Massachusetts militia drills push to war footing ahead of Mexico
About 6000 troops in camp undergo a grueling day of drills without arms. Governor McCall to review troops on Governor's Day. Cavalry and artillery units arrive. Adjutant General Cole and General Sweetser praise progress and order full-army training and shoe fitting for recruits.
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Boston
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Watchman exonerated in fatal Arizona shooting at Naco water plant
In Naco Arizona June 22 a coroner jury cleared William Humphrey a part Indian watchman of criminal blame for firing on incoming U S soldiers at 2 am as they approached the water plant to change guard. Six soldiers suffered wounds including a private mortally wounded. the unit was Company F Fourteenth Infantry.
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Ariz
William Humphrey
United States
Humphrey
Walter E. Powell
John G. Rogoya
R .N. Martin
Harry Pittson
Victor Lundmark
William H. Stevenson
Fourteenth United States Infantry
HE. S. Haines
Rogoya
Reverend Haines Resigns Chelsea Advent Christian Pastorate
The Rev. George F. Haines, pastor of the Advent Christian Church in Chelsea, has resigned his pastorate and will deliver his final sermon this coming Sunday.
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George F. Haines
Advent Christian Church
Chelsea
Camp Whitney begins largest militia gathering in Framingham
Brigidier General E Leroy Sweetser announces recruits from Boston and western Massachusetts will be brought to Camp Whitney Framingham for rapid muster into U S service amid shortages of blanks clothing and supplies. The camp hosts about 5763 officers and men with more arriving daily as officials plan for a possible border war with Mexico.
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Emery
Elbert G. Beckmann
Willis W Stover
Stover
Benjamin E. Gray
Robert Davis
Field Artillery
Ralph McCoy
Buck
James F. Hall
Medical Corps
General Sweetser
Attack at Mazatlan tests U S naval restraint
Washington reports Commander Cavanagh of the gunboat Annapolis described a clash at Mazatlan when American officers tried to land and were seized. Mexican customs officers and soldiers opened fire, two Americans were wounded, and the ship’s crew returned fire as tensions spiked.
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New England Militia Roster Lists Infantry and Cavalry Units
A lengthy roster details members of the First Infantry and supporting companies across New England locations including Penacook Suncook Jaffrey and Augusta. Names such as James F Kenney George W Smith Walter T Drew and Henry Hoal appear among many others in various company listings. The document catalogues personnel across A B C D E F and G units plus signal and cavalry contingents with numerous hometowns and ranks.
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James F. Kenney
George W. Smith
Walter T. Drew
Harry W. Tufts
Penacook
Claude H. Braley
Ernest J. Simoneau
Frank W. Hadley
Thomas J. Mahen
John McDonald
Father Marcott
Willow L. Fenton
Natt H. Foote
Oscar Martell
Suncook
Alade Courtemarche
Isaac Duvarney
Ernest L. Emerson
Paul G. Hamel
Charles H. Jenks
Victor W. Lemay
Frank Kenniston
John Bartlett
Arthur R. Newell
William R. Devereans
Edward §. Carroll
Charles H. Colby
David H. Clerk
John H. Burroughs
Willis S. Ash
Joseph EB. King
Paul Hurlburt
Rochester
Massachusetts Troops Ready Now for Deployment
The article lists numerous soldiers from Company B and Company F of the First Infantry in St. Albans and supports Massachusetts readiness. Adjutant-General Coll states the troops are prepared and only await transport timing and boarding instructions from the War Department as Secretary Baker requests.
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Perley T. Stevens
Norman A. McCrillis
Winslow
Marine E. Galizia
Harry H. Jackson
Kents Hill
Willis J. Brown
William H. Doyle
Maas George R. Caswell
Bert J. Cogan
Waterville
Howard Bruce
Lester E. Higgins
Readfield
Guy J. Reynold
Philip S. Malloy
George W. Trask
Charles F. Whitney
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Charles D. Stewart
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Patrick Genetti
Charles Hoddeson
Edward F. James
John Raptoris
Alfred Sia
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James St. Peter
Frank J. Sloan
Medric Roberge
Leran Rice
Thomas R. Warren
Charles Brown
Reuben Barnes
Charles Booth
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Ernest Boiselle
Harold Cobb
Chester Chandler
Aienee Deschers
Eugene Dufraine
Nicholas Donorius
William Fortier
Joseph Fortier
Patrick Gullfoye
Philip H. Goss
Fred Fredette
Arthur W. Coyle
Fred Caonette
Wilfred Vaillancourt
Harry D. Heath
George Adams
Patrick J. Pinette
James KE
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Joseph J. Gaucher
James 8. Ocheltree
Oscar Oswell
Frank H. McKennie
Howard McLeod
Ernest Markee
Napoleon McNet
Charles ©. MacDonald
John J. Malloy
Urban Lyman
Woodsville
Eriest Lyman
Gorham
Walter Taylor
Newport
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Delphis Lemay
George Murphy
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Arthur F. Jarvis
Staremont
Joseph H. Woodward
Eliridge Bishop
Walter Ackerman
Claremont
Richard Dawson
Harold Fuller
Wilfred Deslaurier
Henry Lapierre
Leonard Laflamme
Harry M. Farrar
Joseph Gregoire
George Kittredge
Ralph Kittredge
Eaiward J. Louiselle
Fred Sylvester
John B. Hassett
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J. G. Salisbury
Donald McLaughlin
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R. B. Goodell
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Edward Malone
B. M. Dwelley
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G. L. Currier
BH. C. Lane
Clifford Strong
H. E. Keith
J. W. Williams
R. W. Spencer
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G. J. Bersow
R. E. Brown
E. H. Bruce
H. Crocker
B. Duval
W. C. Donohue
A. L. Emerson
L. W. Foy
J. Gleason
Herman Gustafson
W. J. Kelley
James Kelley
W. J. Kniper
R. Little
H. McDevitt
H. 8. Metcalf
R. E. Piersons
G. F. Peters
H. E. Pierce
Alfred Roberts
ST. Albans
P. B. Bonney
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W. J. Charbonneau
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G. C. Greenwood
D. S. Jones
Coffeen
William Powell
Fred Kent
George Root
William Best
H. L. Dalton
H. C. Badger
Winooski
George Whitner
Alphonse Gallant
Edward Godair
Melvin Greenough
Bert Holmes
Edward Lefeybvre
Louis’ Karan
Fred Muir
John Ryan
Benjamin Safford
Thomas Sheehan
Lawrence Stone
Robert Wright
Samuel Bertrand
Sevastian Balfor
Arthur Bessett
William Thomas
Lawrence Bolie
George Blanchard
Robert Bush
Ralph Farr
George Gennette
Northfield
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Wayneb. Horner
George EB. Roscoe
Herbert E. Tallman
Thomas W. Donahue
Henry Fogg
Lawrence P. Kelley
Arthur J. Lambert
Nelson G. Maynard
Floyd S. Bar. Eimer J. Rice
Arthur E. Rogers
Perry H. Rogers
A. St. Germaine
Elmer Scott
L Company
Edward Rawson
C. F. Archer
Benjamin Boretta
J. J. Broulette
Harry Bulleis
Leon Cheeney
Floyd Couch
Raymond Dailey
Alton Doe
Max Flanders
Guy Harris
G. Johnson
H. A. Litchfield
Harry Lund
H. McNamara
Joseph Miller
A. Moore
W. EB. Moore
BH. K. Russell
H. Sanborn
G. A. Lomlinsos
R. A. Wood
Springfield
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M. J. Henry
H. G. Hasleton
Bart
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L. Douglass
W. Durand
F. K. Davis
L. Christansen
L. J. Cooper
G. W. Corey
C. F. Currier
A. L. Bowen
F. C. Bronson
R. H. Bronson
P. L. Jones
F. M. Martin
Hastings
Lyon
Belnap
Devereaux
Wentworth
Harding
Skiff
Choen
Stenteford
H. C. Potter
Rhode Island
Providence
K Company
Wetmore
H. A. Turner
Trask
G. R. ‘Tower
Mith
Roberts Parks
No. 1
Aumbulance Company
E. Leonard Girard
Arthur H. O'Connor
Charles Goddard
Nasonville
Frank A. Achim
Joseph W. Heaton
James B. Meenan
Walter F. McHale
William A Cullen
Alfred J. Gould
Joseph Estee
Charles Mathewson
Matthew McCabe
James Buckley
William H. Battey
Dalton Smith
J. Howard Ward
Edward P. Hayden
Alfred J. Broadhead
East Providence
Joseph Matope
North Providence
Joseph H. Sullivan
Warren
Henry A. Sullivan
Edward C. Brady
Woonsocket
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Edgewood