August 11, ‘Mayor’s Doctors Give 2 p.m. Bulletin in Order to Allay Alarming Rumors’
Brooklyn Today
Good morning, Brooklyn. Today is the 223rd day of the year.
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ON THIS DAY in 1910, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle published an article titled “Mayor’s Doctors Give 2 p.m. Bulletin in Order to Allay Alarming Rumors.” The article focused on the then-Mayor Gaynor coming down with a serious illness.
“Because of alarming rumors regarding Mayor Gaynor’s condition, which were in circulation this afternoon, Dr. Arlitz, who was in charge of the patient at the time, issued the following bulletin shortly after 2 o’clock: ‘Pulse, temperature and respiration remain unchanged since 8:30. Everything is satisfactory,’” the article reported.