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In this telegram to General Leonard Wood, Commander of Camp Funston, Governor Capper informs Wood that a group of twelve mothers with sons at Camp Funston, visited his office and requested that he look into conditions at the camp because "they have heard many wild rumors and are greatly alarmed about Influenza epidemic."
Creator: Kansas. Governor (1915-1919: Capper)
Date: October 19, 1918
Item Number: 217154
Call Number: Governor's Office, Governor Arthur Capper, Correspondence Files, Alphabetical File Box 16 Folder 53a
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217154
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Capper, Arthur
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Epidemics - Influenza of 1918
Date - 1910s - 1918
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Capper, Arthur
Military - Wars - World War I - Homefront
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Capper, Arthur, 1865-1951
People - Notable People - Wood, Leonard, 1860-1927
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Forts and military installations - Camp Funston
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Correspondence
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