Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 December 1909 — KING’S MEDAL FOR HEROES [ARTICLE]

KING’S MEDAL FOR HEROES

Reward For Gallant Act* In Mining and Other Pursuit*. London, Dec. 14.—King Edward has extended the scope of the Edward medal established in 1907 for the purpose of rewarding acts of gallantry performed in saving or attempting to save lives in mines or quarries. Under the new order similar acts 1* industrial pursuits will be rewarded.