The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-10-10
In One Day 1,1O3 New Cases
Reported in Kansas.
More Than 1902 Officially
Known to Board of Health.
EVERYTHING CLOSES SATURDAY
First Time in History All
Churches Are Closed.
More Than 20 Counties Have
Reported Cases Now.

The state board of health today
received reports of 1,103 cases of in
fluenza found by physicians Wednes
day. The worst outbreak of the dis
case appeared at Mulberry, a mining
camp in Crawford county, where three
hundred cases were found in the last
forty-eight hours. The condition
seems to be unusually bad thruout the
thickly populated mining section of
Crawford and Cherokee counties. altho
only partial reports have been re-
ceived from that section.
The Wichita wheat show did not
open its doors this morning. More
than one hundred new cases and two
deaths were reported from Wichita
and the state board demanded that
the crowds be kept away from the
show as the disease is spreading most
rapidly and in it's most virulent form
in large crowds. A large number of
complaints from Butler. Cowley, Sum
ner, Harper, Kingman, Reno and Har-
vey counties, saying the disease was
being spread by visitors returning from
the wheat show caused the state Of
ficials to demand that the show be
closed.
172 New Cases in Kansas City, Kan.
There were 172 cases reported from
Kansas City, Kan, today, the largest
number to be reported in that city
thus far Only few counties have
been added to the list of sixty-nine in
which the disease has appeared. The
counties in the extreme southwestern
corner of the state and some of those
along the western border are thus lar
absolutely free of the disease.
A great many county and city health
officials did not wait for the state
wide closing order to go into effect
Saturday morning, but have closed the
schools and disbanded all public meet
ings today and will not permit the
churches to open Sunday.
Whole state Closed.
Beginning with the crow of the cock
and the rising of the sun Saturday
morning the whole state of Kansas
will prohibit public gatherings of all
kinds The order is the result of
proclamation issued by Governor Cap
per at the request of the state board
of health to prevent the further spread
of Spanish influenza which has in
vaded practically every community OF
the state and caused numerous
deaths All churches. theaters. pic
ture shows and schools will be closed
and lodge and social meetings, along
with all meetings in which crowds are
brought together will be forbidden.
The order which is the most drastic
ever taken to check the spread of an
epidemic will be in force for week
and the time will be extended If the
authorities have not gotten the disease
under control in that time, DR.. S. ].
Crumbine. of the state board of health
said today. Failure of any town or
community to comply with the order
will result in a strict quarantine which
will result in complete isolation from
the world of those who disregard the
efforts of the authorities to protect the
health of the citizens.
Churches Close.
The order means that for the first
time in the history of the state there
will not be public church service
/ next Sunday. 1t also means that many
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