Lex Anteinternet: Washington (Seattle)

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Friday, May 31, 2024

Wednesday, May 31, 1899. The Harriman Alaska Expediction departs.

The scientific Harriman Alaska Expedition left Seattle for the coast of Alaska.

Last prior edition:

May 30, 1899. Decoration Day.

Labels: 1890s, 1899, Memorial Day

Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Thursday, July 30, 1914. Bringing an action, if possible.

Let Papa plan not war, for with the war will come the end of Russia and yourselves, and you will lose to the last man.

Grigori Rasputin; telegram to Imperial Russian Lady in Waiting, Anna Vyrubova, July 30, 1914.

First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill instructed Royal Navy Commander of the Mediterranean Fleet Admiral Archibald Berkeley Milne "to aid the French in the transportation of their African Army by covering, and if possible, bringing to action individual fast German ships, particularly Goeben, who may interfere in that action."

A disaster in seattle:

Seattle's Grand Trunk Pacific dock burns on July 30, 1914.

Last edition:

Wednesday, July 29, 1914 First shots.

Labels: 1910s, 1914, Austro Hungaria, Austro Hungarian Navy, Massachetts, Serbia, technology, Technology is ruining everything, telephone, World War One

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.

We hope you'll feel moved to comment as well. While we moderate every comment, so as to weed out Spam, we greatly appreciate the comments where they are offered, and hope to see more.

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