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Show Influenza Report CHICAGO, Feb. 2. Only 453 new J cases of Influenza were reported thirling thir-ling the past twenty-four hours, but j despite the marked decrease in vie-Itlms vie-Itlms the death-rate remains practically practical-ly constant, with 91 reported since j estcrday. I Pneumonia claimed an additional j 67 deaths, while 211 new cases were recorded. j SAN FRANCISCO. Cal., Feb. 2. Dr. J. A. Rutledgo, superintendent of the j Modern Woodmen's tubcrcluosis Sani-jtorium Sani-jtorium at Colorado Springs, Colo., and : known prominently in Kansas and II-I II-I linois, is critically ill in a hospital I here today, a victim of influenza. H camo here en route to Honolulu on n j pleasure trip. j TOPEKA. Kan., Feb. 2. Infliimzn i cases are increasing rapidly in num-j num-j her "in Kansas, 1332 cases having boen I reported to the state health department depart-ment from 4:30 p. m. Saturday to 1:30 p. m. today. Nineteen deaths were reported. NEW YORK. Feb. 2. Influenza and j pneumonia cases continued to "wano 'here today. New cases of influenza totaled to-taled 2G73, or 1318 less than the nunv Iber reported yesterday. Today's pneu-monla pneu-monla cases were 534 or 141 less than ! yesterday's. Ninety-four deaths from ! influenza were reported, a decrease of 10, and there were 100 deaths from j pneumonia, a decrease or 11. |