Lex Anteinternet: Leonard Wood

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Sunday, April 1, 2001

Monday, April 1, 1901. Aguinaldo consents.

Emilio Aguinaldo, Prisoner of War and formerly the president of the Philippine Republic, signed an oath of allegiance to the United States.

General Leonard Wood, the American military governor of Cuba, refused to certify the selection of Alfredo Zayas y Alfonso as the Mayor of Havana in spite of his having been chosen by the city council in a 12–10 vote.

Scottish laborers walked off the job seeking an eight hour day.

British Governor of Northern Nigeria Sir Frederick Lugard outlawed the future purchase or sale of slaves, the return of a runaway slave to his master.

Currently enslaved people and concubines were not freed and could continue to be sold.

It was Holy Monday on the new calendar.

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Saturday, March 30, 1901. Boer captures.

Labels: 1900s, 1901, Art, Boer War, Easter

Friday, October 13, 2000

Saturday, October 13, 1900. Two Army physicians meet and end up saving the lives of millions.

Major General Leonard Wood, U.S. Military Governor of Cuba and a physician met with Major Walter Reed, U.S. Army surgeon, and authorized further funding of experiments to establish that yellow fever was spread by the mosquito Aedes aegypti.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. probably disputes that. Probably Tylenol causes yellow fever.

Anyhow, while Secretary of Defense Hegseth may be upset with the Army being "woke", this wokeness lead to one of the most significant medical developments in history.

Last edition:

Friday, October 12, 1900. The USS Holland commissioned.

Labels: 1900, 1900s, 1905, boats and ships, U.S. 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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