https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1918-08-08/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1918&sort=date&date2=1918&words=influenza&language=&sequence=0&lccn=&index=2&state=&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=influenza&year=&phrasetext=&andtext=&proxValue=&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=39

The British shipbuilding industry is experiencing 35 to 50% absenteeism, a transient but marked effect on output. The hottest day in New York City history "only" kills nine people. A tax on pay the President and all public officials is proposed as a way to spread the burden of taxation.

Source: "British Ship Losses Drop in July While Building Increases," New York Tribune, New York, New York, August 8, 1918. Page 1, Column 2.