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The Marion Daily Mirror, 1907-10-22
The front page of 1907-10-22. 208 words, read by machine from the Library of Congress scan and reproduced without correction.
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Chicago, Ills.. October 22. Balloon No. I! of the United Statc3, piloted by Major Hershey, and at least one other and possibly two or the entries la the International race .in me nir, are now out over i.aice (Michigan, the one great peril which the aeronauts dreaded. The other one or tho two air cratts are sup supposed - posed supposed also to be manned by Amer Americana - icana Americana Major Hershey used a meg 18,600 LESS PENSIONERS Roll is Decreasing but the Amount Paid is In Increasing. - creasing. Increasing. Kv&itlhmtirw.-h liiO ' " J vreaso of 18,000 in thn uumboiv of pensioners on the tolls. ;it tho end o( the fiscal year, 1007, as compared with the ear previous, is the feature of tho annual report of Pension Com Com-mlpsloucr - mlpsloucr Com-mlpsloucr Warner, Just issued. This Is the greatest decreaoo in the history of the pension bureau. The total number of pensioners June ill). 11)07. was 037,071. and the total value of the pension roll at that date was ?ito.sr.o,sso. This Is gieatcr by $1,01.1,1:11 over (lie value of the mil fur tlie vesir live. 'vfoiis. and Is accounted for by tho higher rates of pensions piovldcd by the act of February. 1007 .
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