When was it published?

October 30, 1891 in Telegram Herald

Foreign News October 30, 1891

Telegram Herald

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Rebellion Or Revolt, War Report

Q: What keywords are associated?

Soldiers Mutiny, Unfit Bread, European War Foreshadowing

Grand Rapids, Kent County, Michigan

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What is this article about?

Ex-artillery soldiers mutinied over unfit bread, throwing it into the street and facing charges; a correspondent sees it as a precursor to broader European conflict.

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Ex-artillery soldiers complained that the bread furnished for them to eat was unfit. The officer of the day examined the bread and ordered the men to eat it. The men carried the bread to the window and threw it into the street. Now the whole company of Grenadiers is in the guard house to answer for mutiny and insubordination. Here was an incident that the foreign war correspondent permitted to pass without associating the war on bread as a forerunner of a war of blood involving all the European nations.

What sub-type of article is it?

Rebellion Or Revolt War Report

What keywords are associated?

Soldiers Mutiny Unfit Bread European War Foreshadowing

Foreign News Details

Outcome

the whole company of grenadiers is in the guard house to answer for mutiny and insubordination.

Event Details

Ex-artillery soldiers complained that the bread furnished for them was unfit. The officer of the day examined the bread and ordered the men to eat it. The men carried the bread to the window and threw it into the street. The foreign war correspondent permitted this incident to pass without associating the war on bread as a forerunner of a war of blood involving all the European nations.