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Six hundred American school teachers, Thomasites, arrived in Manila on the USAT Thomas.
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American teachers in the Philippines
The Thomasites were a group of 600 American teachers who traveled from the United States to the newly occupied territory of the Philippines on the US Army Transport Thomas. The group included 346 men and 180 women, hailing from 43 different states and 193 colleges, universities,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
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USAT Thomas
Transport ship in service of the U.S. Army from 1898 to 1927
USAT Thomas was a United States Army transport ship purchased on 26 July 1898 for Spanish–American War service. Thomas served with the Army Transport Service (ATS) until retired in 1929.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)