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The News Scimitar
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee
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The U.S. federal government paid a record $219,192,909 in pensions to 644,725 persons during the last fiscal year, despite the smallest number of pensioners since 1890. The report, released Dec. 8 in Washington, details totals by war, foreign payments, roll reductions, and top states like Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 8—A record breaking sum in pensions was paid by the federal government during the last fiscal year, despite the fact that the number of pensioners was the smallest of any year since 1890.
This was revealed by the annual report today of the commissioner of pensions who said $219,192,909 was paid to 644,725 persons during the year, as compared with $183,898,898 to 646,895 pensioners the year before. The largest number of persons ever on the pension roll was 999,416 in 1907 and they received a total of $137,502,267.
Total pensions paid today on account of the Civil war, the commissioner said, was $329,959,500 and the total on account of all wars $561,752,040, including $65,211,665 on account of the Spanish American war.
Last year 3,547 pensioners were scattered through 63 foreign countries, including one on the island of St. Helena. They received a total of $1,155,188.
The net reduction in the pension roll during the year was 22,465, the number of names removed being 32,149 and the number added 9,684.
Ohio led the states with the largest roll, there being 69,902 pensioners drawing $21,582,330. Pennsylvania was second with 59,073 pensioners, drawing $20,630,813. New York was third with 53,736, receiving $19,631,090. Illinois fourth with 43,976, receiving $15,956,335, and Indiana fifth with 37,647, receiving $13,703,084.
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Washington
Event Date
Dec. 8
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net reduction in pension roll: 22,465 (32,149 removed, 9,684 added); total paid: $219,192,909 to 644,725 persons; civil war: $329,959,500; all wars: $561,752,040; foreign: $1,155,188 to 3,547 in 63 countries; top states: ohio (69,902, $21,582,330), pennsylvania (59,073, $20,630,813), new york (53,736, $19,631,090), illinois (43,976, $15,956,335), indiana (37,647, $13,703,084)
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Annual report reveals record pension payments for last fiscal year despite smallest number of pensioners since 1890; comparisons to prior years and peak in 1907; totals by war including Civil War and Spanish American War; foreign pensioners including one on St. Helena; state breakdowns led by Ohio.