Langdon joins Brentwood rifles in a brief vigil
Amid growing tensions in Brentwood, Langdon resigns as captain and becomes a private, then is elected sergeant by his company. Cresswell faces threats as labor unrest looms and Langdon’s future is shadowed by political maneuvering, with warnings of danger after a late night assault on Cresswell.
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Washington
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Brentwood Faces Strike Turmoil and Disappearances
A Brentwood rail strike escalates as Chief Cresswell is found injured and Langdon abducted. Pinkertons, troops, and guards crowd the scene. Gov and Grays prepare to deploy forces while strikers vow restraint. The town braces for a decisive confrontation as investigations probe two mysteries.
March of the Books They Rebuke and Boisteroux Way
Report of the Doukhebors reaching Shoal Lake on November 5 with about four to five hundred in a marching formation. Pilgrims, peaceable and well clad, preach Jesus as their mission, share food, and are escorted toward Swan River by a special train of eight coaches taking women and children home. Immigration officials urge them to return, warning of winter disaster. leaders remain resolute.
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Swan River
W Speers
Speers
Wilson
Sergt -Major Church
Wo M. P
Regina
Portage la Prairie
Canada and Abroad News Roundup From November Dispatches
Disparate items report on Gladstone Manitoba post office fire November 5, Reed Smoot likely U.S. senator choice by Utah legislature, and the U.S. Congress party split. Manitoba league admission for Rat Portage with Brandon possible, Portage la Prairie withdrawing. Scotia Antarctic voyage departs Clyde led by Wm S Bruce. Dawson murder trial verdict and pending hanging January 20. Kennth Smith fatal wagon accident near Lions Ont. Australian drought cripples provisions with mutton from Argentina pork from Vancouver. Foxwarren fatal smothering accident in wheat. threshing crews rescue attempt fails. Random notes question bread consumption, Burns cottage visitors, English Methodist soldiers in South Africa, artists craving cork, and drinking stories.
Short News Notes From Telegraphic Dupathee
Nome beach drowning toll rises to eight after a storm. Toronto mourns poet John Kare dies on November 6. Winnipeg coal price drops to 11 a ton. Swan Lake Man Arthur Cowley vanishes mysteriously. Portage la Prairie store burglarized on November 6. Inland revenue reports spike in intoxicant consumption. Canada Australia cable rate set at 1s 4d per word. Pacific coast flour combine forms to control trade. CPR lands department average daily cash 318800 for lands bought. Great Northern chief Fgan missing in Rockies, feared killed by bears. Revivals in St Paul witness nightlong excitement. joint Presbyterian Methodist cooperation urged. Bell system links to Morden long distance. Chicago next. Peter Sheppard jailed five years for attempted assault on nine year old daughter in Montreal. Dundurn Asia Mr Olson reports record flax yields up to 22 bushels per acre. Doukhobor updates seen as hopeful. some return home, some desert. British bark Florence Teft foundered. captain wife and nine seamen endure 1450 miles in an open boat. Pickering Ontario Mrs James Trull dies from tar burn while discarding roosting tar pot. Alfred McDougall, Ontario treasurer, held pending arrest after suspension for shortage. detective indicates plan to flee.
Wheat Market Review and Farmland Activity Report
Wheat movement eastward continues at 350 to 20 cars daily as farmers push fall plowing. Elevators fill and water routes slow. threshing recovers after rain with mostly No 1 hard and No 1 northern wheat. Fort William Port Arthur stocks rise while Canadian crop projections place Manitoba and Territories at about 64.28 million bushels. Pricing shifts show 1 hard 72c and 1 northern 72c, with delivery terms for November. Local Ontario notes include a 74 and 70 year-old marriage, and a political question over beet sugar bounties. A London incident reports a con man jailed, and a Kingston boy dies in a shooting accident. Oats, barley, flaxseed, hay, potatoes, poultry, butter, cheese, eggs, dressed meats, hides, cattle, and hogs prices detailed across regions.
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Port Arthur
Grain Dealers’ Association
Manitoba
Territories
Port Willam
Toronto
Montreal
Grady
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Winnipes Potators
Autumn Assizes Open in Winnipeg with Mixed Verdicts
The Winnipeg fall assizes began on Tuesday November 4. Gustav Mueller was discharged after the grand jury found no bill in the murder of his wife. George Brown was convicted of house breaking at the Roblin House, while Nenri Beauchamp was found not guilty of forgery after evidence showed name changes and a cheque signed with his father’s name. The father testified that he had issued similar cheques before. An observer quipped that alcohol preserves order poorly.
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George Brown
Brown
Roblin House
Nenri Beauchamp
Montreal
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