Epidemic Grows Worse as Death Rate Mounts Higher; Store Hours Are Lessened

• Health Commissioner Blake restricted the business hours of department, retail, and specialty stores, and banned “the sending of goods on approval and of accepting returned goods, particularly wearing apparel.”• Dr. Blake did not shut down street cars, but Railways officials ordered to keep cars well-ventilated and not to allow overcrowding. • Saloon hours not to be curtailed because “the sale of liquor is now essential for medicinal purposes . . .”• Public service organizations such as telephone, gas, and rail companies continue to suffer employee shortages• Thirty percent of the city fire department is reported ill, in addition to the 100 vacancies already existingNewspaper article1