Lex Anteinternet: Friday, May 11, 1923. Speed, home runs and volleys

Thursday, May 11, 2023

Friday, May 11, 1923. Speed, home runs and volleys

USS Richmond, May 11, 1923. This was during a pre commissioning speed trial. The ship would be commissioned in July. Ordered during World War One, the Richmond would serve through World War Two and be stricken in 1946.

A Major League baseball record that would stand until 1966 was set when the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillis hit a combined ten home runs. The Phillies won 20 to 14.

The Hardings took in a tennis match.

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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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