Troops Withdrawn From Beekman Camp Amid Delays
Major General O Ryan delays departure of 1st Battalion and two hospital units at Camp Whitmen Beekman N Y as equipment train and 500 mules arrive. Units scramble to move after dawn with chaplains planning and regiments uncertain, while fresh troops fill camp and a top cavalry company joins.
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Whitmen
Beekman
N. Yu
John PF. O'Ryan
E V. Lucas
Fnennesra
Green Haven
Frederick N. Whitely
O'Ryan
Lucas
Hopewell Jonesien
Brownsville
Sam Antonie
Tex
Fesn
Tonteht
James Andrews
Arthurburg
Conley
S8th
69Th
Efaki
Romantce
M Roneard
Yarate
Crack Cavalry Command
Rochester
Arthur Chapelle
W. X. Haskell
U. S
Chapelle
Albeny
Strong
Ernest L. Milles
Deer
Gelilo F. Verbeck
Arvillers
Ambu lance Company encamps before dusk near rochester
The 24 Ambulance Company under Charles C. Boswell from Rochester encamped before dusk. Ter ey E. Barbour, managing editor of the Engineering and Mining Journal, who left the Maine coast artillery for active service with another state militia, was made a lieutenant in the 22d Regiment today.
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Ternoon
Charles C. Boswell
Rochester
Terey E. Barbour
Engineering and Mining Journal
Maine Coast Artillery
Fifteen Year Old Puts Self Into Mexican Conflict
James McCarthy a robust Brooklyn youth ages fifteen sought to enlist at the 47th Regiment Armory. Claiming he was eighteen, he faced the recruiting sergeant who queried his courage about bandits. A strong mother intervened as he left with custody.
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James McCarthy
47Th Regiment
Brooklyn
Jamen
James
Matamu
Tin
7th And 71st Off For Border To Day
The 7th Regiment prepares to move toward the border with about 1,400 men, 100 rounds per man, and 26 tons of ammunition requested. Rejections due to eyesight were few, and officials expect the unit to number over 1,500, concentrating at a camp after leaving the armory. Families gathered outside, front windows filled with conversations and improvised smuggling of goods.
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Brownsville
Tipperary
Thabo
Fisk
Conds
Irsit
Fireless cookers headline 71st prepares for border march
The 71st Regiment showcases fireless cookers on wagons for hot meals during the move to the border. Governor Whitman praises the troops, who dine in the armory amid rumors of imminent deployment, with ration wagons and cook wagons ready in Thirty-third Street.
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East Thirty-third Street
71St Regiment
Thirty-third
Kkhaki
Bates
Fist Regiment
Killigg
True
Tist
Governor Whitman
Dyer
National Guard
Jd Guard
Governor Whitman Watches Troops Mobilize At Armory
Governor Whitman arrives at the 7th Regiment Armory with Adjutant General Stotesbury and Capt. Lorillard Spencer. He praises the soldiers for answering the call and urges a swift departure as trains unload horses mules and cavalry mounts brought from the West to mobilize along the Southern border.
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O'Ryan
O. J. Gude
Durland
Dunwoodie
Sixtieth Street
North River
Name Place
Mott Haven
Whitman
Armory
Stotesbury
Lorillard Spencer
Lexington Avenue
Sperry Offers Services for Government Duty as Inventor
Lawrence Sperry, inventor of the gyroscope stabilizer, offers his services from his Amityville hangar. He states he is ready to enter any required duty, whether as an aeroplane scout or as an instructor for aviators, with the aim of being of service if needed. Most of his experimental flying over the past year has been conducted at Amityville.
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Lawrence Sperry
Amityville
Many See Militia Rookies Start At Tasks In Park
War era muster day follows soggy buildup as Brooklyn Bronx and Manhattan units pitch tents in Van Cortlandt Park. Crowds watch cavalry drills, horses and field artillery, with families strolling camproads and cheering the soldiers during a sunny afternoon. Rookies march ten miles from Plattsburg toward a field camp, enduring warlike discipline and a final rest under sugar maples by a stream as officers supervise camp setup.
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Militia
van Cortlandt Park
Polo Ground
First
Second Field Artillery
Brooklyn
Bronx
Manhattan
United States
Squadron A
New York Cavalry
Yostarda
Siatera
Sweet Hearts
Field Artillery
Broadway
Mexico
Adirondacks
Plattsburg
Littlewood
Here
Plattsboro
Inis
Ftr
M. J. Murphy
Sind
Aeromarine to Build Keyport Air Station in New Jersey
The Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company of New York plans a large air station at Keyport New Jersey with an investment around 250000 dollars. Winston Paul serves as president of the company.
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Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company of
New York
Keyport
N. J
Winston Paul
Modern Army Warnings From a Static Telegraph System
A historical note describes how a single party line telephony could link a city from New York to San Francisco, enabling rapid orders to a regiment. Lieutenant Brown demonstrates how controllable communication could theoretically enable coordinated actions across distant fronts, highlighting vulnerabilities in early military tech.
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Gulf
Southern Pacific
Morgan Line
New York
New Orleans
Sunset Limited
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Broadway
Pranklin St
Brown
Giton
Rutland
Ogdenghure
Bow Point
Roosevelt silent on reports he would lead war command
The Roosevelt today refused to discuss reports that if war with Mexico occurred he would take a command for service there. He said he would not comment on political or military questions and maintained he would not engage in speculation.
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Oyster Bay
Roosevelt
Mexico
Real Estate Purchase Expands C Mather Holdings
A property deal enlarges C Mather’s holdings in the district by acquiring dwellings at West 43rd Street and East 460th alongside the Hotel P. The sale broadens his footprint in Times Square area real estate.
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Times Square
Td C. Mather
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