Lex Anteinternet: Sunday October 14, 1923. Yankees beat the Giants, blast at Wrigley Field, More French Babies.

Saturday, October 14, 2023

Sunday October 14, 1923. Yankees beat the Giants, blast at Wrigley Field, More French Babies.

The Yankees took game 5 of the 1923 World Series, 8 to 1.

Polo Grounds, Yankee's Stadium in the background.

A bomb exploded outside of Wrigley Field, injuring none but causing $5,000 in damage. It was attributed to union agitators who were upset with Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

No arrests were made.

French President Alexandre Millerand lobbied for an increased French birth rate to hedge against Germany. French birth rates had decreased since the war.

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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."

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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