Northwest History. Alaska. Dogs, Dog Races & Mushers.

Strange Plague Among Dogs. Strange Plague Among Dogs. SEWARD, Alaska, March 19. (A>)—Travelers from a district along the Yukon river reported today that more than 200 sled dogs had been fatally afflicted with a peculiar disease. The malady paralyzed the creatures, they said. A similar disease was...

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Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 1929
Subjects:
plague
Seward
Alaska
Yukon river
malady
Nome
Northwest
Pacific > History > 20th century
Pacific
Yukon
Online Access:http://content.libraries.wsu.edu/cdm/ref/collection/clipping/id/90497
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Summary:Strange Plague Among Dogs. Strange Plague Among Dogs. SEWARD, Alaska, March 19. (A>)—Travelers from a district along the Yukon river reported today that more than 200 sled dogs had been fatally afflicted with a peculiar disease. The malady paralyzed the creatures, they said. A similar disease was said to have raged at Nome 25 years go.

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