Veterans Pensions Show Civil War Surviving Numbers Decline
Commissioner Ware told the House committee that Civil War veterans die at about 150 daily, accelerating pension roll decreases. In the year to June 30, 1864, pensions fell 49,157 due to death, remarriage, and other factors, offset by 47,374 new names. There are 994,762 pensioners, with most survivors from Civil War. Projections show last veterans near 1945, with detailed survivor tables and wartime enlistment figures. The piece also notes printer perseverance and tea trials in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ware
Pension Office
House Committee On Appropriations
Congress
War Department
Ayr
Caa Ne
Making Roads With Oil in Southern California
The article outlines an oil road building process in Southern California towns. Steps include plowing, harrowing, rolling, grading to form a center-to-sides slope, oiling with a regulated open box, then sanding by hand or auto sander, finishing with a smooth road comparable to city pavement. The middle sixteen to eighteen feet receive oil for economy.
Typewriter Telegrapher Claims Pure Typewriter Telegrams
J C Barclay of the Western Union reveals a device to transmit telegrams by ordinary typewriter with no receiver. A sender in one city prints on the distant end where a similar machine reproduces the message. Operation requires only a typist at the sending end and a feed of paper at the receiving end. Also noted is a Japanese baby plant with a star shaped flower and an angel canopy said to resemble a nude infant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Barclay
Western Union Telegraph Company
Chicago
Sega
Mr. Barclay
Japan
Noricn Neither Master’s Agent Liability Renamed
The notice states that the masters agent of vessels of the Matson Line will not be responsible for debts contracted by the crew. The statement is dated April 16 and appears to be a formal declaration from the company or its agent.
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Noricn
Matson Lin
R. Pf. Guard, Avant
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