Lex Anteinternet: January 2010

Monday, January 4, 2010

Tuesday, January 4, 1910. Disaster in Lander.

Today In Wyoming's History: January 4: 1910 Orchard Opera house destroyed by fire in Lander. Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.

Forces of Muhammad Salih bin Yusuf, the last independent ruler, or kolak, of the Wadai Empire, defeated the French at Darfur.

The USS Michigan was commissioned.

Last edition:

Monday, January 3, 1910. Junior High.

Labels: 1900s, 1910, Berkeley California, California, Education, Teenagers

Sunday, January 3, 2010

Monday, January 3, 1910. Junior High.

A junior high school, in Berkeley California, opened in the US for the very first time.

Two of them actually, both in Berkeley.

Last edition:

Saturday, January 1, 1910. 5, 576 handshakes.

Labels: 1910, 1910s, Art, Racism, Railroads, The American South, Unions, William Howard Taft

Friday, January 1, 2010

Saturday, January 1, 1910. 5, 576 handshakes.

Imperial Russia extended its boundaries to 12 miles off of its coast.

President Taft opened the New Year by shaking the hands of 5,575 people visiting the White House.

Ick.

Railroads operating in the American South implemented a quota against further hiring of African Americans, pursuant to an agreement with the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen, providing that "No larger percentage of Negro trainmen or yardmen will be employed on any division or in any yard than was employed on January 1, 1910".

Last edition:

Thursday, December 30, 1909. Regulating religious processions.

Labels: 1900s, 1909, Protestant, religion, Russia, Russian Orthodox Church

Lex Anteinternet?

This blog has been around since 2009. In the very first post, we asked the question: "What the heck is this blog about?"

Our answer to the question was: "The intent of this blog is to try to explore and learn a few things about the practice of law prior to the current era. That is, prior to the internet, prior to easy roads, and the like. How did it work, how regional was it, how did lawyers perceive their roles, and how were they perceived?"

We also noted: "Part of the reason for this, quite frankly, has something to do with minor research for a very slow moving book."

All of this is still true, but the focus of the blog has changed somewhat. It now focuses on the era from 1890 to 1920 in general, rather than on the law and lawyers specifically, although that may be far from obvious. It's also become the location where we comment on anything we feel moved to comment on.

We hope you'll feel moved to comment as well. While we moderate every comment, so as to weed out Spam, we greatly appreciate the comments where they are offered, and hope to see more.

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