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Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Wednesday, April 18, 1923. The House that Ruth Built.

Howard Emke of the Boston Red Sox and Bob Shawkey of the New York Yankees, April 18, 1923

The first game at Yankee Stadium was played.

The Yankees beat the Red Sox 4 to 1, with Babe Ruth hitting the park's first home run, the latter of which made the front page in Casper.

Dignitaries were naturally present.

Jacob Ruppert, Gov. Al Smith and wife at opening of Yankee Stadium.

A lot more here:

April 18, 1923: Yankee Stadium Opens

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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."

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