Lex Anteinternet: Saturday, January 13, 1923. The future Queen Mum says yes, the Reichstag says Nein.

Friday, January 13, 2023

Saturday, January 13, 1923. The future Queen Mum says yes, the Reichstag says Nein.

Secretary of War John H. Weeks receives polo cups won by U.S. Army. Check out the spats.

The Reichstag voted to engage in passive resistance to the French occupation of the Ruhr.

Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon accepted the third proposal of marriage from Prince Albert, the Duke of York. Her name had just been announced as the fiancé, erroneously, of Prince Edward.

Bowes-Lyon had twice declined the proposal, as she did not wish to be subject to the restrictions imposed on royalty. Ironically, she would become Queen Consort in 1936 when Edward abdicated.

The mother of Queen Elizabeth, she would live to be 102.

Harry Hong Hai Wong (王汉熙) was born on Gulangyu Island, Fujian Province in southern China. He became famous in the food industry, acquring the nickname the “Noodle King” by inventing the first instant noodles. He died at age 96, in 2019, in British Columbia.

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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.

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