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A grave robber is apprehended by a victim’s family and friends, who noticed evidence of “foul play” on the body at the funeral.

A ten-year-old child in Missouri successfully robs bank of 92 dollars and is then apprehended by authorities.

Corrupt lawyers are charged with bribing witnesses thrown in jail.

Doctor Charles B. Smith was nearly blinded by a patient who threw acid in his face.

An explosion of a twenty-five ton dynamite blast at Bas Obispo kills fourteen crew members who were building the Panama Canal.

A recent Supreme Court trial prevents the “coeducation” of black and white children; The Planet declares that this decision is unconstitutional and “swayed by political conditions.”

A 1902 court case denying a black man his right to vote is reversed and is now a symbol of “progress” and the acknowledgment of human rights within the Supreme Court.

Two black men, Samuel L. Burton and Sylvanus Conquest, are sentenced to one year in jail for “rioting” but proved innocent after a second trial. The Planet believes this decision gives “hope to every progressive, wealth producing, law-abiding…

The Detroit and Mackinaw Railway attempts to save people from the spread of forest fires, but ends up burning and killing 15 passengers and crew members.

Captain Clayton Erb is shot and killed by his sister-in-law, and rumors of his intention to divorce his wife arise after a series of marital issues.