Wednesday, 11 June 1919 - The Newsstand

The papers are all about last night's rioting...

Western Labor News for June 11


Winnipeg Citizen for June 11
- Last night saw "A Riot Born of Revolution"

Winnipeg Telegram Strike Edition for June 11

- A Telegram reader upset by 'bohunk' riots:

A school lesson on Fred Coppins' injuries can be found here in pdf. It includes excerpts from newspaper reports.

The New York Times for June 11
- "Riot and violence broke loose on the streets of Winnipeg today. For three hours the strikers fought a pitched battle with the special constabulary in the heart of the city, at Main Street and Portage Avenue, while from windows and roofs of office buildings for three blocks Winnipeg looked on". (full article in pdf)