Wall Street Men Plan Regiment In Readiness Move
An unofficial committee of fifteen Wall Street figures plans a volunteer regiment to drill and be ready if President Wilson calls for volunteers. Two thousand men from banks brokers and law offices have already joined the National Guard already. rumors spread of a forthcoming mobilization. The group seeks headquarters and formal organization, with options for infantry cavalry or artillery.
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Wall Street
Wilson
National Guard
Imeriean
Wall Street plans 1808 volunteer regiment for war with Spain
Wall Street prepared a regiment plan after Congress declared war on April 25 1808. An informal committee organized volunteers with members from T W Keech Co Harris Winthrop Co Cotton Exchange and others. The scheme was dropped on June 5 when mobilization began at Chickamauga and Tampa as it became clear no further volunteers were needed.
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Wall Street
Spain
Congress
Chickamauga
Tampa
John R. Ogden
T. W Keech & Co
Henry Rogers Winthrop
Harris, Winthrop & Co
Gay L. Schiffer
The
Cotton Exchange
Fred K. Pulsifer
Clarks, Childs & Co
Louis H. Hosmer
le Vi. Hosmer
Berest B. Hampstone
Chisholm @ Chapman
William St. Anderson
Finley Barrell & Co. Grnon
Prayers for Wilson and Carranza Across New York Churches
Prayers for First Chief Carranza and President Wilson were offered in New York church services along with requests for peace amid mention of Mexico and Latin American relations. Readings honored troopers killed at a defense post as clergy prayed for afflicted individuals.
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Carranza
Wilson
Congress
New York City
Carvizal
St. John the Divine
Trinity
St. Thomas's
Daniel H
Fort Washington
United
Air A Foe To U S Border Aviators Propellers Wrecked
Henry Woodhouse of the Aer Chub of America cites an Army officer returning from Mexico noting extreme heat dry air and high altitude creating new aviation problems. He says propellers fail quickly under Mexican conditions and calls for more aviators mechanics and varied seaplanes to meet the demand.
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Henry Woodhouse
Aer Chub
America
United States Army
Mexico
Mexia
Denver
Minneapolis
Pastors Quit Pulpits to Serve as Chaplains
National guard chaplains vacate several New York pulpits. ministers from St. Alban’s Episco pal Nor mal Church High Bridge and Church of the Saviour prepare for regiment service. Chaplains named for 24th and 69th Regiments plus others at Camp Whitman and Coast Defence Artillery. Conference on Real Preparedness set for Washington with speakers Fisher, By Lovejoy, Nearing, Steffens, Howe.
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U0. L. Pelton
St. James's Church
The
Bronx
Coast Defence Artillery
Graham, Hunt
Church of the Covenant
Washington
Pr Living
Fisher
Owen
Lovejoy
Scott Nearing
Lincoln Steffens
Frederick, Howe
Form Regiment to Await Call in New York
The First Federal Volunteers of New York formed yesterday after noon in the Woolworth Building with a $500 pledge from Adolph Lewisohn & Sons to start equipment. Leaders include Captain George B. Hartley Maurice Simmons and Max J. Klein, with plans for drill and enlistment across the city as potential war looms.
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Federal
New York
Woolworth
Rosenatamm
Adolph Lewisohn & Sons
George B. Hartley
Maurice Simmons
Max J. Klein
National Guard
H. Mildenberg
U.S. A
Lewin Tomerly
Florida National Guard
Une
Jacob Blum
Military Leaders Form Advisory Committee in East District
Department of the East names Commander Albert Morris retired Us SN and Captain Lewis Lander among designated officials. A patrons committee including Lewis Lander George J Hartley Nathan Halperin and others is set to advise with S S Boxenstamm Major J E Bloom and Colonel J H Mildenberg as members.
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Department of the East
Albert Morris
Us SN
Jasoh Harendess
Aptain
George J. Hartley
Capt
Lewis Lander
GB. Hartley
Nathan Halperin
Max Klein
A. L. Nathan
Samuel Welsbach
Nathan Rubinstein
Jerome Sewall
Julius Stern
Arthur Fathut Hyman
Lawrence Landsman
S. S. Boxenstamm
J. E. Bloom
Joseph Barondess
J. Gedalecia
Albert Morite
Solomon A. Saks
House for Wounded Woman Offers One for One
A New Jersey woman named Mrs J M Beam of Caldwell offered to supply a 12 by 24 portable house with electricity and running water for injured soldiers in wartime. She proposed using her kitchen for cooking and one room for an off duty nurse, an offer conveyed yesterday through the National Security League.
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New Jersey
J. M. Beam
Caldwell
National Security Leseun
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Prescott
Pale
Dickens
Byron
Thiard
Lytton
Flat
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