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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1908
Page
4
A long pension column from Washington answers readers on widow and survivor benefits, service connections, and late-life rates. Questions span Civil Mexican War claims, SpanishAmerican War, and Military pensions, with guidance on eligibility, proof of death, and compensation based on disability and duty.
The Pension Committee of the Pennsylvania Grand Army of the Republic has drafted a bill to provide pensions for Civil War veterans residing in the state. The act creates a Pension Board with three members, a Commissioner of Pensions, and outlines eligibility, funding, and administration including quarterly payments and strict penalties for fraud. The plan funds salaries and pensions with $4.5 million initially and up to $75,000 for admin costs.
Latrobe Bulletin recalls Civil War era events tied to Elders Ridge Academy as it nears sale. David Henderson from Shelocta, a 1852 student, joined the Confederate Texas regiment and died at Gettysburg. A captured Union soldier informed the Pennsylvanian volunteers, a classmate found Henderson's body, and sent it home to Shelocta. Two Henderson brothers fought for the Union. whether they met him remains unknown.
Farmers are welcomed to bank with us as a convenient savings option with withdrawals and interest benefits. Our savings department presented as an excellent feature, inviting farmers to make this their banking home with four percent deposits.
A composite reminiscence recalls a December 1900 Manila Christmas with Army officers and their families. Veterans share an 1862 Fredericksburg tale of four sweethearts who sent Christmas dinners and letters to soldiers, later married, while a Wisconsin home hosts a dinner echoing Old World and frontier memories.
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