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The Mellette County Pioneer in Wood, South Dakota

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The Mellette County Pioneer

Location

Wood, South Dakota, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1923

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3

Rand gold discovery reshaped Transvaal city of Johannesburg

The Rand region in Transvaal South Africa transformed into a booming gold hub from the 1890s, fueling rail, mining, and labor tensions. Johannesburg grew as a major city with vast wealth, heavy industry, and ongoing social contrasts between white miners and African workers amid turbulent labor history.

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Curious Taxes Across English History

Early English rulers imposed a beards tax aimed at Saxons. Under William III there were taxes on births marriages and burials. A bachelors and widowers tax existed and horses carried taxes, provoking a farmer to ride a cow to market in protest.

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