Salt Lake Herald | 1906-12-04 | Page 1 | Plague Germs in the Bodies |

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Date	1906-12-04
Paper	Salt Lake Herald
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
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Article Title	Plague Germs in the Bodies
Type	article
Date	1906-12-04
Paper	Salt Lake Herald
Language	eng
City	Salt Lake City
County	Salt Lake
Page	1
OCR Text	PLAGUE GERMS IN THE BODIES I Filipino Prisoners Were Inoculated cu With the Real Re IT Thing Instead of Serum Manila An n investigation made at where ten prisoners prisoner who had been inoculated with cholera serum recently died has disclosed I traces of plague germs germs in the dead bod bodies bodies ies Xo No formal report on the result of the investigation has been be n made and nd the government has reached no decision in the matter It is 13 asserted that tubes containing plague germs and I others filled with cholera serum which are so much alike that it is almost im Irn impossible impossible possible to distinguish them apart were mixed In the laboratory by a visitor who examined the plague pl gue germs and by mistake placed them in a rack rad with the serum tubes This is said to have bave oc occurred occurred during the he t temporary absence of Dr R P Strong of the bureau of science who has been conducting ex experiments experiments and Inoculating prisoners ith cholera serum to test its efficiency The natives generally are in ignorance Ignorance ance of o the situation but the native newspapers are indignant and bitter It is not believed that criminal charges will vilI be preferred but it Is possible that Dr Strong may resign
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