Word: sheridan
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Passed a bill increasing the pension of Mrs. Philip Henry Sheridan...
Widow's Pension Before the Senate last week came bill No. 319 to increase the pension of Irene Rucker Sheridan. Her present pension: $2,500 per year. Proposed the bill: $5,000. The Senate pensions committee recommendation...
...action of the committee reducing the amount is a mistake. Mrs. Sheridan is the widow of General Phil Sheridan who had a wonderful record?Mrs. Sheridan is well along in years and in all human probability she will not enjoy the advantages of a pension for many years to come. I ask that the bill be approved in the original amount...
Today Mrs. Sheridan, now living in retirement in Washington, is almost 80. As a pretty brunette of 20, she married General Philip Henry ("Little Phil," 5 ft. 6 in.) Sheridan in 1875, when he was 44. He died in 1888, leaving her four children. A Roman Catholic, her last public appearance was four years ago when she went to Rome, knelt before Pope Pius XI, kissed his ring (TIME...
...Rivals. Playwright Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan (1751-1816) fought two duels for the privilege of marrying a girl who had been painted by Gainsborough. Also, he wrote at least two dramatic classics (The Rivals, The School...