Pension rolls show long history of Civil War to World War veterans
A 1921 summary lists Uncle Sam’s pensioners by conflict with totals for War of 1812 widows 64 and Civil War soldiers 218,775, plus 31,066 from Spanish War and 4,081 from World War I. It notes 566,053 total pensioners across all classes, the peak 904,446 in 1902, and details on surviving 1812 widows and Mexican War veterans, including ages and states.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Lincoln
United States
Mexico
Spain
Uncle Sam
Ig Aixty
Elizabeth Riggles Wyler
South Cary Atreat
Baltimore
Connecticut
U. 8. Infantry
Arminia I, Anderson
Cedar Grove
Robert Anderson
South Carolina
Matilda Showacre
New Market
Showacre
Maryland
Vera Cruz
Matamoros
Monterey
Palo Alto
Chapultepec
Buena Vista
Cerro Gordo
Contreras
Churubuaco
William Roddeto
Cross Plains
Venn
Tennessee Volunteers
Ninlepost
Abney
George H
Clay
Miss
Green Mountain Boys and their Role in Vermont Defense
The Green Mountain Boys, a 300 strong Vermont settler band formed in 1778 under Ethan Allen and others, defended lands against New York governor attempts to claim Vermont. Their Revolutionary War service secured passes into Canada, hindering British advances into Vermont.
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Green-Mountain
Vermont
Ethan Allen
Seth Baker
New York
Charles I
Green Mountain Boys
Canada
Newly Found Pygmy Tribe on Colombia Venezuela Border
A graphic sketch depicts a four foot high naked red skinned tribe amid Colombia and Venezuela mountains. They fear no worry or care, know no outside world, and depend on bow and arrow for food. First contact was by prospectors and a Spanish priest. They have no curiosity and stay near food sources, rarely venturing far.
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Colombia
Venezuela
Charming New Color Tones For Old Sweaters And Odd Tales
An Austrian released from a Vienna asylum after 1913 war years buys a cab ride to the Prater then discovers he has 18,000 kronen in change and must return to the asylum with his 20 kronen. A humorous column riffs on longevity of giants and dwarfs and a tale of a summer resident who brings white marguerite flowers to the city.
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Vienna
Prater
Louis Davis
Goolbergh
bai-rotteTera
Dan
Ups and Downs Drama Cited by Judge on Money Loss
A judge remarks that drama is not defined by a climactic display of figures as two speakers recall losses. The exchange contrasts personal theft and loss with a broader point about how value and currency are perceived in tense moments.
One Never Knows Twin Twins Conversation
In a Chicago Tribune note a narrator recalls an evening with new acquaintances who reveal they are twins. The speaker jokes about twin life and admits limited understanding, while the couple asserts they do not view twinness negatively as they are both twins themselves.
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Chicago Tribune
Bee sting wisdom in classroom quip tale
In a schoolroom exchange, Buffislent remarks that the bee stings only once, prompting a boy to ask if once is enough. The terse moment highlights a curious facet of nature and a child’s practical curiosity.
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Buffislent
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Unele
Georgia
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Massachusetts
Miszissipp
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Tennessee
Virginia
U. S
U. S. Artillery
Ballard
Thomas B
St. Joseph
Bartleson
Augustus C
Muskogee
Okla
Baskett
James P
Onaga
Kan
Missouri Mounted Volunteers
Bengon
William
Los Angeles
Illinois Infantry
Boyd
James F. Pinaba
Cal
First
Arkansas Cavalry
Brown
Calvin M
Ino
R Brown
James Oncol
North Carolina Volunteers
Buckner
William 3
Camden
N. A
Chandeur
Urban
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Tenth
United States Infantry
Choate
Gabriel
Field Creek
Texas
Texas Rangers
Clark
Amos
Bandera
Third
Davis
William K
Admiral
Lowers
Levy
Glencoe
Missouri Mounted Infantry
Genovely
Alfred
Louisville
Giliihan
William W
Blandinsville
Gray's
Arkansas
Gonder
Danie
Rippey
Iowa
Ohio Volunteers
Hardy
John A
Flat Rock
Harrod
James
United States Artillery
Jordan
Enoch G
Chapman
Kay
Louisiana
Kirk
Thomas A
Milano
Texas Mounted Volunteers
MecGuire
Rualton
Madara
Peter B
Reading
Pennsylvania Infantry
Mitchell
Princeton
Read
John
Erry
Repseto
Wiliam
Crosa
Tenn
Shirk
James W
Vonore
Stough
Oliver Z
San Diego
Ohio Infantry
Thompson
Calvin R
Smithshire
Indiana Infantry
Truesdale
Matthew C
Kempner
Wedlg
Granite City
United States Dragoons
Williams
Isaiah H., Jr
Stafford
Wise
Josephus C
Ladonia
Wright
Charles
Tonia
Missouri Mounted
Tesna
Lo Grande
California
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Arizona
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Utah
Colorado
Biz
Velevene
Green
Mountain Boys
Nvestigator
Joe
Vate
Fletcher
Wibideu
Sorghum
Washington Star
Putnam
Rast
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