Today voters are going to the polls for local elections in England, Wales and Scotland – and to elect mayors in London, Liverpool and Salford. In 1890 there seemed little interest in such events. In fact this researcher rummaged through the archive and found very little to stimulate even the most hardened blogger. This from York Herald, Wednesday 01 October 1890 with links to those naughty French:
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