Great Rush to Enlist When the Militia Is Called Out
Historic Framingham mobilization camp planned on 120 acres near the flagstaff with Brigadier General E. Leroy Sweetser and Major Cahill leading site selection. Captain B. F. Tandy coordinates quartermaster supplies as troops prepare for weeks of drill and arrival of rookies in heavy rain.
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Framingham
E. Leroy Sweetser
Cahill
B. F. Tandy
Quartermaster Corps
Framingham Centre
South Framingham
Worcester Men Ready Volunteer Enlistments For Mexican Service
Worcester five militia companies stand near full strength and ready at the armory to entrain for Framingham for service in Mexico or along the border. By afternoon 200 applications were filed to fill vacancies including 68 for Battery B and 40 remaining.
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Worcester
Framingham
Mexico
A. C
Herbert H. Warren
Eugene F. Burr
Frederick H. Locke
William Stevenson
Thomas F. Foley
John F. J. Herbert
One Thousand Recruits Added to Massachusetts Guards
Massachusetts mobilization rushes to a war footing as 1000 recruits join the National Guard and total organizations reach 5100 men. Framingham camp site readies tents and rations as preparations continue for possible federal muster and field operations.
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Massachusetts National Guard
Cole
Bands Go Also Crack Musical Organizations Can cel Concert Engagements
The Bay State troops mobilize reducing available bands for amusements. Three military bands stay home while others join the troops. The Sixth Regiment band remains uncalled, the Coast Artillery Corps band not yet in mobilization plans.
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Crack
Bay State
Field Artillery
Coast Artillery Corps
Legion Fast Mobilization Promise by 30 000 Members
Rey D. Jones vice president of the American Legion says 30,000 trained members could be mobilized by states within 48 hours. He claims 82 posts could fill navy or militia positions, citing 26 Yaqui-speaking volunteers for General Pershing as proof of rapid, organized response.
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American Legion
United States
Rey D. Jones
Jones
Navy
Legion
Pershing
New York
Mexico
State's Sixth Call for Citizen Troops
Military statistics from the State House show the militia mobilized for service for the sixth time in its history. The first mobilization was in 1812 during the War of 1812, followed by the Mexican War in 1845, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, and the Philippine War, with current readiness to deploy.
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Uncle Sam
Massachusetts
State House
United States
Framingham
Framing
War Department
Burrill
Cole
Rogers
Spain
National Guard
Red Cross Increases Medical Units and Nurse Reserves
Ambulance Company 1 and Field Hospital 1 join war strength with full equipment at Commonwealth armory. Over 6200 Red Cross nurses stand ready from Boston headquarters, while base hospital units are formed at City Hospital Peter Bent Brigham and Massachusetts General Hospital but not yet called. Eleven City Hospital orderlies granted militia leave. Rhode Island and Massachusetts militiamen depart, leaving 61 staffers active.
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Field Hospital 1
Commonwealth Armory
Red Cross
Washington
Boylston Street
City Hospital
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston
Texas
City
J. R. Ferguson
Rhode Island
Providence
Massachusetts
H. Grazier
J. F. McCarthy
C. W. Robie
Edward Hartison
Thomas M. Nolan
Melvin BE. Wright
E. A. Fortier
H. J. Rice
Henry l Laroe
Patrick P. Sweeney
Militias Face Extra Life Insurance Rates Amid War Fears
Enlisted men and hopeful recruits may pay higher premiums for life insurance as local offices show a trend to tack on extra war risk charges in light of possible conflict with Mexico. Existing policies for military and naval personnel are not affected.
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Burroughs
Mexico
Mexicans Celebrate Bandit Fight Near Matamoros
In Matamoros residents celebrate claims that 300 soldiers crossed back into Mexico to pursue bandits. General Parker confirms Gen Ricaut’s pledge to use forces to exterminate bandits, as reported from Brownsville on June 19.
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Brownsville
Tex
Matamoros
United States
James Parker
Ricaut
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