07/28/1886
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"I can not believe upon the facts presented that an injury of the character alleged could have been sustained in the service and still permitted the performance of all the duties of wagon master for mo..."
"It must be conceded that upon the claimant's own showing he was not injured as an incident to military service."
"His claim to a pension lacks merit."
"The second enactment is of course entirely useless, and was evidently passed by mistake."