Today in History revisits the Tuesday, Oct. 29, 1918, edition of the Grand Forks Herald and highlights a story of two men who died from pneumonia during the flu epidemic which started in 1918. According to the story, influenza cases had increased by 10 that week and new cases of pneumonia were developing daily. Yet, leaders were hopeful influenza cases were lessening.
TWO “U” MEN DIE OF PNEUMONIA
But Doctors Believe Situation Improving; Influenza is Abating in City.
There were but two deaths yesterday from pneumonia, and one on Sunday. Private Armen of Grafton and Private Dostert of Larimore died at the university yesterday, and Mrs. Bushaw died Sunday night.
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Physicians yesterday were somewhat more optimistic as to the outlook of the situation. Dr. H. O’Keefe last night reported ten new cases of influenza. Although this is a slight increase over the number reported in the last few days, it was known that not all of these cases had been reported previously. This was due mostly, it was explained, to the fact that physicians were so busy attending to cases, that they had not a minute to themselves in which to make out the report.
New cases of pneumonia are developing dai...