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GLASGOW HERALD
25 APRIL 1853

S.S. GLASGOW

This fine vessel sailed from the Broomielaw on Saturday for New York about 12 o’clock, carrying with her a full complement of passengers and a good cargo of goods.

We learn that the GLASGOW was signalized off Pladda, at 7.30 p.m. on the same day, by the steamer FIRE FLY, Captain Thomas Brown, while the latter was on his passage from Belfast to Ardrossan.
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GLASGOW HERALD
28 APRIL 1925

A MASONIC CENTENARY
WEST KILBRIDE LODGE

It will be of interest to a far wider circle than the brethren of Lodge 341 to know that on May 2 next falls the centenary of the foundation of Masonry in West Kilbride.
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GLASGOW HERALD
29 APRIL 1853

AYR JUSTICIARY COURT

The Spring Circuit Court for the Counties of Ayr and Wigtown was opened at Ayr on Tuesday last by Lords Cockburn and Ivory

Amongst the cases disposed of were the following:-

James Wylie, assistant to David Wylie, druggist, Portland Street, Kilmarnock, was charged with the crime of culpable homicide, in so far as, on the 17th March, 1853 Douglas Spencer, French polisher, residing with Oliver McLeod, blacksmith, Park Place, Kilmaurs Road, Kilmarnock, on behalf of Margaret Spencer or McLeod, presented the panel with a prescription for a mixture to be made up for her female child, an infant ten days old, he made up a compound of some substances different from those in the prescription; and the said Margaret Spencer or McLeod having administered one of the powders so prepared by the panel, the child immediately became seriously ill and died the following day.

Panel, who is a respectable-looking man of about 50 years of age, pled guilty.

Mr. Boyle, counsel for the panel, pleaded in mitigation of punishment, the respectability of the accused, who had always conducted himself with propriety. Mr. Boyle also pleaded the confused and illegible state of the prescription when presented.

Lord Cockburn, in passing sentence remarked that in daylight he would not attempt to decipher the prescription, whereas the accused had ventured to make it up in the dusk, and this, too, after only three months experience in the druggist’s shop. It also appeared that the panel had consulted his brother before making up the prescription, as he could not make out the handwriting.

Still, as it was necessary to protect the public against such mistakes, and as an example to all engaged in the responsible situation of druggists, or druggist’s apprentices, he could not pass any more lenient sentence than six months’ imprisonment. Sentence accordingly.
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GLASGOW HERALD
1 MAY 1948

NATIONAL EFFORT AGAINST SMOKE URGED

A general Act for the whole country, governing the control of industrial smoke was urged in Dundee yesterday by Mr. T. M. Ashford, Chief Smoke Inspector, Glasgow Corporation………Treasurer Beggs, Ardrossan, spoke of smoke from engine sheds, particularly in his own district. The railways, he said, were one of the worst offenders in smoke nuisance. He suggested that the conference should press for the electrification of railways over short distances, such as from Glasgow to Largs.

It was agreed to remit the matter to the National Executive Council so that they could approach the British Railways.
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Sorry to hijack your thread here PT, but I was wondering if anyone was listening to the interviews given by Europol after the cyber attacks world wide last weekend. The head of Europol cyber security located in The Hague is a guy called Stevie Wilson - who hails from Irvine. We Ayrshire folks get everywhere.

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Meg,

Steven joined Strathclyde Police in 1985 and served until 2015. He is now, as you say, Head of the European Cybercrime Centre.

It's great to think that a young man can join the police as a Constable and rise to such an important and prestigious position with European and World-wide responsibilities.
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PT, he and George have worked together in various projects in Cybercrime, but I only know him wearing his other hat - we both share a love of cooking, and he is a really talented chef. guess he is one of those people who can turn their hand to anything.

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GLASGOW HERALD
19 MAY 1917

DEATH ON SERVICE

WRIGHT: Killed in action, on the 23rd of April, Private NORMAN TURNBULL WRIGHT, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders aged 21 years, youngest son of A. Wright, Law View, West Kilbride, late overseer, G.P.O., Glasgow.
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22 MAY 1917

DEATH ON SERVICE

WRIGHT: At a nursing home, Glasgow, on 21st May, WILLIAM HENDERSON WRIGHT, retired Commander, Lieutenant, R.N.R., Dirrans Cottage, Kilwinning.
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GLASGOW HERALD
6 JUNE 1888

KILMARNOCK – SMALL-POX

A case of small-pox has been discovered in town, the sufferer being JOHN GOODALL, the well-known football player of Preston North End, a native of the town, who came with his team to play against Renton at Glasgow on Saturday, but took ill and was unable to play.

Goodall has been removed to the small-pox hospital, which was lately put into a state of thorough repair by the Local Authority.

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GLASGOW HERALD
18 JUNE 1901

PROSECUTION UNDER THE PHARMACY ACTS

At Kilmarnock Sheriff Court – before Sheriff Hall – GEORGE WINCHESTER, residing at Mossgiel, Ritchie Street, West Kilbride, was charged with four offences under the Pharmacy Acts – two by having on 7th May, within a shop in Main Street, West Kilbride, sold poison in prescriptions dispensed by him, the third by keeping open shop for the sale of poisons, and the fourth by assuming and using the title of chemist, he not being a registered chemist under the Act.

He pleaded not guilty.

Mr. P. Morrison, junior, S.S.C., Edinburgh, conducted the prosecution, and the accused was represented by Mr. W. D. McJannet, writer, Irvine.

Mr. G. Rutherford, assistant secretary to the Pharmaceutical Society, deponed that in consequence of complaints about the conduct of this shop he went to West Kilbride on 7th May.

The sign above the window was “chemist and druggist,” and on the fan-light above the door there was the name “Glen & Coy.,” while to the left of the entrance, besides a statement as to the business hours there was an inscription – “Attendance urgently required may be had at all hours by applying to George Winchester, Mossgiel, Ritchie Street.”

On going to Mossgiel he found a brass plate on the railing with the name “George Winchester, chemist.”

He sent two messengers to the shop with bottles and prescriptions and obtained the medicines.

On analysis in one case he found about half a grain of morphine and six minims of chloroform. Half a grain of morphine was more than a fatal dose, and five minims of chloroform was the maximum medicinal dose. Both morphine and chloroform were scheduled poisons.

In the second case he found about half a grain of arsenic. The maximum medicinal dose of arsenic was one-fifteenth of a grain.

He characterised this infringement of the Act as about the worst he had ever had to investigate.

In cross-examination witness declined to say who had made the complaints or where he had got the prescriptions.

ALLAN GORDON and MARY GIBSON, both residing in Glasgow Street, Ardrossan, deponed to going for the medicine at Mr. Hill’s instance, and stated that they had been served by the accused, who was the only person they saw in the shop.

The defence was that Arthur Guthrie Glen was a partner in the firm, and that he was a registered chemist.

It was brought out, however, that at the date libelled Glen was an assistant with a chemist in Falkirk, and took no part in the management of the business, only paying occasional visits to inspect the books and the stock.

After a lengthened proof the Sheriff said he had some doubt as to the third charge, which he found not proven, but he was clearly of the opinion that the other three had been proved, and he imposed a penalty of £2 10s for each - £7 10s in all – with £2 of expenses.
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GLASGOW HERALD
19 JUNE 1882

THE PROPOSED SHIPMENT OF DYNAMITE AT IRVINE HARBOUR

On Saturday a poll was taken in the Town’s House, Irvine, to ascertain the feelings of the inhabitants as to whether the Harbour Trust should grant the application of Nobel’s Explosives Company for permission to erect a wharf on the Garnock for the shipment of dynamite and other explosives.

Very little interest was taken in the voting, only 213 electors recording their vote out of a constituency of 1044.

When the votes were counted up, the numbers were found to be:-

Against the wharf, 115; in favour, 98 – majority of 17.
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