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Race and Place Newspapers
Richmond Planet
Location: Richmond, VirginiaArticle Transcripts
Date of Publication: March 17, 1906 (Wednesday)
Frequency: weekly
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A White Man the Victim
Explains the Supreme Court's disposition of a case from Kentucky in which the former Secretary of State was allegedly complict of the murder of Kentucky's governor. The Supreme Court decided that jurisdiction properly lay with the Supreme Court of Kentucky, and that the prisoner and the case should be removed from federal hands.
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From Hot Springs
The writer informs the Richmond Planet about the Excelsior Literary Society of Hot Springs, Va. and its leadership.Signed--B.J. Holloman
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$100.00 Endowment Paid
Certification that a woman received one hundred dollars in payment for the death-claim of a female member of the Order of Calanthe. The Order of Calanthe is a benevolent and fraternal society of which John Mitchell Jr., the editor of the Richmond Planet, is Grand Worthy Counsellor.
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From Plainfield, N.J.
Church news from Plainfield, N.J. including information on a succesful revival, factional discord, and sermons.
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Much Pleased With It
A subscriber from Mississippi thanks the Planet for its content, style, and delivery.
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From Ponds, Ala.
The writer tells of the death of a child by fire and encourages greater care in the future.
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An Enthusiastic Reader
The writer praises the Planet as essential and remits payment for her subscription.
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Notice!
Informs public that a patriotic sermon will be delivered on Sunday in recognition of war heroes.Col. Cosby Washington, Commanding G.A. Custer Post
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$100.00 Endowment Paid
Certification that the beneficiary received one hundred dollars in payment for the death-claim of a female member of the Order of Calanthe. The Order of Calanthe is a benevolent and fraternal society of which John Mitchell Jr., the editor of the Richmond Planet, is Grand Worthy Counsellor.
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Cannot Do Without It
A reader from Ohio remits payment and praises the Planet as essential.
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Personals and Briefs
A series of short notices of various personal and social happenings. Inclued are notices of visitation, changes in persons' health, and social meetings. Mentions that Atlanta University beat Fisk University for the second straight year in debate.
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Notice!
Announces a mass meeting for the Juvenile Department of the bands of Calanthe. The Bands of Calanthe are a group of fraternal and benevolent societies, the Virginian order of which is headed by John Mitchell, Jr., the editor of the Richmond Planet.
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Much Money Paid
Recognizes the growth and prosperity of a local church.
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Contracts Awarded
Contracts were awarded for the construction of the two main exhibit buildings for the Jamestown Exposition to take place in 1907.
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Victim of Plotters
Many of the cattle of a New Jersey woman were poisoned. Police suspect that the damage was done because the woman assisted in the arrest of two men who are scheduled to be hanged in one week.
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$60,000 for University of Virginia
Two gift totalling $60,000 dollars are due to be given to the University of Virginia. One is from an alumnus working with teh firm of J. Plerpont Morgan in New York, and the other is from a woman of the same state. The money will be used to complete the Univeristy Hospital, and the $10,000 received from the woman are to be used for the special establishment of a ward for black patients for black patients at the hospital.
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Want a "Closed" Cemetary
A movement successfully began to secure a cemetary especially for Chicago's union members.
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Killed Father Playing "Hold-Up."
A ten-year old child playing a game killed his father with a shotgun he thought was not loaded.
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Wilmington Banker Dead
The ninety-year old president of the Bank of Deleware passed away.
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Announces a farmer's conferences to discuss local crops and possible improvements. Lecturers include government officials and professors.Respectfully yours, Jas. M. Colson, Supt.
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Emancipation Notes
The Afro-American Emancipation Association announces a meeting to inform all of the reasons for the upcoming Emancipation celebration.
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Emancipation Notes
The Afro-American Emancipation Association announces that there will only be one consolidated parade as opposed to two smaller ones. It also encourages black business men to participate with floats. The Association's application to the School Board to cancel school for the day was succesful.
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Pythian Anniversary
Announces anniversary celebrations for the Knights of Pythias and the Courts of Calanthe. The Knights of Pythias are a constituent group of the Courts of Calanthe. Both are fraternal and benevolent societies.
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Do You Know Them?
A Massachusettes woman looks for the family that she left behind when she left Richmond.
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Short discussion of gas prices in New York and complaints that the gas companies of that state have illegally inflated them.
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Tillman and Spooner
Gives a dialogue on the floor of congress between Senator Spooner of Wisconsin and Senator Tillman of South Carolina. Indicates that Senator Tillman came off worse, and was made to look foolish.
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President Roosevelt's Ally
Comments on the interaction between President Roosevelt and Senator Benjamin Tillman (Dem.) of South Carolina regarding a rail-road rate bill. President Roosevelt thinks that the bill headed by Tillman is very weak, and Tillman in turn thinks the President too agressive and intrusive.
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Caleb Powers and the Supreme Court.
Tells of the case of Caleb Powers, the former Secretary of State, who was convicted of complicity in the murder of Kentucky State Senator, William Goebel. The Supreme Court declared that, when there is no original federal jurisdiction, all state remedies must be exhausted before the U.S. Supreme Court will take cognizance. Once it does, however, the ruling of the Supreme Court goes straight to the trial court, rather than the Supreme Court. The Planet sees this decision as one of high import.
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Operators Refuse Miners' Demands
In pre-strike talks between antharcite coal workers and the operators of the mines, operators refused to meet the demands of the workers. These demands included the reduction of hours from 10 to 8, hazard pay, the hiring and supporting of only union workers, and the right to have grievances systematically and fairly heard. The operators countered by deferring to the strike commission which had heard the two sides. The changes and composition of this commission supported were too conservative for the mine workers.
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Roosevelt Not to Act
President Roosevelt to this point had taken no steps to prevent a threatened strike by antharcite coal workers.
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Franchise Decision
The Supreme Court decided that the original ninety-nine year grant that Chicago extended to railway companies did not also lay with new tracks created by those companies.
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Mystery in Brakemen's Death
A Pennsylvania railroad worker died under cicumstances suggesting foul play.
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Bury Mine Disaster Victims
Mourners gathered to bury over one thousand who died in a mine explosion near Courrieres, France.
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Professor Otto Fuchs Dead
Professor Otto Fuchs died at the age of 67 from pneumonia. Fuchs had been the Director of the Maryland Institute of Art Design for twenty-three years and had been largely reponsible for Andrew Carnegie donating over $250,000 dollars to the school.
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Quay Monument Contract Awarded
A marble monument to the late Senator Quay is planned for the Pennsylvania capital grounds in Harrisburg.
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Oppose Expulsion of Navy Hazers
A congressional sub-committe formed to investigate hazing at the Annapolis Naval Academy made its report. It said that the mandatory sentence of expulsion is too strict and a tiered system of punishment should be implemented. The report also concluded that hazing was common, and that it was sometimes countenanced by school officials.
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Mann Indicted for Perjury
Colonel William D. Mann, editor of Town Topics, was indicted for perjury for his testimony in a case of criminal libel.
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Hurled Over 50-Foot Embankment
A Pittsburg man is critically injuried from injuries sustained when his wagon was struck by a trolley and he was thrown over a fifty foot bluff.
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Valentine Sentence Affirmed.
The Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence for an Italian woman from Hackensack, N.J. who was convicted of murder.
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Charged With Robbing Dead Man.
A Pennsylvania man was arrested and charged with searching the pockets of a man killed along a railroad.
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Ridicule Spelling Reform Movement
Andrew Carnegie's spelling reform movement found more opposition than support among British authors.
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Susan B. Anthony Passes Away
Susan B. Anthony, the legendary female suffragist, died at the age of 86 from pneumonia. Article gives interesting information about Anthony's life, career, and accomplishments. It mentions her success in giving women property rights and, in six states, the right to be the legal guardian of their children. Also tells of her lecturing, touring, and educative efforts.
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Mrs. Dowie Leaves Her Spouse
The wife of JOhn Alexander Dowie, head of the Zion church, left her husband. She disagreed with the way money was being spent and some of the doctrinal convictions of her husband.
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Twin Dies at 4; Weighed 196 Pounds.
One of a set of enormous twins died of diptheria at the age of four. Her brother weighs 198 pounds.
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