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Pershing Receives Grand Welcome in New York
General Pershing arrived aboard the Leviathan to a roaring welcome with official greetings from Baker and March. Mayor Hylan led city receptions as committees, congressmen, and naval escorts greeted him. Secretary Baker read a Wilson message, while Pershing paid tribute to fallen comrades and reflected on his career from the Philippines to Mexico.
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