In San Francisco, it was now illegal to not wear a maskin in public.  The fees ranged from $5 to $100 dollars or ten days in jail, or both.  $5 in 1918 would now be $93.78, and $100 in 1918 is now equal to $1,875.72.

In NY City, the first landlord arrested for not providing heat was going to court on the 25th.  Price gauging was reported to be a serious issue particularly related to lemons and limes which were recommended for the treatment of influenza.  A national price was being set to only allow $.02 profit ($.38 cents today).

There were concerns over a national coal shortage due to the lack of available men tied to both the War as well as to the number of miners who were sick with influenza.

In Rochester, there were 322 new cases and a total of 8047 cases. There were 45 deaths from influenza, with a total of 245 deaths in the City. There were 51 deaths from lobar pneumonia and 26 from bronchial pneumonia too date. The youngest were: 1-year-olds Maria Pernicano, Angelo Bugio, and Guiseppe Salamoni, and 2-year-olds Robert Waiter.

The new emergency hospital at the Housekeeping Center on Lewis Street was now open and was already very busy.

 

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© words by Daniel DeMarle 5/7/2020