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Bodies of Chinese exhumed

DT Data Page #: 5

Newspaper: Humboldt Times

Newspaper Date: 8/9/1890

Page #: 3

Item Type: Graves-Cemeteries-Bodies

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Text: The work of resurrecting the bones of the Chinese buried in this city was completed yesterday. Altogether 34 bodies were exhumed and today the coroner will take down 5 cases of canned Chinamen. Each case will contain 7 or 8 cans of what our friend Dan Taylor calls 'desecrated' Mongolian, and will be shipped as ordinary freight.

Key Words: Graves, Exhumed Bodies, Chinese, Canning

Microfilm Call # : MF 10