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Race and Place Newspapers
Richmond Planet
Location: Richmond, VirginiaArticle Transcripts
Date of Publication: January 20, 1906 (Wednesday)
Frequency: weekly
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Installation of Over Six Hundred
The Knights of Pythias installed over six hundred new members in a grand ceremony. The Editor of the Richmond Planet, John Mitchell, Jr., is also the Grand Chancellor of the order.
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Fifth Baptist Calls HIm
The Rev. W.F. Graham, an able black "pastor, revivalist, and financier" becomes the new pastor of the Fifth Baptist Church (Sydney).
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Recognizes the receipt of a Post Card from somewhere in Europe wishing the Planet a Happy New Year.
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Friends Asylum for Colored Orphans
The administrators of the Friends Asylum for Colored Orphans thanks those who donated gifts during the holiday season.
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Personals and Briefs
A woman who has been ill is recovering well; Another woman who has been ill is again at work; Announcement of a free "Grand Sacred Concert" at a local baptist church; Gives thanks for an invitation to attend the eighth anniversary of a lodge in Lynchburg; A man lost his home to fire on Christmas Day.
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The Only Catholic Bishop of the Colored Race
Remembers the life of the Bishop Gomez Pimenta, who oversaw the diocese of Marianna, Brazil and was the only "full-blooded Negro Bishop." Applauds Gomez's learning and attainments, and comments that these were made possible by the meritocracy of the Catholic Church; his own hard work and innate talent; and the relatively milder racial prejudice that existed in South America.
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Will Celebrate Our Freedom on the 3rd of April
Asks that every organization in Richmond and nearby areas co-ordinate to make the celebration of Emancipation a memorable and stirring success.Done by order of the Sixth Va. Emancipation Association. Wm. A. Mason, Pres.; Wm. M. White, Cpr. Sec.
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Calls the senator "Damm" Patterson. Argues that education is not intended to benefit only or primarily the individual educated, but the entire community and that Christian charity demands support for the indigent and weak. Also notes Senator Patterson's failure to weigh in the unrenumerated work done by the blacks of Virginia for two-hundred fifty years. Argues that black education has not been shown to be a failure, that "loafing" blacks are not the only kind, and that the educated and industrious African-American is a credit to his race and a resource for the community. Argues that each person paying taxes for only his own children should logically create an indefensible, many-tiered educational system, not the two-tiered system envisioned by Patterson.Summary of Article
The Senator from Buckingham
Extracts an interview with Senator Camm Patterson from the News-Leader. In this interview, Senator Patterson argues for the separation of white and black taxes, so that the schools of each race will be supported only by the taxes of the same. The senator argues that black education has been proven a failure, that the duty of whites to support the education of blacks has been discharged, and that blacks pay only a tiny fraction of the true cost of their childrens education.
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Says that if this report is true, then the Republicanism of Roosevelt is scarcely different from the Grover Cleveland's Democracy, as far as black office-holders are concerned.Summary of Article
President Roosevelt! Dr. Washington! And Negro Office Holders!
Says that President Roosevelt will stop appointing blacks to federal offices in the South. Believes that this change in stance came about after a trip through the southern states and through the counsel of Dr. Washington.
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Says that the views of Senator Camm Patterson, who wishes to spend only black tax money on black education, should not make Virginian blacks angry at Virginian whites generally. Feels that there are enough "justice-loving white people" to see that the bill is not supported.
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Says that Senator Bill Tillman continues to "make an exhibition of himself," and his actions are gaining President Roosevelt friends.
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Rescue From Stranded Ship
Details the rescue of the passengers and crew of a steam ship that ran aground shoals near Atlantic City.
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New Rule for Burials
Summarizes new rules involving burials: Five feet minimum from the natural surface of the ground unless rock is present, in which case four feet is acceptable. In the case of contagious disease, the box may not be less than three and a half feet from the surface of the ground.
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" Countess Battencourt Dead"
A 75 year old heiress to Spanish and Ciban estates worth 32 million died under mysterious circumstances. Her son was arrested under suspicion of murder.
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Descendant of Muhlenberg
Mrs. G.A. Nichols, a great-granddaughter of Henry Melchor Muhlenberh, the founder of the Lutheran Church in America died, died at the age of seventy-seven. She was active in charitable and social functions.
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Favors "Open Door" in Morocca
America will support an "open door" policy concerning Morocco and an international commission to control the policing of the country.
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Philadelphia Machine for Reform
A committee confers with twenty-five prominent citizens to determine how best to reform the Republican Party.
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Marshall Field Passes Away
The millionaire Chicago merchant died of pneumonia after an affliction of eight days. He left behind a widow and a daughter and a fortune of between one and two hundred million dollars.
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34,677 Rural Routes
Details the operation of the U.S. Postal Service for the past year. It handled over one billion pieces of mail.
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Mob Threatens Lynching
A mob attempted to lynch a black man accussed of attempting to assault a white school-teacher. The Governor put the state militia on alert in order to protect the suspect if needed.
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Two Robbers Arrested
Two black men were arrested as suspects in a robbery. A third accomplice, a white man, escaped.
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Harvard Abolishes Football
A committee abolished football at Harvard until new rules could be designed to eliminate foul play and injuries.
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A Week's News Condensed: Thursday, January 11
Murray Vandiver, a Democrat, was re-elected for a fourth term as Maryland state treasurer; A chemical plant near Charlotte was damaged by fire; A seaman apprentice died of spinal meningitis at the naval training station at Newport, Rhode Island; A Chicago woman was sentenced to fourteen years for murdering her husband during a quarrel; Strong evidence found against a Nebraska man arrested for embezzling.
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A Week's News Condensed: Frida, January 12
Governor Pennypacker (Pa.) purchased a provision wagon used by the Continental army; A wealthy New York stock broker died of heart disease in Kansas; Two hundred dollars was approved for the the designs for a memoral building for the Jamestown Exposition; A Pennsylvania man was served with a $50,000 suit for breach of promise as he walked down the aisle with another woman
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A Week's News Condensed: Saturday, January 13
A black man in Trenton, NJ was hanged for the murder of another black man; The Lithograthers Assoc. (West) decided to appoint a committe to meet with union officials to discuss an eight hour day; A Dallas architect was arrested and charged with murder and arson for destroying a building by fire; Two men and their mother were arrested in Montana for murder
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A Week's News Condensed: Monday, January 15
A man from Lancaster, Pa. was elected the new president of the Railroad Freight and Baggagemen of America; Two Michigan children died in a fire; A forty-seven year old colonel and founder of the Sons of Veterans in New Jersey died; A sergeant of the Army fled as his accounts were being investigated
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A Week's News Condensed: Tuesday, January 16
Former collector of internal revenue died in Philadelphia of Bright's disease; One man was killed and six injured in train collision; The U.S. geological survey will survey a California lake which is rising because of the diversion of the Colorado river.
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