Lex Anteinternet: 62nd Congress

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Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Saturday, July 8, 1911. Aspinwall rides into New York.

Nan Aspinwall arrived in New York City, making her the first women to cross the United States by horse.

She was a performer in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show and made the trip after a bet with Buffalo Bill Cody.

It was a Saturday, and on the East Coast, a hot one.

Vice President James S. Sherman broke a Congressional tradition by bringing an electric fan into the Senate Chamber.

Members of Congress followed his example that very day.

Burbank California was incorporated.

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Friday, July 7, 1911. Fur seals, heat wave.

Labels: 1910s, 1911, children, Conservation, Diplomacy, East Coast, Environmentalism, Ireland, Monarchy, United Kingdom, Weather

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Thursday, April 13, 1911. Rebel victory at Agua Prieta.

Mexican Revolutionaries defeated government troops at Auga Prieta.

The Sonoran border town was near Douglas, Arizona, where two Americans were killed by stray gunfire.

The House of Representatives passed the bill for a constitutional amendment allowing for the direct election of Senators.

Country Club, Asheville, N.C.

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Wednesday, April 12, 1911. First date of authorization for the Mexican Service Medal. Navy Aviator No. 1. Shortest baseball game.

Labels: 1910, 1911, Aircraft, baseball, Mexican Border War, U.S. Navy

Monday, April 4, 2011

Tuesday, April 4, 1911. 62nd Congress convenes.

The 62nd United States Congress convened with a Democratic majority.

The Japan-United States Treaty of Commerce and Navigation ratifications were exchanged at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo, as the Emperor Meiji, Prime Minister Katsura, and Foreign Minister Komura welcomed Ambassador O'Brien.

Former bandit and later revolutionary Antonio Carrasco died of wounds sustained in the fight over Juarez.

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Monday, April 3, 1911. Racism in San Antonio.

Labels: 1910s, 1911, cavalry, Conscription, Ethnicities, Mexican Revolution, New Zealand, Racism, Teenagers, Texas (San Antonio), William Howard Taft

Monday, November 8, 2010

Tuesday, November 8, 1910. The Republican Party loses the House.

The Republican Party lost control of the House of Representatives. The 62nd Congress would have 230 Democrats, 162 Republicans, one Progressive Republican, now an extinct species, and the first Socialist ever elected to Congress, incoming U.S. Representative Victor L. Berger of Milwaukee.

Overall, politics were swinging leftward, with the Democrats, which had been the conservative party, beginning their slow migration to the left.

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Monday, November 7, 1910. Dawn of commercial aviation.

Labels: 1910, 1910s, Aircraft, boats and ships, Royal Canadian Navy

Thomas More, counsellor of law and statesman of integrity, merry martyr and most human of saints: Pray that, for the glory of God and in the pursuit of His justice, I may be trustworthy with confidences, keen in study, accurate in analysis, correct in conclusion, able in argument, loyal to clients, honest with all, courteous to adversaries, ever attentive to conscience. Sit with me at my desk and listen with me to my clients’ tales. Read with me in my library and stand always beside me so that today I shall not, to win a point, lose my soul. Pray that my family may find in me what yours found in you: friendship and courage, cheerfulness and charity, diligence in duties, counsel in adversity, patience in pain—their good servant, and God’s first. Amen

"Be at peace. Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life; rather look to them with full hope as they arise. God, whose very own you are, will deliver you from out of them. He has kept you hitherto, and He will lead you safely through all things; and when you cannot stand it, God will bury you in his arms. Do not fear what may happen tomorrow; the same everlasting Father who cares for you today will take care of you then and every day. He will either shield you from suffering, or give you unfailing strength to bear it. Be at peace, and put aside all anxious thoughts and imagination." St. Francis de Sales

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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