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Big Test In Iowa, Wisconsin When The โ€œAutomobile Truckโ€ Threatened Army Mules

Dubuque was bustling with activity and excitement early in the summer of 1912. U.S. Army battalions from four states were arriving in June. About 2,000 men would camp south of the city after traveling from Minnesota, Michigan, Nebraska and Illinois. The soldiers were going to be testing some new equipment for the war department. City […]

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