{"id":803720,"date":"2020-02-01T15:16:40","date_gmt":"2020-02-01T22:16:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=378378"},"modified":"2020-02-01T15:16:40","modified_gmt":"2020-02-01T22:16:40","slug":"this-week-in-history-spanish-influenza-on-the-rise-in-summit-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/this-week-in-history-spanish-influenza-on-the-rise-in-summit-county\/","title":{"rendered":"This week in history: Spanish influenza on the rise in Summit County"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arizona Bill, otherwise known as Col. R. E. Gardner, 78 years of age, accompanied by his shaggy little burro, is making a trip from Arizona to Washington D.C. He was in command of the Seventh Cavalry with Custer and is a veteran of many campaigns.<\/strong>
Archive image<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

This week in history as reported by the Summit County Journal the week of January 31, 1920.<\/em><\/p>\n

DISEASE CONTRACTED AT THE DENVER STOCK
\nSHOW KILLS ONE; 53 FLU VICTIMS, 4 PNEUMONIA<\/strong><\/p>\n

Breckenridge
\nis suffering from an epidemic of Spanish influenza and other points report a number
\nof patients from the disease contracted in Denver during the stock show week.
\nOne death has resulted from the disease or following complications, four cases
\nof pneumonia are officially on record and 40 cases of influenza have been
\nreported to the city and county health physicians.<\/p>\n

BACK BROKEN AT KOKOMO BY FALLING STONE<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peter Welch, a
\nminer in the Gold King mine at Kokomo, was probably fatally injured yesterday
\n(Wednesday afternoon when he was struck upon the back by a large rock which
\nfell upon him from the roof of the stope in which he was working.<\/p>\n

CONTACT WITH 13,000-V WIRE SNAPS OFF
\nLIFE<\/strong><\/p>\n

J.L. Kirby, an
\nemployee of the Tonopah Placers company was killed probably instantly at the
\nNo. 1 dredge of that company last Thursday, when he came in contact with a
\n13,000-volt current of electricity while trying to repair a transformer near
\nthe boat. <\/p>\n

EMERGENCY NURSE HERE SOON \u2013 12,000 FLU
\nVICTIMS IN DENVER<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Leadville
\ncommunity Red Cross nurse will arrive in Breckenridge on Sunday morning to care
\nfor the sick in local homes, working with the physicians of the town. This
\nannouncement follows a meeting last night of the executive members and the
\nboard of directors of the Summit county Red Cross.<\/p>\n

WELLINGTON LOADS 50 TONS OF CONCENTRATES
\nDAILY<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Wellington
\nMines company is taking full advantage of present good price gold for spelter
\nand is loading fifty tons of high grade concentrates per day. The ore leaves
\nBreckenridge in a train load at a time.<\/p>\n

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