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[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - March 31, 1906]
Letter written to Edward Clinch from K.K. Legett, explaining recent developments in a contract ratified by the Board of Trustees of Simmons College.
Date:
March 31, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wind-Motor
Patent for improvements in wind-motors. A simple construction that will effectively serve its intended purpose as a pumping-motor, but also constructed so that substitutions of certain parts can change it into a power-motor if desired. In connection with the motor there is an improved braking mechanism for the wind-wheel.
Date:
March 27, 1906
Creator:
Ziegler, John C.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - March 29, 1906]
Letter written to Edward Clinch from K.K. Legett, explaining that he would be unable to attend to a matter between them because of a trial he is involved in.
Date:
March 29, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - March 31, 1906]
Letter written to Edward Clinch from K.K. Legett, speaking of a recent matter concerning the estate of James Simmons and miscommunication with his son, Robert Simmons.
Date:
March 31, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from K.K. Legett to Edward Clinch - March 19, 1906]
Letter written to Edward Clinch from K.K. Legett concerning property in St. Paul that he wishes to sell.
Date:
March 19, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letters from K.K. Legett to Robert S. Simmons and Terry Smith - March 16, 1906]
Two letters on a single page, written to Robert S. Simmons and Terry Smith from K.K. Legett, thanking them for their hospitality and help while he was in New York City for business.
Date:
March 16, 1906
Creator:
Legett, Kirvin Kade, 1857-1926
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Self-Locking, Nut.
Patent for a "simple and efficient device" for "securely holding a nut upon a bolt" (lines 76-77).
Date:
March 6, 1906
Creator:
Galliher, Lawrence M.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1906]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions some trouble between the Moros and some Americans in the southern Philippines. He also outlines the summer plan of the USS Ohio (BB-12) to cruise to Japan. Nimitz describes a fire aboard ship in a storeroom next to a powder magazine. He mentions being glad to be away from the Academy and expresses a desire to have shore duty in Honolulu when his time comes. He also mentions going into drydock at Kowloon and seeing all the barnacles on the hull of the Ohio.
Date:
1906-03~
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Rail Tie And Brace
Patent for rail tie and braces. This invention is designed to couple opposite rails of the road-beds of railways allowing them to be adjusted as occasion requires. Illustration included.
Date:
March 13, 1906
Creator:
Barnes, Ned E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Transcript of Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, March 31, 1906]
Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz, writing from China, mentions being ashore in a camp in the Philippines for some target practice. He also mentions that he suspects his time on the USS Ohio (BB-12) is coming to a close because the Academy graduates are due to arrive aboard in early April. Nimitz expects to be sent to a smaller gunboat, but admits he would rather stay on the Ohio and be overlooked in all the shuffling.
Date:
March 31, 1906
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to William Nimitz, March 1906]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz mentions some trouble between the Moros and some Americans in the southern Philippines. He also outlines the summer plan of the USS Ohio (BB-12) to cruise to Japan. Nimitz describes a fire aboard ship in a storeroom next to a powder magazine. He mentions being glad to be away from the Academy and expresses a desire to have shore duty in Honolulu when his time comes. He also mentions going into drydock at Kowloon and seeing all the barnacles on the hull of the Ohio.
Date:
1906-03~
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Chester W. Nimitz to Charles Henry Nimitz, March 31, 1906]
Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his grandfather in Fredericksburg. Nimitz, writing from China, mentions being ashore in a camp in the Philippines for some target practice. He also mentions that he suspects his time on the USS Ohio (BB-12) is coming to a close because the Academy graduates are due to arrive aboard in early April. Nimitz expects to be sent to a smaller gunboat, but admits he would rather stay on the Ohio and be overlooked in all the shuffling.
Date:
March 31, 1906
Creator:
Nimitz, Chester W. (Chester William), 1885-1966
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fruit-Canner.
Patent for a fruit-canning apparatus that holds multiple cans on a perforated tray. The apparatus allows for necessary heating of cans and easy removal from a receptacle.
Date:
March 6, 1906
Creator:
Toler, Henry Wilson
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cultivator.
Patent for the Cultivator that helps in expanding and contracting the beams and to adjust the length as required.
Date:
March 6, 1906
Creator:
Martin, William Alexander
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Chopper.
Patent for a cotton chopper that can also chop or cut corn, cane, broom-corn, peas, or any similar plants that are planted thick in drills or rows. This particular chopper includes an approved arrangement and adjustment of the chopping-blades that can be set to cut at different angles.
Date:
March 13, 1906
Creator:
McKee, Jacob Rufus
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Clothes-Pin.
Patent for a clothes pin consisting of a single piece of bent wire.
Date:
March 13, 1906
Creator:
Stewart, James W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Lifting-Jack and Shaft-Support
Patent for a "combined lifting-jack and thill-support for vehicles," (lines 8-9) with the objective being "to simplify and improve the construction and increase the efficiency of devices of this character." (lines 10-11)
Date:
March 27, 1906
Creator:
Morgan, Rovena G.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combined Minnow Bucket and Trap.
Patent for a combined minnow bucket and trap that overcomes past disadvantages, is simple in constructions, inexpensive to manufacture and reliable.
Date:
March 27, 1906
Creator:
Petmecky, Fred
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Crate Or Coop
Patent for a crate or coop. This invention is connected at the corners possessing a removable bottom along with a readily detachable cover. Illustration included.
Date:
March 13, 1906
Creator:
Sperling, Ellsworth
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Carrier for Game
Patent for new and improved carrier for game. "The purpose of the invention is to provide a very light, simple, durable, economic, and effective device for carrying game adapted to be worn across the shoulder and which is held in place simply by the weight of the load". (lines 8-13). Includes description, instructions, and illustrations.
Date:
March 7, 1906
Creator:
Paul, James Mount
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Bed Attachment.
Patent for new bed design for invalids, containing a bedpan attached in the center of the bed. The bedpan is connected to a pipe, allowing the waste to be flushed away, just like any other toilet.
Date:
March 20, 1906
Creator:
Smith, Nan Elma
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cabinet
Patent for a cabinet. Illustration included.
Date:
March 13, 1906
Creator:
Dorsey, Henry
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History