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Title	The Steamie - Thursday 9 July 2020
Author	SteamieBot
Body	Weather [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/) Mostly cloudy throughout the day. Around 10 to 17 degrees. Travel No line problems reported. What's On Today Fuck all. Go out if you must, but stay safe. Don't be a fanny. Today in Scottish History On this day in 1867 Queens Park Football Club was formed, the first senior club in Scotland. The club dominated the early days of Scottish football, supplying all 11 players to the first ever Scottish international side. With the advent of professionalism, the club determined to retain its amateur status and as a result slid down the leagues. Nicknamed the Spiders, Queen's Park are still the only amateur team in the Scottish senior football set-up, and still play their games at Hampden Park, Glasgow, the home of the Scottish national side. On 9 July 1845 Gilbert, Lord Minto, the Scottish colonial politician, was born. Minto served as Governor-General of Canada between 1898 and 1905, and as Viceroy of India, 1905-1910. His reform of the electoral laws in India, by providing for separate Hindu and Muslim electorates, was seen as enlightened policy at the time, but has since been criticised for hastening the partition of the sub-continent into two states. Today in 1911 saw the birth of Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, the Chief of Clan Fraser, Scottish aristocrat and soldier. Fraser, a Second World War hero, played a key role in the development of the commandos and was actively involved in both the Dieppe Raid, 1942, and D-Day landings, 1944. /r/GlasgowMarket Digest [Locally Made Facemasks with donation to charity from each sale](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/hmby0h/locally_made_facemasks_with_donation_to_charity/) Tune of the day [David Hewitson - He Falls Asleep](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoPkif5GB70) (via /r/ScottishMusic) No eligible links submitted today. [Suggest tomorrow's tune](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=SteamieBot&subject=SongRequest&message=YouTube link here).
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Created	Thu 9th Jul 2020 6:00am
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**Weather** [(Powered by Dark Sky)](https://darksky.net/poweredby/)

Mostly cloudy throughout the day.

Around 10 to 17 degrees.

**Travel**

No line problems reported.

**What's On Today**

Fuck all. Go out if you must, but stay safe. Don't be a fanny.

**Today in Scottish History**

On this day in 1867 Queens Park Football Club was formed, the first senior club in Scotland.
The club dominated the early days of Scottish football, supplying all 11 players to the first ever Scottish international side. With the advent of professionalism, the club determined to retain its amateur status and as a result slid down the leagues. Nicknamed the Spiders, Queen's Park are still the only amateur team in the Scottish senior football set-up, and still play their games at Hampden Park, Glasgow, the home of the Scottish national side.

On 9 July 1845 Gilbert, Lord Minto, the Scottish colonial politician, was born.
Minto served as Governor-General of Canada between 1898 and 1905, and as Viceroy of India, 1905-1910. His reform of the electoral laws in India, by providing for separate Hindu and Muslim electorates, was seen as enlightened policy at the time, but has since been criticised for hastening the partition of the sub-continent into two states.

Today in 1911 saw the birth of Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, the Chief of Clan Fraser, Scottish aristocrat and soldier.
Fraser, a Second World War hero, played a key role in the development of the commandos and was actively involved in both the Dieppe Raid, 1942, and D-Day landings, 1944.

**/r/GlasgowMarket Digest**

[Locally Made Facemasks with donation to charity from each sale](/r/glasgowmarket/comments/hmby0h/locally_made_facemasks_with_donation_to_charity/)

**Tune of the day**

[David Hewitson - He Falls Asleep](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoPkif5GB70) (via /r/ScottishMusic)

No eligible links submitted today. [Suggest tomorrow's tune](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=SteamieBot&subject=SongRequest&message=YouTube link here).