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10iS: THUBSDAT, JUIPASS THROUGH TOWN. 1UNITED STATES SOLDIERS ON THEIR WAYTQ_QAMP DOUGLAS, Wi.Given a Sincere Greeting and One of theOfficial* Cheered for His ResemblanceI to President Roosevelt*i fAbout 250 members of the 14th and 21st batteries of field artillery of United States I soldiers passed through Harvard last I Monday forenoon. It was quite a eight, especially for those who had never seen I United States soldiers on the march. They were enroute from Ft. Sheridan to Camp Douglas, WIs.I Last Saturday night and Sunday they I tcamped on T, Lawler’s farm at Btookdale land on Sunday their camp was visited I I by a regiment, more or less, of people who II came from the surrounding country to Isee the soldiers and their outfit. Monday I they reached Sharon and spent the night I J-in Camp on the ball grounds there.The two parts of batteries were in I charge of Capt. W. P. Newcomb and Capt. 1 L. G. Berry* the former of the 14th and I the latter in the 21st. It is their annual I custom to go overland to Camp Douglas, I the distance from Ft. Sheridan being 228 miles. Thirteen days are consumed in I the march, from 15 to 25 miles a day being the distance they travel. Besides the 250 men in the two batteries there were 10 civilians. They will remain at Camp Douglas about three weeks, patting in [ the time in rifle practice. IThe 14th battery returned about three months ago from the Philippines and Dr. Bourke of the Medical Corps, who was with them on the march to Camp Doug* I lass, met Dr. J. M. Phalen in the Philip* pines, speakiog In a commendatory man* ner of him to Dr. C. M. Johnson, who talked with Dr Bourke at Brookdale Sun-1 day. ;As the men rode up Ayer street on L their fine steeds Monday they were cheered I by a large concourse of people who ■ thronged the street- One of the officials, , Dr Griffin, was greeted with especial , cheers and saluted as “Teddy,” his per-1 £ sonal appearance greatly resembling President Roosevelt. I '
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Harvard, Illinois, US

Thu, Jul 30, 1903

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