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J. Milton Waldron, the president of the National Negro League, congratulates William J. Bryan on his presidential nomination, and predicts his election with the support of the black population by “a handsome majority.”

The Republican Party is looking at “the constitutions of the several southern states” that “disfranchise the Negro” to “wipe it off the statute books.”

Thirty-two white soldiers are charged with assaulting a woman in Denver, and President Roosevelt declares there must be a trial before “dismissing them without honor” like he did in the Brownsville affair.

The Whipping Post Bill failed in the Virginia House of Delegates, and Mr. Murphy, the creator of the bill, did not release a statement.

A fraternity based in London, England, supports the rights of the “coloured” man in the United States.

Richmond’s mayor shows prejudice in his explanation of salaries and policy changes.

Booker T. Washington's address in support of African Americans is cleared up and further explained after public confusion from the last issue of The Planet.

A letter tells of how President McKinley is happy with the congress' "promptness in dealing with the financial bill."

The Richmond police arrest a man they believe to have murdered one of their own, but he turns out to be an innocent look-alike.

Spain’s indifference to American demands for an explanation propels the country closer and closer to war.