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Show Hj Strange Deaths on Spanish Liner Two Commit Suicide. A CUBAN PORT, Oct. 7 Cubnn h medical authorities have not yet been H' "hie 'to diagnose the malady that HL caused 21 deaths on the Spanish liner BBB Alfonson XII. which arrived here Sun- 1 day and is being held in quarantine. BBH 1 Nineteen persons died on the voyage BBH and five have died since the .ship BBH reached port. Two persons crazed by BBH suffering, committed suicide during BBH the voyage. A very high temperature with signs BBfl of mental derangement characterizes BBH the malady which was supposed to be BBH Spanish Influenza. DENVER, Colo., Oct. 7 Seven ad- BBHI ditlonal deaths, from Spanish influen- BBH za, were reported up to noon today In BBH Denver. Tho disease continued to BH spread throughout tho state. Gover- 1 nor Gunter announced he would ask i all cities to close public places as BBB' soon as the disease appeared. Colo- BBH ' rado Springs and Pueblo closed all BBHL public places today. 1 BOWLING GREEN, Ky., Oct 7 In BBH . view of the situation created by the I widespread epidemic of Influenza the 1 Kentucky state board of health has issued a proclamation closing all places pla-ces of amusement, schools, churches and other places of assemblage. CHICAGO, Oct, 7 Influenza Is on the wane In Illinois today, reports to the state and city health authorities showed. Fewer new cases havo developed de-veloped during tho last 21 hours than during any day for a week. ' NEW YORK, Oct 7.' A decrease of 485 in the number of Spanish influ-1 influ-1 -snza cases reported for the 2-1 hours j ending at 10 a. m. compared with a previous similar period, was announc-I announc-I ed hero today by tho health commls-I commls-I sioner. 1 The number of new cases totalled 1 2.55S. . ! COLUMBIA, Mo., Oct. 7 Tho University Uni-versity of Missouri has been closed on account of influenza, it was announced ! today. C" 1 t WASHINGTON. Oct. 7 Because of! 1 tho Spanish influenza epidemic in 1 Washington, all galleries of congress j except the press galleries were closed today and visitors except lawyers were j barred from the supreme court. Even ; the president's galleries in the house and senate were closed. |