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Apparatus For Refining Crude Petroleum (open access)

Apparatus For Refining Crude Petroleum

Patent for an apparatus for refining crude petroleum. This invention seeks to process oil containing burned, scorched, or charred particles. Illustration included.
Date: March 15, 1904
Creator: O'Neall, James M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Baling-Press (open access)

Baling-Press

Patent for a manually operated baling press which bales materials more easily than other presses.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Stopple, John J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car-Brake. (open access)

Car-Brake.

Patent for Car brake. Improvements in street car brake system which is based on the concept of physical force applied on the fender or apron which in turn forces the shoe on the rim.
Date: July 15, 1902
Creator: Brown, Frank O. & Moore, Edward T.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling (open access)

Car Coupling

Patent for a rail cars coupler. Illustrations included.
Date: January 15, 1907
Creator: Howell, Jordan M. & Walker, Abraham L.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1905 (open access)

Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, December 15, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 15, 1905
Creator: Risien, John T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1906 (open access)

Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1906

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 15, 1906
Creator: Risien, John T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1907 (open access)

Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 30, Ed. 1 Friday, February 15, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 15, 1907
Creator: Risien, John T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1907 (open access)

Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, March 15, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 15, 1907
Creator: Risien, John T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1907 (open access)

Carrollton Chronicle (Carrollton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, November 15, 1907

Weekly newspaper from Carrollton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 15, 1907
Creator: Risien, John T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Chair-Dowel for Building Purposes. (open access)

Chair-Dowel for Building Purposes.

Patent for a chair dowel for constructing chairs, which puts the whole weight of the chair on top of the columns of the chair rather than the sides.
Date: October 15, 1907
Creator: Wilson, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn-Operating Mechanism (open access)

Churn-Operating Mechanism

Patent for a rotary dasher churn operated by a spring motor. Illustrations included.
Date: June 15, 1909
Creator: Johnson, Frederick N.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cistern (open access)

Cistern

Patent for the "class of cisterns used to catch rain-water from the roofs of houses or other places" (lines 9-11); including illustration and instructions
Date: May 15, 1900
Creator: Harry, H. W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Composition Fuel (open access)

Composition Fuel

Patent for "a new and useful improvement in composition fuel, the object being to produce fuel in compact form which will burn quickly, rapidly generating an intense heat, and leaving but a small quantity of a residue or ash" (lines 10-15).
Date: January 15, 1901
Creator: Patterson, Warren A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cleaning Apparatus (open access)

Cotton Cleaning Apparatus

Patent for cotton cleaning apparatus. Illustrations included.
Date: November 15, 1904
Creator: Murray, Stephen D.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2035: O'Connor, Anna Alicia (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2035: O'Connor, Anna Alicia (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of O'Connor, Anna Alicia (died February 12, 1900) and P.J. Manning (Executor or Guardian). Anna Alicia O'Connor was born 26-Jun.-1849. Anna is buried next to her daughter Mary Manning in Calvary Cemetery Dallas Texas.
Date: 1900-03-15/1900-07-05
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2195: Bowles, Thomas (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2195: Bowles, Thomas (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Bowles, Thomas (Deceased) and Susan Bowles (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1900-10-15/1901-01-14
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2307: McKinney, W.A. (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2307: McKinney, W.A. (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of McKinney, W.A. (Minor) and H.T. Batchler (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1900-07-15/1901-12-06
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2410: Carpenter, J.R. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2410: Carpenter, J.R. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Carpenter, J.R. (died May 10, 1902) and Hattie Carpenter (Executor or Guardian). J.R. Carpenter was born 22 Jul.1848 and was buried in the Five Mile Cemetery, Dallas County.
Date: 1902-04-15/1957-11-14
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2440: Casey, Tom (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2440: Casey, Tom (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Casey, Tom (died January 19, 1903) and Sarah A. Phares (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1902-12-15/1903-05-09
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2558: Norton, Bertha (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2558: Norton, Bertha (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Norton, Bertha (died February 28, 1904) and Edw. Gray (Executor or Guardian). Bertha Long Norton was born ca. 1863 and is buried in Greenwood Cemetery Dallas Texas with her husband Dewitt C. Norton.
Date: 1902-01-15/1904-04-06
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2570: Tanner, Ida. M. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2570: Tanner, Ida. M. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Tanner, Ida. M. (died June 15, 1902) and Ben. F. Tanner (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1902-06-15/1903-12-15
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2658: Irish, Helen (Minor) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2658: Irish, Helen (Minor)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Irish, Helen (Minor) and Gilbert H. Irish (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1902-03-15/1902-05-31
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2675: Cage, Laura (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2675: Cage, Laura (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Cage, Laura (Deceased) and J.F. Patterson (Executor or Guardian)
Date: 1904-02-15/1904-12-03
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 2703: Gibbs, Barnett (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 2703: Gibbs, Barnett (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Gibbs, Barnett (died October 4, 1904) and Sallie A. Gibbs (Executor or Guardian). Barnett Gibbs was born 19-May-1851 and is buried in Oakland Cemetery Dallas Texas with his wife Sallie Haynes Gibbs and their children.
Date: 1900-10-15/1904-11-07
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History