03/01/1889
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"If we are to adhere to the rule that in order to entitle the widow of a soldier to a pension the death of her husband must be in some way related to his military service, there can be no doubt that up..."
"I do not regard the control reserved in the resolution to the Secretary of War over such excavations, fillings, and structures upon the island as may be proposed as of much importance."
"I return without approval Senate bill No. 1064, entitled 'An act for the relief of L.J. Worden.'"
"The verdict returned upon the coroner's inquest...leads me to the conclusion that if a pension is granted in this case no soldier's widow's application based upon suicide can be consistently rejected."