New Township Real Tax Law Now Enforced
South Carolina residents learn of a new township real tax levy law. It allows a two mill tax to fund road improvements via township assessors election and a one-fourth voter petition. Election rules, voting words Yeu and No, and tax collection follow standard procedures with surpluses carried to the next year.
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General Assembly
South Carolina
County Board of Commissioners
Township Board of Assessors
Formship Board of Assessors
Sssensors
Prophesy Claims Backbone of Winter Broken
Edgefield Advertiser reports John 8 says spring is near and that a terrapin seen basking in sunshine days ago confirms the change of season while citing a signature phrase.
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Edgefield Advertiser
Capitol Fire in Madison Destroys Wisconsin’s Capitol
A fire in Madison engulfed the Wisconsin state capitol this morning, gutting the building and causing an estimated $800,000 loss with only $60,000 of insurance. The incident prompted questions over the insurance fund and sparked calls for reform in how state coverage is managed.
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Madison
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Wisconsin
Capitol
A Pennsylvania Town Slowly Caving In
A cave in near Scranton, Bellevue, Pa., covered about thirty acres and affected two hundred houses after eleven last night. Early this morning the cave in showed signs of ongoing movement and possible further spreading.
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Pennsylvania
Scranton
Bellevue
South Carolinian Killed in Georgia Train Collision
In a collision between freight trains on the Seaboard Air Line near Athens Georgia engineer Gus Cox of Abbeville South Carolina was killed. An engine and several cars were demolished.
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Athens
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Gus Cox
Abbeville
S. C
County Teachers Association Meeting in Lancaster
Fellow teachers of Lancaster County are urged to attend the next Lancaster County Teachers Association meeting at the Lancaster graded school on Saturday morning March 5th at eleven o clock. The program includes Primary Language Work, The Teachers Ideals, Etiquette in the School Room, The Relation Between Pupils and the Teacher, Libraries in the Public School, with Superintendent A C Rowell leading the latter. All teachers are urged to participate and attend if possible.
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Lancaster County Teachers’ Association
Lancaster
Marca Sth
Jerusha Mitchell
J. T. Cox
Eva Robinson
Eloise Foster
A. C. Rowell
Foley's Honey and Pat Cure for Pneumonia and Cold
A local advert promotes Foley's Honey and Pat as a remedy for pneumonia and consumption from a lingering cold. Sold by I Eugene Fun lerbenark.
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Foley
I. Eugene Funlerbenark
State News Notes From Columbia and Nearby Areas
A summary of varied South Carolina items including a paint factory with $100000 capital near Columbia, derailments of local fires at East Spartanburg, Bennettsville schoolhouse blaze, a child burned at Spartanburg, and legal verdicts in Charleston. Also mentions Yorkville league formation, Anderson cotton seed mill plans, and the death of prominent Columbia merchant William T. Martin.
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South Carolina
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State
East Spartanburg
Bennettsville
N. HW. Hardy
Spartanburgh
Bateman
Guidron
May
Gredy
Charleston
Wellers
Slot Machine Law Takes Effect After Governor's Signature
The new slot machine law became operative Friday after the governor signed it. Some machines will be stored or sold, notably cigar machines, while rarer devices may continue in operation in hidden venues behind closed doors as before.
Rochester Fire Destroys Major Dry Goods District
A devastating blaze in Rochester New York leaves three of five department stores destroyed including the large Sibley Lindsay Carr Co. The estimated loss stands at 4 million dollars with 700 thousand on buildings and the rest on stocks and offices. About 2250 workers lose their jobs.
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Rochester
N. Y
Sibley, Lindsay & Carr Company
Virginia legislature approves capital improvement bill
The Virginia legislature has passed a bill to appropriate 250000 dollars for the improvement and extension of the historic capitol building.
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Virginia
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