Lex Anteinternet: Wednesday, January 17, 1900. Yaqui rebellion.

Monday, January 17, 2000

Wednesday, January 17, 1900. Yaqui rebellion.

British born Bringham H. Roberts of Utah was refused a seat in the House of Representatives as he was a polygamist.

Roberts was a Mormon who had three wives. While the LDS had rejected polygamy prior to any of his marriages, examples of it continuing in mainstream Mormon communities were not uncommon.

It's hard to see this being done today, although as far as I know Roberts was the last polygamist to seek to be seated in Congress. Polygamy remains illegal in all fifty states, but with the erosion of nearly every other law pertaining to marriage, it's hard to see it withstanding a legal test.

While prohibited, his status as a polygamist was not held against him in the LDS, and he went on to have significant positions in the Mormon church.

Sonoran Yaqui Indians declared their independence from Mexico and asked for help from the United States.

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Tuesday, January 16, 1900. Guerilla warfare on Cebu.

Labels: 1900, 1900s, Diplomacy, Philippine Army, Philippine Insurrection, Solomon Islands, United Kingdom

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