Lex Anteinternet: Monday, December 11, 1899. The Battle of Magersfontein.

Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Monday, December 11, 1899. The Battle of Magersfontein.

Entrenched Boers defeated the British at the Battle of Magersfontein.

The Scandinavian Volunteers, a group of volunteers for Boer service, pictured above were wiped out in the battle save for seven men.

Filipino General Tierona surrendered the province of Cagayan to U.S. Navy Captain McCalla of the USS Newark.

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Tuesday, December 5, 1899. President McKinley's Third State of the Union Address.

Labels: 1890s, 1899, Diplomacy, Philippine Insurrection, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Sic transit Gloria Mundi, Standards, the spoken word, Veterans Organizations, William McKinley

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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."

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