November 8, 1900 (Thursday)
- The Doubleday, Page & Company published Theodore Dreiser's novel Sister Carrie over the protests of company president Frank Nelson Doubleday, who had been on a business trip when Dreiser was offered, and accepted, a contract. Doubleday considered the novel to be immoral because its heroine was a "fallen woman"; Dreiser refused to call of the deal, and Doubleday's lawyer advised the company that it had no choice but to publish. Doubleday did not promote the novel, and the edition printed by the British Heniemann publishing firm gained Dreiser's fame.
- Born: Margaret Mitchell, American writer (Gone With The Wind), in Atlanta; (killed 1949); and Charlie Paddock, American runner and Olympic gold medalist, 1920; in Gainesville, Texas (killed 1943)
- Died: Sir Rajinder Singh, 28, GCSI, the Maharaja of Patiala, after a short illness. Educated at the University of Cambridge, he was a reform-minded ruler and was called "the best polo player in India" and "the first reigning Prince to blend the elements of the English gentleman and Indian potentate". He was succeeded by his nine year old son, Bhupinder Singh of Patiala.
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