Lex Anteinternet: 61st Congress

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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Monday, July 12, 1909. Congress passes the 16th Amendment.

The House of Representatives passed the 16th Amendment. The Senate had already done so.

Korea turned prison administration over to Japan in what was a step towards full annexation of the Hermit Kingdom.

President Taft withdrew and therefore protected the Oregon Caves National Monument.

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Saturday, July 10, 1909. An agreement on Chinese students.

Labels: 1640s, 1644, 1900s, 1909, 1910, 1911, China, Chinese 1911 Revolution, Diplomacy, Disaster, Education, Long Island New York, Monarchy, New York, New York (Long Island), Railroads

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Friday, July 2, 1909. The 16th Amendment passes Congress

Congress passed the 16th Amendment allowing for an income tax, and it was sent to the states for ratification.

Fritz Haber and his assistant, Robert Le Rossignol, first demonstrated a nitrogen fixation process for synthesizing ammonia from hydrogen and nitrogen, a process used for nitrate fertilizer.

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Monday, June 28, 1909. Al fresco.

Labels: 1900s, 1909, Casper Wyoming, Cincinnati Ohio, Daylight Savings Time, North Platte River, Ohio (Cincinnati), Pathfinder Dam Wyoming, Washington DC, William Howard Taft, Wyoming (Casper)

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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