Pension Office Output Sets New High Under Gen Mack
The Pruden Office under Gen Mack shows record pension certificates issued, with 62,279 total and 25,181 on ordinary claims, rising through June 1885 to 70,654 in the year ending June 30 1886. Administrative reforms cut leave time and boosted efficiency, while mail and clerical costs declined despite heavier workload.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York Herwlate
Black
Mack
Treasury
Bureaus
Rch Teitee
Hig
Pension Bureau
Pension Bérenur
Sultana Disaster on the Mississippi River Explored
A historical account of the steamer Sultana exploding eight miles above Memphis on the Mississippi River. The piece outlines the disaster, the sudden blast at 2:50 a.m., the burning wreck, and the harrowing rescue attempts. Survivors recount the chaos as hundreds perished while others endured freezing water and injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sultana
Misseappi
Jie
Memp2uie
New
Orinasp
Memphis
Bony
Mer
Roberty
Clayton
Nepertt Weomadt
Hiatory
Lincoln
Perry Summerville
Secon Indiana
Ezrin Ha Ory
Bitkor
Birkigs Caysas
Wyatt
Coarm
Toraptegia
Dayton
Bear Attack and Hunt Ends Near Devil's Falls
Cavendish of Kedworth City recounts a bear encounter in a remote canyon near Devil's Falls Capon. He teamed with Tom Murphy and Ben Stevenson to hunt brown bears and a grizzly, killing four browns and a big one before a final fight left him wounded, bleeding, and narrowly escaping as the bear fled into the gulch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Covrnitial
Kedworel City
Santa Cran
Mr. Cavendish
Altheugh
Louis Penn
Ea Tallan
Perannt Lowe
Murnhy
Ben Stevenson
Pegauil
Ami
Planta
Moe
Wwendish
Tom Murphy
Cavendish
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Pruden Office
Gen. Mack
Washington News
Mary
Texas
Sies
Carthage
Annals of
Munele
Ind
Ieee
Bupeelor Belloyne
St. Bramola
Jared Eise
Albany Ponttantiary
St. Joseph's
Warren St
New York
Newark
Esaehstewe Mikiea
Rohrs & Suhr
Wesel
George Hahn
Ana Neeked Chen
Nat
Sucehsliaalas Block
Peoduy
Vlemaals
Savaiae
Beaven
Iran
India
Howe
Huy Bindars
Will
Hele
Interdal
Mple
Rie Lee
Sao Monit
Ion
Marris Remedy CO
Carmrera
Hudson
Napoleon
Ohio
Ohrre Aronstenn Antraeled
Bien
Martin Keapp
Dayana
Ieochester
Jacob Collins
Wambvotte
Gut Schouet
Ks Gua
D,mberison
Emai Taney
Hamlet
Pacvassere
Ieymine Abes Smlemes W.remagd
Peas and
Gaalatioy Busi
Bee ‘Ewe Srinereuoen
Kerth
Martin Kxupp
West Braga
Camsecureihs
I Yurs County
Sonvenients
Aag Ragan
Napoleon Henry Go
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Meperbals
Meyernoltz & Bro
WM. Samse
Vocke
W. G. Coover
Masor
Helier & Coover
White Bryan
Defiance Clipper Iron Beam Plow
Cqover
Mobal
Weaemu
Paten
Ome
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