Retail Stores Open And Close Earlier

• Preventive Measures Taken to stamp Out Epidemic of Influenza.”• Retail stores in downtown district opened at 9:30AM and closed at 4:30PM to relieve some of the congestion on the street and in street cars• Saloons in the district remained open until Starkloff clarified they were included in the closing order• Drug stores can remain open to sell surgical appliances and drugs after 4:30PM• 276 cases and 32 deaths• Isolation and City Hospitals continue to take in influenza patients; in the future, the two institutions will alternate days they accept new patients• The situation at Jefferson Barracks is much improved and many cases are recoveringNewspaper article