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Race and Place Newspapers
Richmond Planet
Location: Richmond, VirginiaArticle Transcripts
Date of Publication: May 12, 1906 (Wednesday)
Frequency: weekly
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Virginia Bapt. State Convention Meets
The Virginia Bapt. State Convention convened in Norfolk with many of the most important public African-Americans of Virginia attending. Although the convention was actually split by two contentious factions, there were no external signs of dissension. The convention gathered to discuss spiritual issues and those relating to the material and intellectual uplift of African-Americans. A central theme of the convention was on African-Americans doing things for themselves.
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Dr. Graham is Dressed
Reports that the pastor of a local Baptist chuch was given a new suit by his congregation.
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Virginia Union University. Seventh Annual Commncement, May 1906.
Gives the schedule for the Virginia Union Commencement Excercise.
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Announces the institution of a new lodge of the Knights of Pythias in Falls River, Mass. The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal and benevolent society and John Mitchell, Jr, the editor of the Planet, is the Grand Chancellor of the Virginia Order.
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Says that if "you like to laugh" you should pay the ten cents admission fee and attend Leigh Street Methodist Church Monday night.
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Forecast for Two Weeks
A mystically informed report on the weather forecast for the next two weeks.Robert Jeter
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Announces The Rage: The Greenville Debating society at Leigh St. Methodist Church. Admittance is ten cents.
A large picture of San Francisco following the recent devastating earthquake serves as the page's centerpiece.Column 7
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$100.00 Endowment Paid
Certifies that John Mitchell, Jr. paid the death claim of a deceased member of the the Court of Calanthe. The Court of Calanthe is a social and benevolent society of which John Mitchell, Jr., the editor of the Planet, is the Grand Worthy Counsellor.
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Says that new discoveries have completely validated President Roosevelt's battle against trusts, particularly the Standard Oil and Sugar trusts.
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Lynching and Its Punishment
Talks about a Mississippi lynching in which a black man was hung for killing the horse of a constable during an arrest. Says that since almost any crime involving a white person and a black man will result in death, the African-American may as well go to death fighting rather than be meekly lynched. The only way lynch will be abated, says the editorial, is when the victims meet mobs with all the force at their disposal. Uses as an example a Tennessee case where a white man killed a member of a mob who had attacked his home. The rest of the mob fled and their target was never bothered again.
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A Boasting Sheriff Convicted
A Mississippi sheriff indicted for whipping blacks dared the government to convict him, but was found guilty. He and three hundred others were given twenty-five dollar fines and a suspended three month prison sentence, depending on good behavior. The editorial says that it is amusing that a sheriff convicted of breaking the law continues to hold office, but such is simply an example of the disrespect for the law common in the section.
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President Roosevelt's Surrender
The son of General W. T. Sherman was to accompany an army detachment along the route employed by his father through the South. The Senator from Georgia, along with others, objected and President Roosevelt ordered that the march be shortened and then the troops should return to their post. The editorial says that this deference is inappropriate, and the power of "the Southern oligarchy" is too great. Says that it is clear that people in Washington will never offer satisfactory security for the rights of minorities in the face of southern pressure, so African-Americans must look to the liberal men of their own section.
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Miners Ratify Agreement
An impending strike was avoided when the coal mine workers of the antharcite region of Pennsylvania ratified an agreement when the mine operators. The wage increase asked for was not delivered, but the union president prenounced a victory because there were no wage reductions or hours increases. He asked union members to stick by the union and expect greater things in the future.
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Agreement with Operators
Relates the terms of the agreement reached between coal operators and mine workers. The agreement stipulated that the findings of the strike commission would be continued for three years. The operators were very satisfied with this agreement, since this was their first and only offer to the workers.
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Price of Coal Reduced
Because of a strike-abating agreement reached between mine workers and operators, the price of coal almost uniformly dropped by 40 cents a ton.
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Swept Over Dam and Drowned
Two men drowned and one was just saved as their canoe was swept over a dam.
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Chicago Groggeries Closed
Over 1300 saloons in Chicago went out of business as a result of a new $1000 saloon license. City revenues were also inflated by over three million dollars.
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Bonaparte Goes Driving
Reports that the health of Navy Secretary Charles Bonaparte was so improved that he recently went for a short drive.
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Dropped Dead While Making Address
A noted Detroit attorney, 76, died of heart disease as he was giving an address to the Michigan Society of Colonial Wars.
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Shot Wife Dead on Street
A Virginia man searching for his wife found her on the streets of Long Branch, New Jersey, and after a brief exchange shot and killed her. He said that love caused him to do it.
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"Holy Rollers" Leader Slain
A man shot and killed the leader of the "Holy Rollers" a religious group, explaining that the man had "wronged" his two sisters.
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Negro Lynched
A black man was lynched after killing the horse of the constable while resisting arrest. The friends of the constable first tied the official to a tree to prevent his interference.
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Fatal Crash on the Pennsy
Ten people were killed and thirty-six injured when two trains collided on a Pennsylvania track. The cause of the disaster was that a detaining order was misunderstood by the operator of one train.
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Father and Son Murdered
A father and son, owners of a small barroom were murdered in their place of business. It is hypothesized that the guilty parties are local tramps.
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