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Sunday, September 15, 2024

Miracle Mile.

Sunday, June 28, 2009

Monday, June 28, 1909. Al fresco.

Due to a heat wave, President Taft had dinner for guests served on the roof of the White House's West Wing.

The President had gone golfing earlier in the day.

Cincinnati adopted daylight savings time for the summer, proof that the bad idea was around prior to World War One.

Casper wasn't in danger from Pathfinder Dam, which was good news.

Last prior edition:

Tuesday, June 27, 1909. Helen of Troy.

Labels: 1900s, 1909, Ethnicities, Levant, Massachusetts, Trojan War, Women

Monday, June 1, 2009

Tuesday, June 1, 1909. Pathfinder Dam completed.

Today In Wyoming's History: June 1: 1909 Pathfinder Dam completed. Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.

A major dam on the North Platte, it was first of a series.

The Alaska-Yukon Pacific Exposition opened in Seattle.

Andrew Fisher resigned as Prime Minister of Australia after six months. He's serve in that position again in later years.

Miami, Arizona. June 1, 1909.

Oakland, California, June 1, 1909.

Lex Anteinternet?

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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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