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Race and Place Newspapers
Richmond Planet
Location: Richmond, VirginiaArticle Transcripts
Date of Publication: June 09, 1906 (Tuesday)
Frequency: weekly
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Reports as to Ransom False
The African-American community of Boston was incensed over poor treatment of a local Reverend by whites in Tennessee, as well as a black principal from Normal, Al. The Reverend was travelling in a car and exchanged a few words with a white lady. He was thereafter driven from his seat by whites and the African-American principal who had invited him to speak at commencement rescinded the invitation and would not even receive the Reverend.
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To Force the Colored K. of P.'s Out of State
The White branch of the Georgian Knights of Pythias is investigating ways to force its black counterpart to discontinue use of the name. The Knights of Pythias is a fraternal and benevolent society. John Mitchell, Jr., the editor of the Planet, is the Grand Chancellor of Virginia's African-American Knights of Pythias.
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Mr. Smith Loses Money
A local resident lost forty dollars he had sent and unethical boy to deposit in a bank.
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Mr. Miller's License
A local hotel owner was finally granted a liquor license after a well-respected member of the community spoke on his behalf.
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Mr. Bowle's Heavy Loss
A local contracting teamseter recently had four hundred and five dollars stolen from his coat pocket.
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Knights of Pythias
A new Richmond Lodge of the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal and benevolent society, was recently instituted. Presiding was John Mitchell, Jr., the editor of the Planet and the Grand Chancellor of the Virginian African-American Knights of Pythias.
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Dr. Jefferson Indisposed
A local doctor is slow to recover from two broken ribs because he tries to keep up with the needs of his patients.
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Carter Wyatt Weds.
Describes the wedding ceremony of a local man.
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Richmond Hospital Items
Notes items of interest from the Richmond Hospital, including patient news, operations, and a staff listing.
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Y.M.C.A. Notes
Reports on the closing excercises of the Night School of the Y.M.C.A.
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Public Exhibiit
Announces a public exhibition of drawing and industrial manual training work done in the Richmond public schools.
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Six Men Fall 140 Feet
Six men fell 140 feet from a scaffold at Philadelphia's Gas Improvement Company, and three of them were perhaps fatally injured.
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Whole Village Washed Away
The small town of Scottown, Ohio was destroyed after heavy rains.
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Pythian Grand lodge Session Postponed
The Virginian African-American Knights of Pythias postponed an important planned meeting because of a conflict with their white counterparts. John Mitchell, Jr., the editor of the Planet, is also the Grand Chancellor of the and the Virginian African-American Knights of Pythias, a fraternal and benevolent society.
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A Rare Treat
Announces a special lecture at local church and a prize going to the person selling the greatest number of tickets.
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President Smallwood's Effort.
Notes the diligent work being done by the President of the Temperance, Industrial, and Collegiate Institute at Claremont, Va.
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A Voice from Massachusettes
A reader of the Planet from Cambridge, Mass. pays for a subscription and applauds the paper's editor, John Mitchell, Jr., for waging successful battles against two of his enemies.
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Fifth Baptist Church
Gives news from a local church about sermons a fund-raising rally.
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Standing by a Principal.
An African-American newspaper of Baltimore expresses frustration with blacks who have ceased a boycott against segregated transportation. He says that, to earn respect and seize their rights, they must be "willing to stand...like men."
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A short list of local personal news, including illnesses and visits.
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Will Always Have it in His Home
A reader submits payment and expresses his intention to always have the Planet on hand in his home.
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$150.00 Endowment Paid
Certifies that the signer received $150.00 in satisfaction of a death claim for a member of the Knights of Pythias, a fraternal and benevolent society. John Mitchell, Jr., the editor of the Planet, is the Grand Chancellor of the Virginian African-American Knights of Pythias.
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Attention Called to the Approaching Annual Meeting of the Woman's Baptist State Educational Convention of Virginia.
An announcement for the Annual Meeting of the Woman's Baptist State Educational Convention of Virginia. This convention will take place in Lynchburg and provide an opportunity for women across the state to discuss their current work and plans for the future.
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Consists of a series of brief observations.
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Says that a major problem with those fighting for equal rights for African-Americans is that they lack money and adequate support from the masses of blacks.
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A Negro-Hater Gone.
An unsentimental farewell to the deceased Senator Arthur Pue Gornian of Maryland. Says that he was one of the greatest enemies of African-Americans and tried his best to completely disenfranchise the black people of his state.
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Says that this proof of innocent parties lynched is a further indictment of the practice, and that lynch mobs should be met with force when they attempt their viligantism. Summary of Article
Innocent Men Lynched
Includes a report from the Grand Jury assigned to investigate a particularly grisly lycnhing and burning in Springfield, MO. The report says that the men lynched could not have been responsible for the purported assault, and the occurence of an assault at all was doubted.
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The Neil Report
Talks about the recent report sent to Congress about the meat packers of Chicago. Thinks the disgusting details about the lack of cleanliness in the plants will be very harmful to the meat industry, and that government officials are subject to corruption and will probably not be of much help.
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"Jim Crow" Clause Stricken Out.
Reports that a provision of the recently passed Hepburn [railroad] Rate Bill, mandating equally good accomadations for equal fares, has been removed. Thinks that this is good because "equally good" is open to many constructions, few of which benefit African-Americans. Believes that a "like facility' clause would be better, because it requires identical accomadations.
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President Roosevelt at Hampton
Discusses a speech given by President Roosevelt at Hampton College. The President praised institutions that educated African-Americans, and taught them virtues of thrift and integrity. He said that indutrial training was proper for the average African-American, as it was for the average white person, but university training was appropriate for the gifted. President Roosevelt ended by asking blacks to excise the criminal class from their race, because it hurts blacks as a whole and damages their standing in the eyes of other. The editorial agrees with and praises almost of these ideas, but thinks that the presence of individual black genius is more important than the President recognized, because such individuals inspire their race and show its potential.
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Unmasks Filthy Meat Packing
A report on the recent investigation of Chicago stockyards and packing-houses that was delivered to Congress. Its conclusions were that the stockyards were dirty and poorly managed, that the buildings were inadequately constructed, and that the workers contributed to the general state of uncleanliness. The report encouraged the President to call for better inspection and stricter standards.
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