Lex Anteinternet: 1914 Election

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Monday, November 3, 2014

Tuesday, November 3, 1914. Montenegro declares war.

The Election of 1914 took place. Democrats took the House and Senate. It was the first time Americans directly elected the Senate.

If only we did that for the President now.

Montenegro declared war on the Ottoman Empire.

Montenegro, which regained independence in 2007, is a NATO member today.

Last edition:

Monday, November 2, 1914. The Bergmann Offensive.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, Battle of Armentières, Bergmann Offensive, French Army, German Army, German Kriegsmarine, Imperial Russian Army, Ottoman Empire, Siege of Tsingtao, Tsingtao (Qingdao) China, White Russian Army

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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