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Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1887 (open access)

Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1887

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 1, 1887
Creator: Rankin, John G. & Levin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1967: Mitchell, Caroline W. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1967: Mitchell, Caroline W. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Mitchell, Caroline W. (died May 10, 1893) and Sarah Metcalf (Executor or Guardian). Died in Roswell, New Mexico; had heirs in several states.
Date: 1887-01-01/1898-07-16
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 100, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1887 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 100, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1887

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1887
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 155, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 1, 1887 (open access)

Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 155, Ed. 1, Saturday, January 1, 1887

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 1, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 250, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1887 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 250, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1887

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 1, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Letter draft (partial) to Mr. Bancroft, 1887 (open access)

Letter draft (partial) to Mr. Bancroft, 1887

Partial draft letter from Mary Jones, widow of the last president of the Republic of Texas. The original letter is housed in the University of North Texas Archives.
Date: January 1, 1887
Creator: Jones, Mary Smith McCrory
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Our Brother in Red. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 5, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1887 (open access)

Our Brother in Red. (Muskogee, Indian Terr.), Vol. 5, No. 5, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1887

Monthly newspaper from Muskogee, Indian Territory "devoted to the Promotion of the Cause of Education, Temperance, And Religion, in the Indian Territory." (Vol. I, Number 3) Included are social and religious news items, editorials, and literature along with advertising.
Date: January 1, 1887
Creator: Brewer, Theodore F.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1887 (open access)

El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. Seventh Year, No. 1, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 1, 1887

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 1, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Receipt from R.Y. Bandy] (open access)

[Receipt from R.Y. Bandy]

Receipt from R.Y. Bandy, manufacturer and jobber in saddles, harness and bridles, for the sale of goods to M.M. Hornsby.
Date: January 1, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 2, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 2, 1887 (open access)

Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 2, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 2, 1887

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 2, 1887
Creator: Rankin, John G. & Levin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 156, Ed. 1, Sunday, January 2, 1887 (open access)

Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 156, Ed. 1, Sunday, January 2, 1887

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 2, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 251, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 2, 1887 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 251, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 2, 1887

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 2, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 35, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 2, 1887 (open access)

The Sunday Gazetteer. (Denison, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 35, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 2, 1887

Weekly newspaper from Denison, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 2, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1275: Donohue, M. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1275: Donohue, M. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Donohue, M. (died December 5, 1889) and W.A. Rodgers (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1887-01-03/1894-11-02
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 305, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1887 (open access)

The Dallas Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 305, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1887

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 3, 1887
Creator: Gilbert, C. E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 102, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1887 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 102, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1887

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 3, 1887
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 157, Ed. 1, Monday, January 3, 1887 (open access)

Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 157, Ed. 1, Monday, January 3, 1887

Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 3, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 1416, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1887 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 1416, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1887

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 3, 1887
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 252, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1887 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 252, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1887

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 3, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 356, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1887 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 356, Ed. 1 Monday, January 3, 1887

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 3, 1887
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ant Trap. (open access)

Ant Trap.

Patent for a new and improved ant trap. This design "consists in a frame which is adapted to be placed over the ant-hill, so as to surround the entrance thereto, and provided with parallel surrounding flanges or sides which converge to each other and lead to an exit-spout . . . [and] is to provide an ant-trap which is adapted to catch the ants both on their attempt to leave the hill or to return to it, whereby the entire colony may be exterminated" (lines 9-21).
Date: January 4, 1887
Creator: Wise, David
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 4, 1887 (open access)

Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 12, No. 3, Ed. 1 Tuesday, January 4, 1887

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: January 4, 1887
Creator: Rankin, John G. & Levin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists in "a draw-head and a swinging coupling-hook pivoted therein, of the rock-shaft having the crank-arm provided with the grooved head, the chain arranged in said groove and connected with the hook, the ratchet-disk on the shaft, and the pawl for engaging the ratchet-disk" (lines 76-82).
Date: January 4, 1887
Creator: Nutting, Adrian
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Combined Ring and Buckle. (open access)

Combined Ring and Buckle.

Patent for a new and improved combined ring and buckle. This design is "to provide a device particularly for use in halters, whereby the manufacture of the latter may be accomplished without so much sewing or riveting of the parts together as is required where the ordinary halter-ring is used. [It] is capable of application to purposes other than harnesses" (lines 9-16).
Date: January 4, 1887
Creator: Kay, William V.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History