3500 Take Oath In Camp Whitman
Camp Whitman Beekman New York swore in 3500 New York militiamen including Adirondack woodsmen and fishermen from Lakes Ontario and Erie. Units such as the 1st Infantry and 22nd Enlistees pledged service to the federal government. Troops arrived in rain, but families still came to witness the ceremony.
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Tribune
Whitman
Beekman
N.Y
Sam
New York
Adirondacks
Lakes Ontario
Eriehor
Metropolis
Géth Infantry
Green Hisron
Louis D. Coates
Lucas
Upstate
Greer Haven
Binghamton
Fouth
Tut Field Artillery
Asante
Fishkill Creek
Mustered into Service Amid War Camp Scenes and Court Martial
Visitors fill the camp as soldiers endure ad hoc drills and a first court martial. Major Conrow fines and releases Levy for a strip with Kreuter. Troop TH detains a column en route, while officers and families attend services and greet kin in the 224th Regiment.
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Quartermaster's Corps
Smith
Vila
Conrow
Levy
Felix Donnelly
Ith
John Sheridan
Portland
Ore
The
Ath
Donnelly
Steaton Willian
Kennelly
William J. Iiley
Rochester
Mexico
Upstate
Carl Lobes
Copany
George E. Fuller, Jr
Rochester Telephone Company
Marshall B. Shanta
Shante Button Company
Frederick W. Heymour
Horace R. Fell
Harry Kelly
Harold Thomas
Gua Wiederman
Felix McDonald
Arthur Cone
William Pagan
George Coxenas
Gath
Drew
Mary A. Donnelly
John J. Torbin
Jack Shanahan
Michael O'Rourke
Samuel H. Brady
Felix McCann
Lack of trains holds guard from moving to border
Major General John F. O'Ryan said New York troops cannot depart before Tuesday due to rail transport shortages. He cited insufficient Pullman cars and troop cars, improvised cooking cars, and a lack of horses, with shipments to Texas planned on arrival.
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O'Ryan
John F. O'Ryan
New York
Texas
Move to Use Science in Nation's Defence
A movement at the University Club aims to apply scientific principles to American industry and national defense. The Engineering Foundation plans to hire a secretary at a salary of 5000 to 15000 dollars annually and to coordinate research agencies nationwide with trustees including Gano Dunn Edward D Adams and others.
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Engineering Foundation
Aend
Gano Dunn
Edward D. Adams
Michael Im B.i Thayer
E.G. Sprebury
Dean W. F. M. Goss
Charles Opand
Charles Warren Hart
J. Wade
Eilich
Papin
Benja
Mexico Frees No Emigration Amid War Fears
Mexican military authorities order a blanket ban on departures of Mexican citizens aboard ships on grounds of military necessity. The Esperanza carried over a hundred American officials and miners south of the Rio Grande, while many Mexicans canceled bookings and others prepared evacuations if war with the United States erupts.
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Esperanza
Tampico
Vera Crux
Progreso
Experanza
United States
Esperanzo
Rio Grande
Mexico
Republic
Albert Ennis
Vera Crag
Roosevelt Denies Leading Rough Riders for Mexican War
A Milwaukee report claimed Colonel Roosevelt would call up the Rough Riders for Mexican service. Walter J. Hayes denied any offer or foundation for the tale. Roosevelt, recovered from recent illness, attended church and spent the weekend at Sagamore Hill with his children and grandchildren.
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Stuf
Roosevelt
Christ Episcopal Church
Sagamore Hill
Twelfth Sworn In as Army Regiment
The 12th Infantry men swore allegiance to the United States before New York state. Officers, including Captain George Emlen Roosevelt, were promoted under Brigadier General Dyer. New commissions went to Warren Barbour and others, as relief efforts for families began.
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12Th Infantry
United States
New York
12Th
Dyer
1St Brigade
New York National Guard
George Emlen Roosevelt
R. L. Bigelow
G. A Daly
Truman Smith
R.A. Kluge
J. F. Junkin
Fiel
Blanton Harrett
Mesars
Taylor
Cavanaugh
Leutenant
Warren Barbour
EC. de
Kay
Elisha H. Dunes
Rookies Halt Under Rain as Camp Trials Begin
Troops endure a six day hike near Beekman town with improvised pup tents. Dr Murphy and Horatio Harris lead oversized quarters while packing halves of shelter, awaiting supplies and officer support as rain-soaked camp preparations proceed at Val Cortlandt Park.
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Dr. Murphy
Mr. Harris
Thane Plattsburg
Beekman Town
M. J. Murphy
Providence
Horatio Harris
Boston
Harris
Thun
Dr.Murphy
Maris
Quartermaster's Department
War Department
Val Cortlandt Park
Camp Whitman
Hattery
Dewnpour
Sta Amory
Clermont Avenue
Brooklyn
Avon
N. Y
van Cortlandt
Debevoise
Staten Island Company
Lat
Od Field Artillery
Squadron A
1St Cavalry
Employers Grant Full Pay to National Guard Members
Employers continuing to boost morale by guaranteeing full pay to workers who answer the national guard call. New additions include General Electric, Gillette Safety Razor, United States Steel, Port land Silk, Tata Sons, Travelers Insurance, Brooklyn Trust, and many others nationwide. Committees organize aid for guardsmen families to prevent want during the border deployment.
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Ares
American Raw Sik Company
American Woollen Company
Belding Cor. & Co
J. J. Blum
Boorum & Case
The
Brooklyn Trust Company
Keney Brothers
St. Edmund David
D. 3. Dery
L. F. Bommerich & Co
Wo HL. Yuval & Co
Samuel Eiseman & Co
I. Erstein & Bros. Fleitmann & Co
General Electric Company of
Schenectady
General Silk Importing Company
Gill
Salinger & Magnus
Sausquoit Silk Manufacturing Company
Schefer, Schramm & Vogel
W. Schroeder & Co
W. Skinner & Sons
J. B. Stanford & Co
John N. Stearns & Co
A. Straus & Co
Susquehennaulk Mills
Tata Sons & Co
Travelers’ Insurance Company
United States Printing and Lithographing Company
Soldiers Sail for Mexico to Rescue Refugees
Twenty eight Regulars aboard the transport sailed from Newport News for Tampico to protect the ship and passengers as American refuges are expected to evacuate Mexico. The mission aims to guard the refugees and the vessel against possible sniping during the journey. The second item notes a dinner at the Vanderbilt Hotel July 6 where suffrage educators including Dr Anna Howard Shaw will speak, hosted by the New York Woman Suffrage Party.
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Newport News
Tampico
Mexico
National Educational Assoct
New York
Anna Howard Shaw
Della Robbia
Vanderbilt Hotel
Wild Cavalry Drawback Breaks From Camp
In a disrupted scene near a military camp tents broke away from their drivers and dashed toward the meadows after a transport wagon collided with the lines. A mule broke from the artillery camp around six o clock, then vanished with several others as new mules arrived from the P.
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Sessial
Rily
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United States Service
Poughkeepsie
Marjorie Sterrett
JD Coterwnnd & Unterwood
James Eben
Thirty-third Street
Knox
Fifth Avenue
40Th Street
Broadway Singer Building
Denies T. R
Rough Riders
Plattsburg
Rour Maris
Golf Norfolk Suits
Saks
Saks K Company
Broadway
Saks & Company
24Th Street
Madras
Roxford” Athletic Union
Roxford
Oxford
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