Soldiers Dance and Departures at Fort Myer Event
Militia troops hosted at Fort Myer administration hall with officers and Washington society guests. Battery 2 field artillery and a colored troops detachment prepared for departure to Saco as two units loaded gear onto trains at Rosslyn. Infantry pay day drew cheers while recruiting added seven enlisted for various units. A saber charge caused two riders to fall, injuring Privates Hornstein and Doerr.
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vMcerg
Ordway
Fort Myer
Society
Folk of
Washington
Neghboring
Tne
Ma‘ Whittaker
Harry’ Coope
Militia
Frank
Field Artillery
Saco
Rosslyn
Pasaey
Wthout
Detatin
Hatfield
Twelfth Street
Bor
Sam Hornstein
Lawrence E Doerr
Hornstein
Infantes
Samuel W. Walsh
Benjamin
Alonzo R Rowlea
Robert T Tontron Frank
Tracey Lawrence B Baile
Howard R
Fendleton
Amos VoOoAlder Tohn
Johnson Howard “Robinson
Harrys W Shamiin
James JL
Wlliams
John W Munson
Richard Ruiz
Edward T Stephens
Walter KR Butter Batters A
Frederico de Botis
Philip Dinga
Adel Ogden
Militia Camp Notes and Persons at Camp
First Sergt Boyd Company A is appointed second lieutenant and Private Hart Company L reenlists after term expiry. The camp’s companies organize a signal school, issue passes restricted by drills, and a variety of amusing incidents and assignments unfold, including band antics, sanitary troop duties, and a planned cross unit baseball challenge against a Hilltop nine.
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Sergt Boyd
WP Harris
Company D
Roontree
Tuesda
Garris
Hilltop Nine
Daniel Collins
McCiney
Washington
Edward Droop
Joe McCartney
Serat HM Taraill
OMDC
Third Infantry Band
Karl Schaefer
Novelty in Camp Life Excursions to Border Visit Guardsmen
A Washington Post letter from W F Halloran describes curious camp life at Eagle Pass Texas with son Matthew in Company F First Maryland. The diary highlights visits by relatives, hardships of desert duty, pay delays, field surgery, deaths, and vivid scenes of border tensions and daily Army routines amid looming unrest with Carranza and Villa.
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Matthew
Maryland
Hagle Pass
Tex
W F Halloran
Washington Post
Mexican
Addison Smith
Kam
Haltoran
Eagle Pass
Grandma
Washington
Villa
Carranza
Zapata
Kankaker Kokomo Kalamazoo
Jeffernir
Alara
Texan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Apu
Texas
Spot
Eds
Tetter
Yau
San Antonio
Eagle
Fort Sam Houston
Pullman Car Price Increase Announcement
The Pullman Motor Car Company says car prices will rise from 740 to 825 on or about August 20 due to higher raw material costs. Until then the 1916 model remains at 740 with features including a large size, smooth ride, honeycomb radiator, leather upholstery, curled hair, and high tension magneto.
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Paradi Reat
Vermont
Pullman Motor Car Company
Pullman
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Guard
Sabor
Troop 4
Congress Heights
Lire
Wes
Lynchburg
Oo Reistal
Barri Tran Junction
Nashville
Memphis
Rosa Tex
Bisher Company l
Coopt Beckstein
Rem
Mitramen
Hart Company L
Sergi L.A Quinn Company
Company C
Company Ca
Company I
Dominnican College
Sanitary
Edward Turner
Turne
Dhé
National Museum
Miliia
Quartermaster Department
Weisenbaum
National
Aronal Press Club
JH Washburn
Lieut. Moore
New York
Dry
Hodge
Bisbee
Albert
Flanders
Kings Own
Cant Hobbs
Fifteenth
United States Cavalry
Mens
John T Kelly
Hattery B
Sat
Blebeo
Kelly
Battery B
Wiret
Sergt McGrath
Ireland
Rage
Murphy Ryan Rock
Kelly Ball
Robey
Stone
McGrath
Vanderhoot
Freddie’ Ramsdell
Company M
Mother U
Sears
Company Mo
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Frank Fogarty
Republic Motor Trucks
Tntectal Gass
Teetee
H.W .Tal
Union Garage
FORD
HARDT
MGR
Max Well
F. O. B. Detroit
B. Leary, JR
14Th St. Tel
North
Hudson & Dodge
Pleasure Cars
Wilcox & Vim Truces
Semmes Motor Company
Conn Ave
Congressional Garmes
Tel
Tal
Laas
Merth
DORT
Westinghouse
Willard
Detroit
Miller Bros. Automobile and Supply House
Pierce Street
Lincoln
Sentinel
San Antonio Express
Star
York Cage
Philadelphia
Boston
Rio Grande
Hocpital
Tam
Medical Corpu
Mike Thompson
Aome
Emerson & Orme Garage
St. N. W
Sixteenth Street
Emerson & Orme
Aan
William P. Barnhart & Company
Fourteenth Street Telephone
Washington Post Automobile Route Book
Atlantic City
Pittsburgh
Richmond
Washington Post Building
Muwtional Electrics Supply Co
N.Y Ave. Mecord Auto Company
Mass. Ave
Irvin T. Denekos
A. Columbia Auto
Irving
Columbia Aste Supply
Ax Hiats
Aullivan Tire Company
Adame News Depot
the Gales Co
14Th St
Automobile Department
The
American Automobile Association
United States
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