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March 6, 1910
Tombstone Epitaph
Tombstone, Cochise County, Arizona
What is this article about?
Congress is considering three bills to expand federal pensions for Civil and Mexican War veterans, sailors, nurses, widows, and children, amid interest from Arizona pensioners.
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A More Liberal Pension Law Being Considered
Scattered throughout Arizona are a goodly number of pensioners of the federal government, and there are many more who feel that they are entitled to pensions. All will be interested in knowing of the strong influences that are afoot to bring to the veterans of the Civil or Mexican wars and to their widows and children, the benefits which the most extreme liberality of a generous government can be induced to confer.
Congress is again confronted at this session with the proposition to expand the pension rolls, and three bills having that as their object are now under consideration by the house committee on pensions. The first of these creates a volunteer retired list, the second would place on the pension roll at a dollar a day all honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the Civil or the Mexican war, and the third would make eligible to go on the rolls at the rate now paid to soldiers' widows, all women who served as nurses during the Civil war.
Scattered throughout Arizona are a goodly number of pensioners of the federal government, and there are many more who feel that they are entitled to pensions. All will be interested in knowing of the strong influences that are afoot to bring to the veterans of the Civil or Mexican wars and to their widows and children, the benefits which the most extreme liberality of a generous government can be induced to confer.
Congress is again confronted at this session with the proposition to expand the pension rolls, and three bills having that as their object are now under consideration by the house committee on pensions. The first of these creates a volunteer retired list, the second would place on the pension roll at a dollar a day all honorably discharged soldiers and sailors of the Civil or the Mexican war, and the third would make eligible to go on the rolls at the rate now paid to soldiers' widows, all women who served as nurses during the Civil war.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Justice
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Pension Expansion
Civil War Veterans
Mexican War
Congress Bills
War Nurses
Where did it happen?
Arizona, Congress
Story Details
Location
Arizona, Congress
Event Date
This Session
Story Details
Congress considers three bills: one creating a volunteer retired list; one granting $1/day pensions to honorably discharged Civil or Mexican War soldiers and sailors; one providing widows' pension rates to Civil War nurses.