Lex Anteinternet: Berkeley California

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Friday, January 3, 2025

Monday, January 3, 1910. Junior High.

A junior high school, in Berkeley California, opened in the US for the very first time.

Two of them actually, both in Berkeley.

Last edition:

Saturday, January 1, 1910. 5, 576 handshakes.

Labels: 1910, 1910s, Art, Racism, Railroads, The American South, Unions, William Howard Taft

Monday, September 18, 2023

Tuesday, September 18, 1923. Berkeley Fire, Upset Oklahoma Legislature.

Those items were the big news.

More locally, the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission decided there would be a sage chicken season that year, but it would start in October, rather than Septeber as it now does. And the first deer of deer season was taken.

Sunday, September 17, 2023

Monday, September 17, 1923. The Berkeley Conflaguration.

A fire in Wildcat Canyon spread to the town of Berkeley and destroyed much of the northern area of the town. No lives were lost, however.

By Unknown author - https://www.flickr.com/photos/52614599@N00/3891503178, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=124453545

When the area was built, masonry structures replaced the former wooden ones.

Hiram "Hank" Williams was born in Butler County, Alabma.

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.

We hope you'll feel moved to comment as well. While we moderate every comment, so as to weed out Spam, we greatly appreciate the comments where they are offered, and hope to see more.

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