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John Mitchell Jr. speaks to the politics of City Council and building a bridge over the James River.

The Planet criticizes The Richmond Times Dispatch for its constant talk of the black man and how it “gives advice, scolds and the lectures the people of the North upon the subject.”

Congress passes a bill that requires Brownsville soldiers to prove their innocence to President Roosevelt in order to re-enlist in the army.

While the Cubans sympathize with the tragedy of the sinking of the Battleship Maine, the Spaniards in the area are either indifferent or pleased at the American tragedy.

William Jennings Bryan advocates a Democratic senator’s election in Kentucky, where he is unwelcomed, while declaring his own hopes for presidency.

At his last day of campaigning in New Jersey, William J. Bryan delivers an enthusiastic speech for the Democratic party and “expressed his sorrow” for people who were “compelled to live” under the Republican party’s rule.

House members debate the Nicaragua Canal Bill and discuss the decision of the United States to control the strategic canal.

The state auditor general for Pennsylvania cannot find papers from 1902 about the $2,000,000 contract for metallic furniture in the capitol. The state fears they could have been overcharged.

The Democratic Party issues a statement accusing President Roosevelt of using the spoils system to gain votes for Secretary Taft.

At a meeting held in Boston, many blacks involved with the “Niagara Movement” speak about black suffrage and the importance of blacks being elected and voting.