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Fiber Separating Machine (open access)

Fiber Separating Machine

Patent for machines for separating the textile fiber of various plants, and has for its objects generally to simplify such machines, perfect their product, and avoid waste (lines 11-15) with illustrations.
Date: May 13, 1902
Creator: Allision, Samuel Benjamin & Dorrestein, C. A.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Telegram to I. H. Kempner from Galveston City Commissioners, May 20, 1902] (open access)

[Telegram to I. H. Kempner from Galveston City Commissioners, May 20, 1902]

Telegram from Galveston City Commissioners to I. H. Kempner discussing congratulations on his settlement with bondholders.
Date: May 20, 1902
Creator: Austin, W. M. I.; Lange, S.; Norman, A. P. & Austin, V. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from City of Galveston Board of Commisioners to I. H. Kempner and B. Adoue, May 12, 1902] (open access)

[Letter from City of Galveston Board of Commisioners to I. H. Kempner and B. Adoue, May 12, 1902]

Letter from City of Galveston Board of Commissioner to I. H. Kempner and B. Adoue discussing authorization from the commissioners for Kempner to travel to New York in regards representing the bond-holders of Galveston City Bonds payment of interest on bonds.
Date: May 12, 1902
Creator: Austin, William T.; Lange, H. C.; Norman, A. P. & Austin, V. E.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Lighting Apparatus for Vehicles. (open access)

Lighting Apparatus for Vehicles.

Patent for a useful lighting apparatus for vehicles in general by using a power-transmitting belt properly mounted on to the car-wheels to “which energy may be drawn from the wheels of the car and supplied to a lighting-dynamo.” (Lines 12-14) Illustration is included.
Date: May 21, 1901
Creator: Brady, Alford
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 24, 1902 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 24, 1902

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 24, 1902
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 2, 1903 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 47, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 2, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 2, 1903
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 9, 1903 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 9, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 9, 1903
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 16, 1903 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 16, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 16, 1903
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 30, 1903 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 5, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 30, 1903

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 30, 1903
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 7, 1904 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 7, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 7, 1904
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 14, 1904 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 14, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 14, 1904
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 21, 1904 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 21, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 21, 1904
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 28, 1904 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 28, 1904

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 28, 1904
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 6, 1905 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 48, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 6, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 6, 1905
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 13, 1905 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 49, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 13, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 13, 1905
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 20, 1905 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 50, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 20, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 20, 1905
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 27, 1905 (open access)

Galveston Journal. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 51, Ed. 1 Saturday, May 27, 1905

Weekly newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes news and information about local labor unions along with advertising.
Date: May 27, 1905
Creator: Dee, T. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Indicator For Bottles (open access)

Indicator For Bottles

Patent for an indicator to show the amount of liquid removed and the amount remaining for bottles or other liquid packages of different dimensions and will help improve the process of refilling the bottle after liquid has been removed.
Date: May 8, 1906
Creator: Frkovic, Frank Andre
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Postcard From Ernest L. Fulton to W. K. McAlpine, May 29, 1901]

Postcard from Ernest L. Fulton, State and County Tax Collector, to W. K. McAlpine stating the state and county taxes due for the year 1900. There is a note written at the bottom of the postcard stating "The Department of State & County taxes for 1900 was extended to Jany. 1902."
Date: May 29, 1901
Creator: Fulton, Ernest L.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Portal to Texas History
Index (open access)

Index

Patent for "a simple and compact index in which the available space will be utilized as perfectly as possible". (lines 10-13) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 22, 1900
Creator: Hausinger, Henry August
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock (open access)

Nut Lock

Patent for a nut lock. The nut lock consists "of a double threaded bolt having two oppositely threaded nuts thereon and a locking washer" (line 17-19). Illustration included.
Date: May 10, 1904
Creator: Hopping, Samuel Miller
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Window-Screen (open access)

Window-Screen

Patent for a window screen. Illustrations included.
Date: May 28, 1907
Creator: Kemmerling, Warren
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Written to Aetna Life Insurance Company] (open access)

[Check Written to Aetna Life Insurance Company]

Galveston National Bank check made out to Aetna Life Insurance Company for $137.32 and signed by W. K. McAlpine. The background of the check has a yellow seal in the center for the U.S. Internal Revenue and the text "Documentary Stamp" around the number 2 on either side of the seal. The back of the check is stamped and endorsed by the Aetna Life Insurance Company.
Date: May 28, 1901
Creator: McAlpine, W. K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Check Written to Sayles & McAlpine] (open access)

[Check Written to Sayles & McAlpine]

Galveston National Bank check made out to Sayles & McAlpine for $1,500.00 and signed by W. K. McAlpine. The background of the check has a yellow seal in the center for the U.S. Internal Revenue and the text "Documentary Stamp" around the number 2 on either side of the seal. The back of the check is endorsed by Sayles & McAlpine and stamped by the First National Bank, The Galveston National Bank, the Fort Worth National Bank, and W. L. Moody & Co.
Date: May 15, 1901
Creator: McAlpine, W. K.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History