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The Worcester Spy
Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
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Chicago's United Irish Societies-recruited Ambulance Corps of 39 men left for New York en route to South Africa to join the Boer army in the war, equipped with medical supplies under the American Red Cross flag.
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Irish Ambulance Corps Leaves For South African War
Chicago, Feb. 11.—The Ambulance Corps, 39 in number, recruited and equipped by the United Irish Societies of Chicago, left for New York today on its long journey to join the Boer army on the battlefields of South Africa. Two special coaches were attached to the regular Lake Shore train for the party. The corps is equipped with surgical and medicine supplies that, in addition to the personal outfit of the men of the corps, filled three baggage cars. On arriving at Pretoria, the men will join the Boer army and work under the flag of the American Red Cross Society.
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South Africa
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Feb. 11.
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The Ambulance Corps, 39 in number, recruited and equipped by the United Irish Societies of Chicago, left for New York today on its long journey to join the Boer army on the battlefields of South Africa. Two special coaches were attached to the regular Lake Shore train for the party. The corps is equipped with surgical and medicine supplies that, in addition to the personal outfit of the men of the corps, filled three baggage cars. On arriving at Pretoria, the men will join the Boer army and work under the flag of the American Red Cross Society.