Pensions Questions: Veterans Seek Increases And Widows Relief
Letters from veterans at Sheboygan Falls and others discuss pension increases for disability from hernia and age. Responses urge filing new increase applications with physician affidavits and note limits for 75 years old or older and the need proving total disability. Also covered are pension payments for insane or divorced widows and rules on using funds for dependents. Saint Barbara linked as patron saint of artillerymen due to a legend.
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Pension Bureau
Pennsylvania House considers third Civil War veteran pension bill
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives reviews a new pension bill by Mr. McDowell of Chester, excluding federal pensions and incomes over $1,000 annually. It sets monthly pensions by service length, grants limited widows’ shares, and includes emergency wounded veterans' eligibility. Another measure proposes a $50,000 state reward to discover a tuberculosis cure with testing by the state health department and a $3,000 testing expense appropriation.
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Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
McDowell
Chester County
State Board of Health
Editor Hurt by Train at Yonkers Station
W L Woodson editor of the American Press Association was injured at Yonkers New York while attempting to board a New York Central train at Glenwood station. His right foot was amputated at the scene and leg below the knee later at St Johns Riverside hospital. he suffered a severe head injury and other hurts but showed fortitude per physicians. Woodson has long served the American Press in New York after leading the Atlanta branch and earlier work in the south and Virginia.
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W. L. Woodson
American Press Association
Yonkers
N. Y
Glenwood
New York Central
William L. Woodson
American Press
St. John’s Riverside Hospital
Woodson
The
New York
Association
Atlanta
South
Virginia
Georgia
Southern
Same Destination Man About to Be Hanged
At the Chattanooga county jail Dave Edwards was hanged for the murder of J W Davis. Edwards on the scaffold spoke of his victim saying Davis is in that part of eternity where the sinful go I will be with him soon. Davis left this life with little time to prepare for the future world.
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Hagerstown
Act of Congress
Mra. Bugan HD
Europe
Barbara
Dioscurus
Gonth
Fausher
Artilerymen
Hia
Chattanooga
Tenn
Dave Edwards
J. W. Davis
Edwards
Davis
Bank Wreckers Sentenced for Dresden Bank Robbery
A federal judge in Columbus has sentenced Cashier 1.8 to seven years in Leavenworth penitentiary for wrecking the First National Bank of Dresden. Jacob Kapner also gets seven years and his son Abraham Kapner five years. all will be taken to Leavenworth immediately.
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Dresden
Kansas
Columbus
Leavenworth
Kan
Jacob Kapner
Abraham Kapner
First National Bank of
Boy Testifies In Father’s Murder Trial In Chicago
A 12 year old son testifies against Charles B. Holmes in Chicago as he says he saw his father fatally injure his mother during a quarrel. The boy attempted to protect her while the father wept at times during the testimony. In Provincetown a large right whale, 37 feet long, was killed beyond the harbor by tug Fanny Sprague captain Nickerson, with a 14 foot girth.
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Chicago
Howard Holmes
Azxoplobe
Charles BE. Holmes
Provincetown
Maas
Nickerson
Balboa
Cal
Chris Brown
Belmar
Tiha Yon
Delaware
Stray Bullet Kills Woman in Chicago Apartment
Mrs. L. M. Tuckerman, 32, New York City, died from a heart shot in the Walton building at 305 North Clark. George Busse demonstrated a revolver to a maid when it discharged, the bullet entering the Gerard apartment and striking Mrs. Tuckerman. Mayor Busse notified police. no arrests made. Gerard called the shooting accidental.
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Nicom le Mre. Tuckerman
Gerard
A. S. Ay
George Busse
Fred A. Busse
Chicago
L. M. Tuckerman
New York City
General Gerard
Bertha Lambke
Reward for Real Flying by Canton Inventor
Wealthy Canton man offers $100,000 for a Canton to Cleveland and back flight of 100 miles without touching ground. An additional $10,000 is offered for a round trip to Massillon, sixteen miles, also without touching ground. W. H. Martin, civil engineer and farmer, recently piloted his own aeroplane on several short successful trips.
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Canton
W. H. Martin
W. H. Timkan
Martin
Cleveland
Massillon
Fireman badly burned in Bessemer passenger wreck
A broken switchpin derailed engine No 14 on the Pittsburg to Urie line near Cronesville. Passengers were shaken but not seriously hurt. Engineer Moses Koil of Greenville was badly burned. Fireman 8, Q north of Meadville sustained injuries possibly fatal.
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Bessemer
Pittsburg
Urie
Bessemer Road
Cronesville
Moses Koil
Greenville
Bireman 8
Meadville
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Hurt BY
Bankers’ Row
Garret
Oliver
Rossmoyne Flouring Mills
Rossmoyne
Frantz Brothers
Penna
Thompson’s
Indiana
Old Reliable Agency
R. W. Wehrle & Company
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G. E. Simpson Building
South Ninth Street
Citizens National Bank
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Imperial
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Vogel Bros
Appleby &Peterson
Wyoming
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Randolph
Noble
Ypstaa Lene Dasa
Anl
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Fourth Ave
Elderton
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