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Domestic News
March 7, 1901
Daily Camera
Boulder, Boulder County, Colorado
What is this article about?
In San Francisco, the port collector received a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury urging Attorney General Griggs to arrest Chinese women held in slavery to test their US residency rights. Feasibility is under discussion, with female slavery confirmed as widespread.
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CHINESE SLAVES.
Women Held in Bondage by Taskmasters at San Francisco.
San Francisco, March 7. The collector of this port has received for his consideration a copy of a letter addressed by the secretary of the treasury to Attorney General Griggs in which the latter is urged to arrest all Chinese women held in San Francisco in slavery for the purpose of testing their rights to be in the United States. The matter is being discussed as to its feasibility. That female slavery is rife here is beyond question.
Women Held in Bondage by Taskmasters at San Francisco.
San Francisco, March 7. The collector of this port has received for his consideration a copy of a letter addressed by the secretary of the treasury to Attorney General Griggs in which the latter is urged to arrest all Chinese women held in San Francisco in slavery for the purpose of testing their rights to be in the United States. The matter is being discussed as to its feasibility. That female slavery is rife here is beyond question.
What sub-type of article is it?
Slave Related
Legal Or Court
What keywords are associated?
Chinese Slaves
San Francisco Slavery
Chinese Women Bondage
Arrests For Immigration
Female Slavery
What entities or persons were involved?
Attorney General Griggs
Secretary Of The Treasury
Collector Of This Port
Where did it happen?
San Francisco
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
San Francisco
Event Date
March 7
Key Persons
Attorney General Griggs
Secretary Of The Treasury
Collector Of This Port
Outcome
feasibility of arrests being discussed; female slavery confirmed as rife.
Event Details
The collector received a letter urging arrests of Chinese women in slavery to test their US rights; matter under discussion.