Rensselaer Journal, Volume 10, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 February 1901 — Plague Reaches Cape Town. [ARTICLE]

Plague Reaches Cape Town.

Two cases of the bubonic plague have been discovered on the docks at Cape Town, Africa. Every precaution is being taken to prevent the spread of the plague. The authorities are reticent regarding the cases that have appeared. Several thousand rats which spread the disease have been killed. The municipality is offering 3 pence per head for the rodents.