Lex Anteinternet: 1914 Christmas Truce

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

Monday, December 7, 1914. End of the Maritz Rebellion and calling for a Christmas Truce.

Pope Benedict XV called for an official truce between the warring nations so that Christmas could be celebrated.

The National Assembly of Serbia issued their owar aims publically, including the unification of the southern Slavic nations into one country.

Boer General Christian Frederick Beyers drowned in the Vaal River bringing to an end the Maritz Rebellion.

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Sunday, December 6, 1914. Villa and Zapata enter Mexico City.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, Álvaro Obregón, Emiliano Zapata, German Army, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Mexico (Veracruz), Pancho Villa, Poland, Serbian Army, Venustiano Carranza, World War One

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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