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Race and Place Newspapers
Richmond Planet
Location: Richmond, VirginiaArticle Transcripts
Date of Publication: April 28, 1906 (Wednesday)
Frequency: weekly
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Fiendish Atrocities
Relates the second half (from last week) of a grisly lynching in Springfield, Missouri. Two black men were burned and another was hanged. The crowd reportedly applauded and cheered the men's pain and treated the victim's body parts as trophies and toys. The police did not enter the scene until they thought it safe, the next morning. It is alleged that the men were innocent.
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Virginia Conference Adjourns
Reports that the Annual Virginia Conference of the A.M.E. Church in Richmond recently ended. Says that the conference supplied visisting ministers to every black church of the city, regardless of denomination. Gives a list of church appointments for the Richmond, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Roanoke districts.
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Reports that a wealthy African-American man of Knoxville, TN recently donated a $2000 building in that city for the "Colored Young Men's Christian Association" in honor of his late wife.
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The Noble
A poem that saids that nobility arises not from birth or circumstance, but from personal conviction, courage, and character. Also commends those blacks who have made themselves noble despite many disadvantages.--U. G. Wilson.
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Notice: National Cemetary Memorial Association
Announces that a new organization has been formed, the National Cemetary Memorial Association. This organization honors the graves of memories of war heroes interred in Richmond's National Cemetary and asks for support from other societies.R. Beecher Taylor Sec., A.C. Brown, Pres.
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Colored Boy Lynched.
A 17 year-old African-American boy was lynched by seven men in Oakwoods, Tex. Seven men took him from from the custody of officers who had arrested him for entering the house of a widow.
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"Old Bagley Hall."
Says that the Founder and President of the Temperance Industrial and Collegiate Institute at Claremont, Va. hopes to rebuild a hall by mid-September. Another new building is planned, but the grounds of the school are in generally good condition.
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A Prisoner's Appeal
A prisoner from Montana serving a six-year sentence for manslaughter sent the Planet a horsehair lady's watch chain. He wants the Planet to start a raffle for the chains and bridles to assist him in his legal difficulties. The Planet believes that postal regulations forbid it from doing as requested.
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Wishes His Children to Read It
The writer commends the Planet on its work in support of African-Americans and says that he thinks that reading it will provide a fine education for his children.I remain yours, a friend for the race work, W. L. Smith
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Been Reading it Twenty Years
The writer, a Reverend from the District of Columbia, commends the Planet on its work in support of African-Americans and says that he has been reading the paper for twenty years and thinks that it is one of the finest black newspapers in America. Hopes that one day racists come to believe that all men are of one blood.
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5th Baptist Church Moves on Under Its New Leadership
Offers admiration for Dr. W.F. Graham, the new pastor of a local Baptist Church. Says that under his leadership the church has prospered and should continue to do so.
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Colored Man is Baptised
An African-American prisoner on death row was baptised while handcuffed in a Farmville, Va. Baptist church.
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Mr. Braxton is Arrested
A noted African-American real estate broker was arrested for having made a loan and holding the pension papers of the lendee as collateral. The article says that there is no evidence of criminal intent and an acquittal was likely.
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Pythian Grand Lodge Session Postponed
John Mitchell, Jr., the Grand Chancellor of the Virginia Order of the Knights of Pythias, delayed the meeting of the order because the white order had selected the same time and place. The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal and benevolent society. John Mitchell, Jr. is also the editor of the Richmond Planet.
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Richmond Hospital Items
Contains several pieces of information about patients at the Richmond Hospital.
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Those Lynchings at Springfield
Talks about the recent lynching and burning of three black men in Springfield, Mo. Says that those who did not work to stop the lynching are also guilty, and that the sheriff should have fired on the mob. Believes that the best or only way to stop "lynch-law" is meeting it with force, and hopes that the men involved in the recent lynching will be prosecuted to the fullest.
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Senator Tillman Denounced
Discusses the latest Washington episode involving Senator Tillman of South Carolina. Tillman had charged Illinois Senator Hopkins with exerting undue influence for the protection of certain persons involved in a banking scandal. Hopkins denied the charge and countered with reports that Senator Tillman had endorsed lynching for crimes and to suppress the African-American vote in his state. The Richmond Planet, a vocal enemy of Senator Tillman, says that it hopes such encounters will continue and thereby "relegate him to that obscurity which he so richly deserves."
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The Street Car Situation Remains the Same
Praises the African-Americans who have withheld their patronage from street cars in protest to the institution of Jim Crow. Says that white charges that blacks force others not to ride is untrue, and that only appeals to pride and self-respect have been used.
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$150.00 Endowment Paid
Certifies that John Mitchell, Jr. paid the death claim of a deceased Knight of Pythias. As well as being the editor of the Richmond Planet, John Mitchell, Jr. is also the Grand Chancellor of the Virginia order of the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal and benevolent society.
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$100.00 Endowment Paid
Certifies that John Mitchell, Jr. paid the death claim of a deceased member of the Courts of Calanthe. As well as being the editor of the Richmond Planet, John Mitchell, Jr. is also the Grand Worthy Counsellor of the Virginia order of the Courts of Calanthe, a social and benevolent society.
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$150.00 Endowment Paid
Certifies that John Mitchell, Jr. paid the death claim of a deceased Knight of Pythias. As well as being the editor of the Richmond Planet, John Mitchell, Jr. is also the Grand Chancellor of the Virginia order of the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal and benevolent society.
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San Francisco Will Rise Again
Reports on the destruction and disaster efforts stemming from the San Francisco earthquake. Says that at least one thousand people lost their lives, and that property damage amounted to three hundred million dollars. Also claims that reports that aid was being discriminatorily given are false. The article adopts an entusiastic air about San Francisco's rebirth.
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Dogs Eating Human Bodies
Reports that in the aftermath of the San Francisco earthquake, starving dogs were seen eating the remains of victims.
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Thief Cut Off Finger to Steal Rings
A young woman injured in the San Francisco earthquake reported that as she lay unconscious, one of her fingers was cut off in order that a thief might obtain her rings.
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Relief Worker Shot Dead
Three noted members of San Francisco's Earthquake Relief Committee were fired on, resulting in two injuries and one death. They were shot by members of the citizen's patrol who claimed that the car the committee members were in did not stop when challenged.
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Wild Scenes in Streets
Survivors of the San Francisco earthquake described the moving scenes that followed the disaster. Intoxicated people on the wharfs where burned in the fires without knowing it, explosions occurred all around them as houses were razed, and they had a difficult and tiring time fleeing the city.
A large advertisement heads the page inviting people to the Island Park, "the only up-to-date park in the South admitting colored people." Admission is ten cents and attractions include performers, music, ice cream, a merry-go-round, and dancing.Column 7
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Millions for Relief
Reports that over twenty million dollars has been secured for victims of the recent san Francisco earthquake. Donors include the United States, different cities and states, and foreign countries with significant American presences.
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