Category: Baseball Fiends and Flying Machines
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Robert H. Lawson’s Stenography System
One of the most curious episodes in Alfred Lawson’s autobiographical sketches (which appeared in most of his self-published books) was his reference to operating a school in Buffalo, New York, that taught his father’s unique shorthand system. This occurred between November, 1893 and April, 1894, as mentioned in Baseball Fiends and Flying Machines. For many…
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