the week preceding the start of the Fourth Liberty Loan campaign.

“Rusty, Battered Guns of Huns on Exhibition,” The Indianapolis News, 23 September 1918, p. 1:5

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Colored Hospital Not Quite Up to Mark, but Is Held Worthy

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, September 18: The New York Bureau of Municipal Research, after an exhaustive survey, concludes the Sisters of Charity State Hospital which is for colored people of Indianapolis is “not quite up to mark, but is held worthy.” The facility at 502 N. California St is a rented private residence, refitted for a hospital. Since the state only provides a hospital for colored people who are charity patients, this is the only colored hospital in Indiana attempting to meet a practical need. It is clean and gives good nursing care, affording patients a better opportunity of getting well than could be expected in the average home. Patients will be charged $1.50 (2017: $25) a day and general contributions are expected to cover the $150 (2017: $2,489) a month expenses. It merits the assistance of unprejudiced people.

"Colored Hospital Not Quite Up to Mark, but Is Held Worthy," The Indianapolis Star, 19 September 1918, p. 7:4

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