Historical Report: First “Hindoo” Cremation in America
Source ASTORIA, OREGON, November 2, 1906 (saada.org archives): HPI Note: This 109-year-old clipping was found by an HPI reader. It reports what was in fact a Sikh funeral, not a “Hindoo” one. At the this time, anyone from India was called a Hindoo, regardless of their actual religion. We provide the report as originally written: What is believed to be…