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7th, 14th and 71st off. Thousands turn out to bid the guardsmen godspeed. Water scarce on trains. Soldiers make merry as they start for the southwest in elderly day coaches. Ovation for them here. Lines of march from armories thronged and buildings aflutt

Clipping from the New York Times related to the Mexican expedition of 1916, verso.

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Clipping from the New York Times related to the Mexican expedition of 1916, verso.
PID
nyhs:118008
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_7thReg_b-35_f-03_009
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7th, 14th and 71st off. Thousands turn out to bid the guardsmen godspeed. Water scarce on trains. Soldiers make merry as they start for the southwest in elderly day coaches. Ovation for them here. Lines of march from armories thronged and buildings aflutt
Genre
newspaper clippings
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Type
Text
Subject (Topical)
Deployment (Strategy)
Railroad travel
New York times
United States. Army--History--Punitive Expedition into Mexico, 1916
Subject (Name)
New York (State). Army National Guard. Regiment, 14th
New York (State). National Guard. Regiment, 7th
New York (State). Militia. Regiment, 71st
Subject (Geographic)
Harrisburg (Pa.)
New York (N.Y.)
Full Title
7th, 14th and 71st off. Thousands turn out to bid the guardsmen godspeed. Water scarce on trains. Soldiers make merry as they start for the southwest in elderly day coaches. Ovation for them here. Lines of march from armories thronged and buildings aflutter with flags [verso, with additional articles].
Date Created
1916-June-28
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