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Controversial Claims on Columbus and Worrell Oration Noted
A Philadelphia author questions Columbus as the first discoverer, proposing a Buddhist priest from China in 499 and a voyage leading to a fictional land Pu nang. The piece also covers Rev Worrell’s Gettysburg echo and a satirical note on similar eloquence, plus local notices on caterpillars, a bankrupt carpet dealer, and a Mare Island navy project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarrles Leland
Philadelphia
Christopher Columbus
America
Muei-Shin
China
Nm Great
Punang
Leland
Columbus
Moulin
Worrell
Springfield
Edward Everett
Gettysburg
Cematary
Everat
Everett
Worrall
Georgetown
Sampit
Orndentutt
J. Hale Sopher
Louteinna
Butler
Congreaa
Certaa
Navy Department
Mare Taland
San Francisco
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