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Pension trends and Prohibition talk in West Virginia
A long column notes a gradual decline in Civil War pensioners from 991,610 in 1899 to 967,341, with discussion of Republican support for veterans and warnings about liquor tax revenue under Prohibition. It cites Governor Dawson’s fiscal data, warns on tax impacts, and reports local politicking and calls for sober Republican unity against personal attacks.
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Parkersburg Sentinel
The
Sentinel
Republican Party
West Virginia
Dawson
Tegislature
George C. Baker
Morgantown
C. W. Swisher
Cameron Star-Tribune
Teter