https://dailymemphian.com/feed/authors/423 The Daily Memphian is the must-read, daily online newspaper for in-depth, local journalism in Memphis and the Mid-South. Sign up for morning and evening editions, plus breaking news. (c) 2026 https://dailymemphian.com/article/12734 <p>It was an early spring that year too &ndash; 1878 &ndash; as Mardi Gras celebrations in Memphis ended and news of yellow fever erupted. Even though the outbreak was in another country, ship trade made everyone our neighbor. And, Memphis was a major hub, webbed by train tracks and edged by riverboats.</p> mollycrosby@bellsouth.net (Molly Crosby) Front Page Opinion Guest Columnists https://dailymemphian.com/article/12734 Thu, 9 Apr 2020 10:33:43 -0500