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The Ku Klux Bill is at the forefront of issues during the past three weeks. The bill is being prepared, presented, and passed with amendments. The…

Race relations filled the pages of the Dispatch during the past two weeks. The Ku Klux has been gaining prominence nationwide and bills have been…

A legislative battle between General Mahone and the Committee of Nine comes to a dramatic close this week, for the House of Delegates gave the control…

Richmond continues to fight for more railroads and methods of connection to other cities, for Richmond wants to reestablish itself as a hub of…

Richmond once again feels cheated out of a rail line to Petersburg, which is the city that would open Richmond's access to North Carolina. The line…

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad announced that they are building a railroad across states, something that the Virginia people should be happy about.…

The Central Pennsylvania Railroad company has won this round of legal battles, for they won the right to build a rail line from Washington to…

The battle of state pride and sovereignty, something that Virginia has felt robbed of since rejoining the Union, resurfaced this week, for the…

Richmond, determined to the most prosperous city in the South, is relying on railroads to have connections with the West and the North. The Dispatch…

Even though Virginia is becoming gradually ingrained into the national system, the state still clashes with officials from the North, as well as…