Lex Anteinternet: St. Joan d'Arc

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Saturday, August 22, 2009

Sunday, August 22, 1909. Telephone lines.

Msgr Leon Cristiani invoked the blessing of St. Joan d'Arc upon Miss Therese Belin, curing her of tuberculosis.

Today In Wyoming's History: August 22:1909 Construction began on Sheridan based telephone lines. Attribution: Wyoming State Historical Society.

Last edition:

Saturday, August 21, 1909 The Great Victor Fire.

Labels: 1900s, 1909, Colorado, Colorado (Victor), Disaster, Victor Colorado

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Sunday, April 18, 1909. St. Joan d'Arc beatified.

St. Joan d'Arc was beatified by Pope Pius X before a crowed of 30,000 in St. Peter's Square.

Drawing of St. Joan d'Arc made during her lifetime.

A patron saint of France who lived from 1412 to 1431 before being executed, her canonization would follow in May, 1920.

Remarkably, an example of her signature exists.

The 1909 St. Louis Cardinals were photographed.

Last prior edition:

Saturday, April 17, 1909. Soccer riots.

1900s, 1909, actors and actresses, children, Rhode Island, Soccer, Sports, Teenagers, Washington DC, William Howard Taft

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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."

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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