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Domestic News
September 12, 1833
Virginia Free Press
Charles Town, Jefferson County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
As of August 27, cholera has entirely ceased in St. Louis, Missouri, with no cases in the preceding week and other diseases decreasing. It has disappeared from most regional towns but recently caused 40 deaths in St. Genevieve, amid ongoing countryside sickness.
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Missouri.—The St. Louis, (Mo.) Republican of Aug. 27, says, the Cholera has entirely ceased in that city, and bilious and other diseases are becoming much less frequent. Not a single case of Cholera had occurred during the preceding week. The disease had disappeared from most of the towns which it had visited in that region; but it had recently made a fatal inroad in the town of St. Genevieve—where forty deaths had occurred by it, up to the latest date. The Republican adds that "in the country, much sickness of various kinds exists."
What sub-type of article is it?
Disease Or Epidemic
What keywords are associated?
Cholera
Missouri
St Louis
St Genevieve
Epidemic
Deaths
Where did it happen?
St. Louis, Missouri
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
St. Louis, Missouri
Event Date
Aug. 27
Outcome
no cholera cases in st. louis preceding week; 40 deaths in st. genevieve
Event Details
The St. Louis Republican reports cholera has ceased in St. Louis, with bilious and other diseases less frequent. Disease disappeared from most towns in region but made fatal inroad in St. Genevieve. Much sickness exists in the country.