Comptroller General Sees Tax Inequities in Williamsburg Lands
In Kingstree Comptroller General Jones reports marked inequities in Williamsburg tax assessments. Lands sold at 400 to 800 dollars per acre show on tax books at 5 to 10 dollars per acre, while distant lands assessed at two dollars per acre have a ready market value of fifty dollars per acre. He accuses township and county boards of basing values on expected tax payments, shifting the burden to smaller holders.
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Williamsburg
Jones
Forests Restore Dunes and Marshes in France
France has transformed 23.5 million acres of forest land, with six million acres state managed and an annual cost of ninety five cents per acre. Protective forests reduced flooding damage, turning shifting sands into productive timber areas and boosting industries such as rosin tar turpentine and wood vinegar across the Landes and beyond.
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France
Department of
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Landes
Georgia
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Forest thinning and use of timber for industry described
The article explains how new forests are established and thinned over time. It notes that trees are bled to death during thinning, timber then used for pit props, and standing trees are tapped only when large. At fifty or sixty years trees are cut for telegraph poles and railway ties, with wide trenches left to prevent fires.
Origin of Senator Tillman’s Pitchfork Nickname
The piece traces how Governor Tillman used a metaphorical pitchfork against Cleveland during the 1894 campaign and how cartoons, speeches, and a 1896 Chicago convention gift of a silver pitchfork solidified the nickname Pitchfork Ben. It notes the nickname’s evolution from insult to a respected Senate figure.
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B. R. Tillman
Tillman
Senate
M. C. Butler
Grover Cleveland
Cleveland
Carlisle
John Sherman
Chicago
Democratic Party
Near-Beer Killing Sparks Memphis Controversy
In Memphis Tennessee on August 6 a man died after an argument over near beer. Tobe Tinsley surrendered to police claiming he shot in self defense when a stranger drew a knife during a dispute over the beverage. Several involved.
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Memphis
Tenn
Tobe Tinsley
Tinsely
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