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» uuaciip ‘ uiujui-ciij tXil jz*i V-vttJlCo' lt;1 iiu ±JlPozo road, together with the night attack on San Juan hill and the surrender of Santiago, in which actions the regiment had nine killed and thirty-nine wounded. Out of 943 men, of whom 55 per cent, had never had military training before their enrollment, the total loss by death was ninety-eight, or a little more than 10 per cent, of the total strength, while of the actual members of the regiment, who had served in the Massachusetts militia, the number of deaths for the entire year was but forty-seven.The figures have been variously given of the number of men furnished by Massachusetts for United States service in the war with Spain. The number now definitely fixed for thi6 report is 12,225 for all branches of service, of which number 7470 were in the state militia organizations, and 4755 joined the regular service. The card index shows 10,459 men for the army, and 1910 for the navy and marines, the discrepancy being due to lack of returns from the volunteer engineer company enlisted in Massachusetts. This total is thus increased to 12, 369.The whole number of deaths officially given are 271 men of which less than 100 were in the active militia at the outbreak of the war. or about 30 per cent, of the total of those who died hadseen militia service for the state.THE LIVERYMEN’S BUSY OAYMany Excursion Parties Driven Out of City Greylock Directors MeetA party of 10 young men from thiscity went in a tally-ho to Bennington, Vt., today to attend the firemen's con-escaped.STABLE 0R01HANCTime Expires Today ai Health Will Begin OperatThis is the date set by health some time ago, whe: did not conform to the stal would he required to be vj board. Agent Erwin of t. been busy all day making the stables, and will report diton at the meeting of t:evening.What action the board night has not been annour supposed that the agent dered to make the'rounds demnod and see that the at once. There will be qu affected.A statement was recen one man who keeps just e to bring his stable under t that if the board enforced against him he would se horses and so escape thethe ordinance, rather the expense of repairing his st20 ITALIANS STClaimed They Were Being *n WilliamstowThe 20 Italians who ha ployed, at Williamstown few weeks, on the Profes property, which is being £ this morning, the entire ^ to go to work. They gave
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North Adams, Massachusetts, US
Thu, Jul 20, 1899
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