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“Monument Unveiled: Fifteenth Ward’s Tribute to Service Men” (1919)

MONUMENT UNVEILED — FIFTEENTH WARD’S TRIBUTE TO SERVICE MEN. — Two Thousand Attend Impressive Exercises in Lansingburgh—Tablet on Granite Base in Front of Unitarian Church—Memorials for Families of Dead Heroes—Speech of Secretary of State—Letters From Generals Pershing and O’Ryan. The… Continue Reading →

Lansingburgh and World War I honor rolls

LANSINGBURGH. — Flag With Eleven Stars Dedicated at First Methodist Church—Addresses by Former Pastor and District Attorney—Other News of the Section. The First Methodist Church at 5 o’clock yesterday afternoon contained a large audience at the service flag presentation, which… Continue Reading →

Lansingburgh and Troy recognize the imminent United States declaration of war (1917)

The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria on July 28, 1914 was the casus belli for World War I. The United States joined in 1917: “Joint Address to Congress Leading to a Declaration of War Against Germany (1917)” https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=61… Continue Reading →

New York State Military Census in Lansingburgh (1917)

STATE MILITARY CENSUS. — Work Progressing Slowly But Surely—Many Responses From Women Willing to Help at Headquarters—The Work in Lansingburgh. The state military census is progressing slowly but surely. To-day 2,000 registration papers were shipped to state headquarters, making a… Continue Reading →

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