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Plague Kills Doctor's Child in Philadelphia
Six children died of infantile paralysis in Philadelphia with eight new cases reported. A Philadelphia child died in Atlantic City, where a brother of the victim was also stricken. Dr. Samuel Dixon ordered state school closures until September 29, with under sixteen barred from Sunday schools and theaters. City schools remain closed until October 2. The elder patient died from bulbar paralysis. the other child shows partial recovery. Mrs. Jones is the daughter of the late Congressman Henry Burk.
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