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Post by ziggy on May 21, 2014 20:57:05 GMT
May 24 – The first Victoria Day is celebrated. Perhaps this can have a mention and a scene in one of the episodes. Queen Victoria’s death didn’t quite make it onto any of the MM stories. Edward VII was crowned was crowned King of the United Kingdom and of Canada on August 9.
May 29, 1902 – Ontario General Election. Margaret Haile runs as a candidate of the Canadian Socialist League in Toronto North for the Ontario Provincial Election, becoming the first woman ever candidate in a provincial election. I am not big on politics or activist affairs but I can see Emily and Julia very interested in this and actively giving their support. They did mention doing something about the Suffrage movement led by Dr. Emily Stowe with the help of her daughter Augusta and both Emily and Julia playing major roles in that episode. They could put something good together with all these activities, I suppose.
Then in October, there was the Altona school shooting. Though this happened in Manitoba they could “pretend” it happened in Toronto so that Station House 4 could deal with the situation. I must admit I am a bit queasy about school shootings and wouldn’t like to see one happen in MM (a stark reminder of what we have to deal with these days which no one really is happy about). It could upset a lot of people, myself included. They could make it a kidnapping by a sick teacher instead and the kids are found and rescued and it’s a happy ending.
December 15 – The first transatlantic radio press report is filed from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. This could involve Marconi, Tesla and Pendrick working with Station House 4 on a case. William met Marconi “very” briefly in Newfoundland (Republic of Murdoch) and he was ever so excited. That would be an awesome episode for me if they write the script well.
Also in 1902 the first real Canadian “car” was built by Milton and Nelson Good (brothers), in their company in Berlin, Ontario, (now Kitchener) that they founded in 1899. The car was called Le Roy. I think one of the MM producers had talked about having some 100 cars in Toronto already during that time so we should see some of them in action. William will have a field day driving one of those to a crime scene and will promptly confiscate it and try to make it a permanent asset for the Station House. Perhaps Pendrick can contribute to this and work with William. It’s about time they gave him some credit for his effort and great ideas. The poor guy.
Other events in Canada included the first movie theatre opened in Vancouver and the first symphony orchestra began in Quebec City.
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Post by carco on May 22, 2014 0:04:50 GMT
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Post by snacky on May 22, 2014 0:51:06 GMT
May 24 – The first Victoria Day is celebrated. Perhaps this can have a mention and a scene in one of the episodes. Queen Victoria’s death didn’t quite make it onto any of the MM stories. Edward VII was crowned was crowned King of the United Kingdom and of Canada on August 9. May 29, 1902 – Ontario General Election. Margaret Haile runs as a candidate of the Canadian Socialist League in Toronto North for the Ontario Provincial Election, becoming the first woman ever candidate in a provincial election. I am not big on politics or activist affairs but I can see Emily and Julia very interested in this and actively giving their support. They did mention doing something about the Suffrage movement led by Dr. Emily Stowe with the help of her daughter Augusta and both Emily and Julia playing major roles in that episode. They could put something good together with all these activities, I suppose. Then in October, there was the Altona school shooting. Though this happened in Manitoba they could “pretend” it happened in Toronto so that Station House 4 could deal with the situation. I must admit I am a bit queasy about school shootings and wouldn’t like to see one happen in MM (a stark reminder of what we have to deal with these days which no one really is happy about). It could upset a lot of people, myself included. They could make it a kidnapping by a sick teacher instead and the kids are found and rescued and it’s a happy ending. December 15 – The first transatlantic radio press report is filed from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia. This could involve Marconi, Tesla and Pendrick working with Station House 4 on a case. William met Marconi “very” briefly in Newfoundland (Republic of Murdoch) and he was ever so excited. That would be an awesome episode for me if they write the script well. Also in 1902 the first real Canadian “car” was built by Milton and Nelson Good (brothers), in their company in Berlin, Ontario, (now Kitchener) that they founded in 1899. The car was called Le Roy. I think one of the MM producers had talked about having some 100 cars in Toronto already during that time so we should see some of them in action. William will have a field day driving one of those to a crime scene and will promptly confiscate it and try to make it a permanent asset for the Station House. Perhaps Pendrick can contribute to this and work with William. It’s about time they gave him some credit for his effort and great ideas. The poor guy. Other events in Canada included the first movie theatre opened in Vancouver and the first symphony orchestra began in Quebec City. Thanks of the contributions! I'm confused about Victoria Day because I thought it was being celebrated in Murdoch Ahoy - but that was supposed to be in 1901. D: Regarding in Altona - I'm not sure if they should do that one because it's timely and relevant...or not do that one because it's too timely and relevant. |
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Post by snacky on May 22, 2014 1:05:26 GMT
There was a wonderful film that was (sort of) about Melies that came out a couple of years ago called Hugo. Critics loved it but I think a lot of people missed it because the marketing was confusing. There's an automaton in it and the commercials made it look like it was about a pinocchio-like robot in turn-of-the century Paris. Actually it was kind of a love letter to early film-making. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_%28film%29 |
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Post by carco on May 22, 2014 20:55:22 GMT
There was a wonderful film that was (sort of) about Melies that came out a couple of years ago called Hugo. Critics loved it but I think a lot of people missed it because the marketing was confusing. There's an automaton in it and the commercials made it look like it was about a pinocchio-like robot in turn-of-the century Paris. Actually it was kind of a love letter to early film-making. Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_%28film%29Amazing what they could do in those days. I remember hearing about Hugo but of course didn't think about it much at the time. Interesting. By the way, changing the topic from movies, you mentioned Cavalry in one of your previous posts and wondered if Canada had a cavalry. Off the top of my head I would have said "No, just the RCMP" but I know that the Cavalry refers to a military group and the RCMP is Police so apples and oranges. But I eventually looked it up and was amazed to find that we did have a Cavalry....lots of them in fact! The Royal Canadian Dragoons were formed in 1883. There was some flurry of activity in joining up other Cavalry regiments and changing names, etc. until we get to the Toronto Mounted Rifles formed in Toronto in April 1901 by combining with 3 other companies. In 1903 the regiment was named the 9th Toronto Light Horse and 1907 it was renamed the 9th Mississauga* Horse (FYI if for those not from the Toronto area, *the word, "Mississauga" is in reference to the 1st Nation people who inhabited the area before the Europeans. "Mississauga" is now a large city on Lake Ontario, immediately west of Toronto: Toronto International Airport is in Miss.) I bet Thomas Brackenreid would have liked to have been involved with the Toronto Mounted Rifles!  |
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Post by snacky on May 22, 2014 23:39:00 GMT
But I eventually looked it up and was amazed to find that we did have a Cavalry....lots of them in fact! The Royal Canadian Dragoons were formed in 1883. There was some flurry of activity in joining up other Cavalry regiments and changing names, etc. until we get to the Toronto Mounted Rifles formed in Toronto in April 1901 by combining with 3 other companies. In 1903 the regiment was named the 9th Toronto Light Horse and 1907 it was renamed the 9th Mississauga* Horse (FYI if for those not from the Toronto area, *the word, "Mississauga" is in reference to the 1st Nation people who inhabited the area before the Europeans. "Mississauga" is now a large city on Lake Ontario, immediately west of Toronto: Toronto International Airport is in Miss.) I bet Thomas Brackenreid would have liked to have been involved with the Toronto Mounted Rifles! Dragoons sound so scary! But I do agree, that if there was something like a calvary - "Mounted Rifles" or "Light Horse" or "Regiments", I bet some Canadian boy's dream was to join them! Does Canada have a saying that is a parallel to "call in the calvary"? |
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Post by carco on May 23, 2014 18:17:00 GMT
Dragoons sound so scary! But I do agree, that if there was something like a calvary - "Mounted Rifles" or "Light Horse" or "Regiments", I bet some Canadian boy's dream was to join them! Does Canada have a saying that is a parallel to "call in the calvary"? Yes, in Canada we say "call in the cavalry, eh" (Sorry, just some silly Friday humour....I've never heard a Canadian saying to equate to the American one. We would probably just use yours because we've herd it in movies, etc.) |
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Post by snacky on May 23, 2014 20:16:08 GMT
Dragoons sound so scary! But I do agree, that if there was something like a calvary - "Mounted Rifles" or "Light Horse" or "Regiments", I bet some Canadian boy's dream was to join them! Does Canada have a saying that is a parallel to "call in the calvary"? Yes, in Canada we say "call in the cavalry, eh" (Sorry, just some silly Friday humour....I've never heard a Canadian saying to equate to the American one. We would probably just use yours because we've herd it in movies, etc.) lol!  |
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Post by ziggy on May 23, 2014 21:08:41 GMT
May 24 – The first Victoria Day is celebrated. Perhaps this can have a mention and a scene in one of the episodes. Queen Victoria’s death didn’t quite make it onto any of the MM stories. Edward VII was crowned was crowned King of the United Kingdom and of Canada on August 9. Thanks of the contributions! I'm confused about Victoria Day because I thought it was being celebrated in Murdoch Ahoy - but that was supposed to be in 1901. D: Queen Victoria died January 22, 1901 and was succeeded by her son Albert (Edward VII) although he was not officially crowned until August 9, 1902 even though he was already seen and addressed as the king. At the time of Ahoy, Queen Victoria had just died. I think in Ahoy, it was their way of acknowledging that Queen Victoria was dead and was succeeded by a man so they now had to salute “God save the King” (not Queen). I very nearly missed the whole thing in Ahoy because it was so brief. I had thought that if they did anything at all it would be Brackenreid giving a quick history lesson to Murdoch at the station house and telling him with pride about Queen Victoria’s passing. 1902 was the first anniversary of Queen Victoria’s death and it was scheduled to be officially marked on May 24, 1902 to coincide with Albert’s coronation ceremony but Albert was sick with appendicitis and almost died and the coronation was postponed until August. 1902 was the first year Canada celebrated Queen Victoria Day and we just had one last weekend. |
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Post by snacky on May 23, 2014 23:55:16 GMT
but Albert was sick with appendicitis and almost died and the coronation was postponed until August. 1902 I wonder if it was really appendicitis? |
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Post by lovemondays on May 29, 2014 0:27:53 GMT
I was searching Toronto history for 1902 and found that there was a massive fire on July 10th at the P. MacIntosh Feed Co. Five firefighters were killed in two separate wall collapses. The building was previously owned by the Toronto Street Railway Company as a stable that was still packed with hay and other flammable materials. The alarm was first sounded by a policeman walking his beat who saw the flames. A bylaw was waved to allow the burials to occur on a Sunday. I could see George calling that in and Murdoch investigating until he reaches the conclusion that it was a tragic accident.
Snacky already noted that Enrico Caruso made a record and several wonderful classical works were also recorded for Julia to play on her gramophone.
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Post by snacky on May 29, 2014 0:33:39 GMT
I was searching Toronto history for 1902 and found that there was a massive fire on July 10th at the P. MacIntosh Feed Co. Five firefighters were killed in two separate wall collapses. The building was previously owned by the Toronto Street Railway Company as a stable that was still packed with hay and other flammable materials. The alarm was first sounded by a policeman walking his beat who saw the flames. A bylaw was waved to allow the burials to occur on a Sunday. I could see George calling that in and Murdoch investigating until he reaches the conclusion that it was a tragic accident. Snacky already noted that Enrico Caruso made a record and several wonderful classical works were also recorded for Julia to play on her gramophone. I don't know where I grokked this, but I think there is going to be a fire involved in a Season 8 episode. I didn't remember or read far enough that a policeman called it in. George could be a hero! Was it a tragic accident? Maybe there was dastardly gang war behind it. >.> |
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Post by lovemondays on May 29, 2014 1:54:13 GMT
Maybe that could tie into Brackenreid's situation. The gang idea could work in nicely to bringing them to Wm's attention.
Another date that caught my attention is Feb 21 when Dr. Harvey Cushing performed his first brain surgery. At the time he was an associate profession of surgery at Johns Hopkins and became a pioneer in neurosurgery. I think this is the type of work Julia would follow with interest. He also determined the link between blood pressure and intracranial pressure. Perhaps a revisit of the Truthiser?
June 15th, the Maritime provinces switched to Atlantic time. I'd love to hear Brackenreid scold George about the backward thinking of those bloody Easterners.
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Post by snacky on May 29, 2014 2:04:21 GMT
Maybe that could tie into Brackenreid's situation. The gang idea could work in nicely to bringing them to Wm's attention. Another date that caught my attention is Feb 21 when Dr. Harvey Cushing performed his first brain surgery. At the time he was an associate profession of surgery at Johns Hopkins and became a pioneer in neurosurgery. I think this is the type of work Julia would follow with interest. He also determined the link between blood pressure and intracranial pressure. Perhaps a revisit of the Truthiser? June 15th, the Maritime provinces switched to Atlantic time. I'd love to hear Brackenreid scold George about the backward thinking of those bloody Easterners. Yes, that's what I was thinking. Union and organized crime activity could also weave in and out of the gang stuff. I'm not sure what history MM will be drawing on - I was really surprised this was the direction they chose to go in. The only thing that comes to mind is the movie The Gangs of New York. I also read a book called The Gangs of San Francisco (by the same author as The Gangs of New York - I was surprised at how old these books were - they were really a collection of quaint anecdotes). The neurosurgery idea is awesome! And it has some dramatic potential if a constable gets hurt. (I don't think Brackenreid got hit in the head, though). Wow about the Truthiser insight - do you have a science background? Hahaha on the backward thinking. Didn't a book about the race to find correct Longitude come out a few years ago. Wasn't some stuff about longitude and time zones established fairly recently? |
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Post by lovemondays on May 29, 2014 2:26:03 GMT
A gang arc could encompass not only the docks, but also trade unionization and turf wars. Are those gang books a whole series?
My science background is limited to a lifelong interest in biology and a few university courses in anatomy and nutrition. What is really funny to me is that PE was the only course I disliked more than history in high school. Just another thing to love about MM. Wm or Julia gets interested in something and off we all go reading up!
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