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November 1903
Evils of the Magdalen Green
Loose Habits of Young Dundee: Warning to Parents
In these columns a few months ago public attention was directed to the unbecoming conduct of a section of Dundee lads and lassies who nightly parade the central thoroughfares of the city, and also to the prevalent exhibitions of vulgar familiarity which are to be observed in the Nethergate and other popular promenades, but this week revelations of a more serious nature have been made concerning the moral character of young Dundee, and which mark only too clearly the existence of another plague spot in the midst of the citizens of Juteopolis. Read more......
October 1903
Strike in Dundee Mill
On Monday a section of the spinners employed in South Anchor Works, Dundee (Messrs. D. McMaster & Co.) came out on strike. The number of the malcontents was sufficient to disorganise operations in all departments, and the firm being desirous of effecting extensive repairs, stopped the machinery and closed down the whole establishment. Some 400 hands are affected. Read more......
September 1903
Railway Fatality at Dundee
A horrible fatality occurred in Dundee early on Wednesday morning. The scene of the affair was that part of the Caledonian Railway at the Magdalen Green which has recently gained so unenviable a notoriety for fatalities. As the driver of the goods train from Perth to Dundee West, was passing Binrock, on the west side of the Magdalen Green, he noticed what appeared to him to be the part of the body of a man lying on the line. Read more......
August 1903
Runaway Bullock in Dundee Street
Much excitement was caused in the central parts of the city on Monday by the peregrination of a bullock, belonging to a city butcher which had escaped from the slaughter house in East Dock Street. It was about 6 o'clock when the animal broke loose, and the difficulty experienced in securing it will be to some extent realised when it is stated that not until about two hours afterwards was it brought to bay, and that at a point so far remote from the slaughter house as the meadows in Constitution Road. Read more......
July 1903
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July 1903
Death of the Pope
Pope Leo XIII passed away peacefully at four minutes past four on Monday (20th July) afternoon, surrounded by the Leading Cardinals and the members of the Pontificial Court. The illness which commenced on Friday the 3rd inst., took a decided change for the worse on Saturday last, and the Pope became gradually but distinctly weaker on Sunday. A grave change became observable at half-past eleven on Monday forenoon and from that time he never rallied. Read more......
June 1903
Lively Scenes at Dundee Station
Not for a considerable time has the Tay Bridge Station presented so animated an appearance as it did between 6 pm and 7 pm on Thursday, when a large excursion of about 400 members of the Ratho Co-operative Society, who had been spending the day in Dundee, started on the homeward journey. Read more......
May 1903
Lonely Death of an Old Man in Lochee
Yesterday afternoon D Johnston, labourer, about 60 years of age was found dead in his house in Albert Street, Lochee, under somewhat peculiar circumstances. Johnston lived in an attic by himself, and, it is understood, went to bed the previous night in his usual health. As he was always going about during the day time the neighbours missed him, and as no sound proceeded from the room he occupied then became alarmed and thought it advisable to inform the police of their fears. Read more......
April 1903
Off to the Arctic Seas
Departure of the Whaling Fleet: Enthusiastic Scenes
The departure of the whaling fleet for the Arctic Sea on Thursday was as usual the occasion of exciting scenes at the harbour. Arising no doubt chiefly from the fact that three of the craft were leaving by one tide, the crowd that assembled to bid the crews farewell and god-speed was the largest that has gathered on such an occasion for many years, and the hardy voyagers got a send-off that could scarce have been surpassed in enthusiasm. Read more......
March 1903
The Starling, The Cat, and the Crowd
Considerable interest was created in Victoria Road, Dundee, the other evening by the sudden appearance of a starling in the window of a licensed grocer's shop. The bird had found its way into the premises by a back window, and with the object of escape flew to the front, and quickly caused some excitement by its fluttering among the bottles of liquor laid out in the window. Naturally it attracted the attention of passers-by, and a crowd of considerable dimensions soon assembled and watched developments. Read more......