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PERIODS OPQIIGE no SERVICEfrom Friday's Dally,Veterans of the Civil War rejoiced this week to learn that President Taft had signed the Age andBervioe Pension measure which* ^ lw I iih » , 9 ■ a ( B « t, *■ m •passed both branohes of Congresslast week, after a conference oom*tnittee bad agreed upon andrecommended a measure that reconciled the diflerenoes betweenthe two houses.City Clerk Brown received this P*morning tiom Congressman Hamil- tfton a letter whiab outlines briefly |bithe provisions and rates ot the ranew measure, and asks Mr. Brownto pass the word along to his tofellow veterans. Mr. Hamilton ©tsays that be is anxious that allold soldiers who are benefltted bythis law shall take advantage of it t*without delay, and be willgtorwardblank forms of application to all f®who write him, and on the returnCf the applioations, duly filled outand executed, will Hie them withthe Commissioner of Pensions, anddo everything he oan to securetheir prompt consideration.The law increases the pensionsof 420,965 soldiers, the annual in-1 orease in the pension appropriations amounting to about 925,-797,702.The increases are based upon arcombination of age and servicelimitations. If a veteran who is | now receiving a pension, finds\thdt under the new law He is!*| rated for a greater amount than be is now receiving, be is entitled !to a)f Increase.The pensions inorease as one *reaohea the varions ages that mark the divisions. That is, aveteran now 65 years o£ age, and *| with a service oft two years,would start at |15 per mouth, hut 8on arriving at €6 years of age,he would get $17 per month.The hill as passed allows thefollowing pensions:! Age 62 66 70 7590 days 913.00 915.00 916.00 92L0C 6 months 13.50 15.50 19.00 22.501 year 14.00 16.00 20.00 24.00IX years 14.50 16.50 01.50 97.001 2 years 15.00 17.00 23.00 30.00 r-, 2X years 15.50 18.00 24.00 30.00 03 years 16.00 19.00 25.00 30.00 9, | The new rates of pension start 11with the filing of the applicationin Washington
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South Haven Tribune Messenger
South Haven, Michigan, US
Tue, May 21, 1912
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