Lex Anteinternet: Central Powers

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Saturday, August 9, 2014

Sunday, August 9, 1914. The end of the second phase of the Mexican Revolution.

The leaders of the Constitutionalist met with interim Mexican president Francisco S. Carvajal and the unconditional surrender of the Federals in exchange for safe passage of all federal troops and senior government leaders out of Mexico City. The defeated Federals left the following day.

Montenegro declared war on Austro Hungaria.

The French dirigible overflew portions of Germany.

British ships received definitive actual wartime orders to pursue the German warships SMS Goeben and Breslau.

The Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane James Duhig dedicated the opening of St Brigid's Church in Brisbane.

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Saturday, August 8, 1914. Leaving for the Antarctic.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, Alsace-Lorraine, Antarctic, Battle of the Frontiers, Cameroon, Exploration, German Empire, Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, law, United Kingdom, World War One

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

Thursday, July 9, 1914. Huerta defeated.

Obregón took Guadalajara.

It was the effective end of Victoriano Huerta's regime.

Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph was advised his council was working on an ultimatum containing demands that were designed to be rejected by Serbia.

As the recent posts have demonstrated, the "war guilt" clauses imposed on the Central Powers after World War One were not without merit.

Miss Norma Phillips.

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Wednesday, July 8, 1914. Rebels and Emperors.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, Álvaro Obregón, Austro Hungaria, China, Chinese Warlord Era, July Crisis, Mexican Revolution, Mexico, Serbia, Sun Yat-sen, World War One

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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."

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