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Wednesday, July 3, 2024

Thursday, July 3, 1924. Linking electricity.

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover submitted a paper before the World Power Conference in London urging American power plants to be linked together to save energy.

Hoover was, legitimately, a genius.

Oath taking ceremony, Citizens Military Training Camp, Camp Meade, Md., 7/3/24.

Citizens Military Training Camps were part of a Federal program that offered basic military instruction to civilians who were not part of the Army's reserve system, which principally consisted of the National Guard. First authorized in 1921, they continued through 1940.

Last edition:

Tuesday, July 1, 1924. Airmail.

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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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