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Crossed the Line, 1900

On evening of Monday 4th June 1900, Charles Roger a Polish miner from Craighead Rows and Joseph Higgins of McAlpines Building, Blantyre got into a quarrel at Mr Kelly’s Public House on Glasgow Road. As was the tradition then, they “took it outside” to the pavement. From the statement submitted to court, Higgins then drew […]