Spalding-Pike County GaArchives News.....Robert Head Visits Father September 29 1888
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Lynn Cunningham lcunnin1@bellsouth.net December 27, 2002, 7:29 pm

The Griffin Daily News. Griffin, Georgia

Robert Head, of Florida, came up on a visit to his father, Dr. J.B. Head, about 
ten days ago and since his arrival has been attacked with a severe case of 
sickness. The physicians who have been in attendance upon him pronounced the 
disease congestion of the bowels, but the neighbors have become very much 
alarmed and think he has yellow fever.

(Transcribed 12/27/02 Lynn Cunningham)

Note:
During this time in 1888, Jacksonville, Florida was going through an outbreak of

yellow fever. Also on the front page, same edition:

Jacksonville, Fla., Sept 28 - The day has been oppressively hot, the mercury 
rising above 83 deg. at noon. The situation presents few changes, save the 
complications arising from orders given by the board of health, the relief 
committee, the medical bureau and all the other agencies, through which 
Jacksonville is being governed at present.

The Official Details for twenty-four hours, ending 6 p.m. is: New cases, 101; 
deaths, 6; total cases to date, 2,368; total deaths to date, 297.

Also in Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi:

Decatur, Ala., Sept 28 - Dr. Jerome Cochrane, state health officer, says he 
thinks all yellow fever quarantines in northern Alabama may be safely removed. 
There are no new cases.

Memphis, Tenn., Sept 28 - (Special) Memphis concluded that the quarantine is 
unnecessary, and has raised it today.

Jackson, Miss., Sept 27 - There have been no new cases up to noon today. The 
panic, however, throughout the state is unabated, and travel is impeded by local

quarantines, in which shotguns are freely used.
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