Walter Shapiro @MrWalterShapiro
This is one of the most frightening pictures in American history. The parade was September 28. By October 3, there were 52,000 cases of influenza in the city, according to the official count. — PolitiTweet.org
Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC
Philadelphia parade that quickly spread influenza epidemic after city health commissioner refused to ask for its ca… https://t.co/0lLBRMMO3J