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Race and Place Newspapers
Richmond Planet
Location: Richmond, VirginiaArticle Transcripts
Date of Publication: March 03, 1906 (Wednesday)
Frequency: weekly
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A Ringing Plea For The Virginia Leader: President Hayes Defended.
Professor Hayes of the Virginia Seminary was successfully sued for $1,000 for a libelous letter printed against a Reverend Cheeks. This letter from a member of the Virginia Baptist State Convention defends Professor Hayes and the Seminary. It says that the suit was inspired by enemies of the seminary and not from any principle. The letter also says that Professor Hayes is an able leader engaged in the important work of giving religious instruction to young African-American men and preparing them for teaching or the ministry.I am yours for the Virginia baptist State Convention, W.R. Ashburn.
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From Plainfield, NJ
The letter relates church and social news from Plainfield, New Jersey.Bridges
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Personals and Briefs
Relates visits and other minor social news from Richmond.
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Mr. Clinton Loses His Case
A bank president and newspaper editor lost his claim for slander because it was adequately demonstrated that the things reported about him were true.
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From Winston, N.C.
A subscriber from Winston says that he has gotten others to subscribe as well, but some refused because they think reading the newspaper is a waster of time. The writer says that this thinking is flawed; children will learn to love reading the paper or another "good race paper" and the money is well worth it.A worker for the Planet, A.C. Woodruff
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$100.00 Endowment Paid
Certifies that John Mitchell Jr., Grand Worthy Counselor of the Virginian order of Calanthe, a fraternal and benevelont order, and editor of the Planet, paid the death claim of a female member from Lynchburg, Va. Signed--Hallie Ware Shearer, Beneficiary
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$150.00 Endowment Paid
Certifies that John Mitchell Jr., Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pythias of Virginia, a fraternal and benevelont order, and editor of the Planet, paid the death claim of a member from Roanoke, Va.Signed--Alice Crews, Beneficiary
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$100.00 Endowment Paid
Certifies that John Mitchell Jr., Grand Worthy Counselor of the Virginian order of Calanthe, a fraternal and benevelont order, and editor of the Planet, paid the death claim of a female member from Portsmouth, Va.Signed--George Edwards (his mark X) Administrator
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The Planet is All Right
A reader from Baltimore renews his subscription and says kind things about the Planet.Philip E. Medley
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Ignored Colored Lawyer
A judge fined a woman $10 for refusing to answer the questions of a black attorney. The attorney was defending a former servant of the woman who had been accused of theft. The woman said that she didn't "have to answer a nigger."
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Reading it Fifteen Years
A reader from Scotland, Va. renews his subscription for the sixteenth time and praises the paper for the good he says it has done for African-Americans.
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A woman sends thanks for payment of death claim for a former Knight of Pythias, a fraternal and benevolent society. The woman's deceased husband had been a member of lodge that was not in good standing, but the superiors in the Order donated the claim, $150, anyway.
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Recognizes that a husband and wife from North Carolina are staying in town.
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Emancipation Notes.
Says that the Afro-American Emancipation Association has decided to admit all Civil War and Spanish-American War veterans into the Emancipation celebration free of charge. It also encourages all people, organizations, and businesses to get involved in the April 3rd celebration remembering Emancipation.J.C. Randolph, Pres. Afro-American Emancipation Association.
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With this view of the situation who can blame the Negroes for holding an Equal Rights Convention at Macon, Georgia.Summary of Article
Sad Times in Georgia
Reports an "objectionable" poem found in the pages of the Atlanta Constitution. The poem, written in stereotypical black-english, tells of African-Americans praising God after a train derails and releases many chickens that they can steal.
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A collection of observations about life in general and racial realties specifically. Among other things, praises industry, conservative black deportment, President Roosevelt, and the "many true friends in the Southland."
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Says that the latest meeting of the Constitution League was a great success and praised its foremost member, Professor W.H. Richards.
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Praises the annual report put out by the Virgina Department of Agriculture and says that its Commissioner, George W. Kolner, is most capable.
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Criticizes influential black men who don't support African-American newspapers unless and until they need the coverage and influence provided thereby. Says that when such a person dependably subscribes to a "reputable race journal" they should be assisted when and how possible by black newspapers.
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If Judge Lynch had his way, the confession would have come too late.Summary of Article
Includes an article that reports that a woman who claimed to have been attacked by a black man actually inclicted the injury on herself.
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Trouble in Ohio
Reports that two black men accused of shooting a white man narrowly escaped being lynched by being moved to a different prison. Expresses weariness at the threat of lynching, and surprise that it exists so far north. Suggests that the ring-leaders of the mob, who raided the black neighborhoods of Springfield, Ohio and destroyed property, should be incarcerated. This would show others similarly disposed that the law is the sufficent and only remedy for lawlessness, regardless of color.
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The Parting of the Ways
Sees a huge split in the Republican party as Democratic Senator Ben Tillman was selected to deliver a bill dealing with coal monopolies. Says that President Roosevelt has been embarassed, and that Senator Tillman is incompetent, unliked, and disfavorably disposed to the bill.
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Bishop Turner and His Utterances
Contains an article from the Washington Post which condemned the words of Bishop H.M. Turner. Bishop Turner's fiery address called the American flag "a contemptible rag" and claimed to think Hell a better place for black people than the United States. The Post claimed that there were no protests to his words but the Planet editorial takes issue with this. It says that almost every black journal in the country condemned the extreme stance of Bishop Turner. The Planet uses the opportunity to compare Turner to Senator Bill Tillman, who the Planet also claims disregards the Constitution but is still given responsibility and respect.
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New Movement in Georgia
Praises the Equal Rights Convention of Georgia for calling able and respectable African-American leaders. The Convention denounces unequal funding for black and white schools and those who counsel blacks to yield their political rights. Thinks that this is the seed of a great movement and is especially gratified that its roots lie in the South.
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No More Free Seeds
The House Committee on Agriculture decided to stop distributing free seeds.
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Laborers Terrorized by Negroes
Says that foreign laborers in Pennsylvania railroad construction are being terrorized and robbed by "negro desperadoes."
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Syndicate Lost $5,000,000
The bonds of the International Mercantile Marine company depreciated in value, causing holders to lose five million dollars.
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Prof. Langley Passes Away
Professor S.P. Langley, the noted scientist and secretary of the Smithsonian Institution died in Aikens, South Carolina at the age of 72 from a stroke of paralysis.
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Negro Lynched by Mob
A black man accused of assaulting a young white girl was taken from police custody, shot, and then burned. It was claimed that he had confessed to the mob of five hundred men.
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Wife Brutally Murdered by Husband
A woman who had attempted to divorce her husband was assaulted by him and then shot. The scene was witnessed by their nineteen-year old son, who was knocked down trying to interfere.
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Committed Suicide in Barn
A jeweler from Newark committed suicide in his barn.
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Gets 99 Years for Attempted Assault
A black man who confessed to attempting to assault a young white girl was convicted to 99 years at hard labor.
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Found Dead in Benzine Vat
A nineteen year old worker at the Canfield Oil Company fell into a vat of benzine and was asphyxiated by the fumes.
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