Lex Anteinternet: Monday, October 16, 1911. Plot against Taft and Progressive Party meets for the first time.

Friday, October 16, 2026

Monday, October 16, 1911. Plot against Taft and Progressive Party meets for the first time.

A railroad detective discovered a plot well in progress to detonate a rail line that President Taft was to travel over later that day.

The National Urban League was created.

The first meeting of the Progressive Republican Party occured. It endorsed Senator Robert La Follette for President, but that would not stick.

It's odd to think that in 1911 the Republican Party was a center right party that was been threatened by Republicans to its left. The Progressive Party was an outright liberal party.

Today, of course, there's an attempt to threaten the Republican Party in Wyoming with a challenge from the very hard right.

Philadelphia took game two of the 1911 World Series.

Last edition:

Sunday, October 15, 1911. Battle at Tepoztlán.

Labels: 1910s, 1911, 1911 World Series, 1922, baseball, Ejército Libertador del Sur, Emiliano Zapata, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Philippines, Women, Zapatistas

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Lex Anteinternet?

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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