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A fact from Water's Edge Event Centre appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 20 July 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows: Did you know... that a language riot broke out between members of Our Lady of the Rosary in 1917? A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2025/July. The nomination discussion and review may be seen at Template:Did you know nominations/Water's Edge Event Centre.

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The result was: promoted by AirshipJungleman29 talk 14:11, 12 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Former Our Lady of the Rosary

• ... that a language riot broke out between members of Our Lady of the Rosary (pictured) in Windsor, Ontario, in 1917?

• Source: Hill, Sharon (23 April 2015). "Revival for 107-year-old Holy Rosary Church An Historic Gem". The Windsor Star. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.

• ALT1: ... that Our Lady of the Rosary (pictured) in Windsor, Ontario, was sold for a dollar? Source: *Battagello, Dave (4 December 2013). "Landmark Riverfront Church Finds New Life". The Windsor Star. Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
• Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Letard I

Created by Crisco 1492 (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 744 past nominations.

 — Chris Woodrich (talk) 21:06, 25 June 2025 (UTC).[reply]

• New enough, easily long enough, and well footnoted. All sources appear reliable; I am a bit skeptical about the use of Google Maps as a source but the claims it is used for appear to be very basic and uncontroversial. I chose this to review because I was very intrigued by what a "language riot" might be (though because Canada I could guess) so I strongly prefer ALT0. Earwig found 34% similarity with https://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/oha/details/file?id=202, a high number, but on inspection almost all of the matches were proper noun phrases; one exception, "spark from a passing train", is small enough and specific enough that it seems difficult to rephrase and non-problematic. Language riot verified from both sources. "Sold for a dollar" hook needs better sourcing (if we're going to use it): we have a source for the statement that it was offered for a dollar but neither a statement nor a source for the claim that the eventual sales price was still a dollar. QPQ done. Image is legible and properly licensed. Good to go with ALT0 (but would need more work for ALT1). —David Eppstein (talk) 02:26, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
  • Thanks, David. I don't think we're going to get much more specific than 'a conditional agreement to buy for a dollar'. That being the listed price was fairly well documented, and the need for massive repairs disincentivizing perspective buyers is noted, but I didn't find anything saying that that was the specific amount that changed hands. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 03:45, 29 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Needs more and sourced research

I can only say from common knowledge, that Catholic Mass in 1917 was not celebrated in English of French, only Latin. Vernacular Mass was only allowed after Second Vatican Council in 1960s. Maybe some sources are more explicit, what parts of service were in English/French, perhaps Scripture and homily. As it stands now, Mass in English, is wrong. Or, if there were some early exceptions to the rule, it needs to be adressed properly. BirgittaMTh (talk) 14:40, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

• I wondered about that too. This article makes it sound like the Mass was celebrated in English and French starting around 1918 or close to it, long before the Second Vatican Council. The cited source [1] actually says, "Fr. Laurendeau would deliver his sermons in both French and English." (Page 6 of the PDF.) --Metropolitan90 (talk) 15:53, 20 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]