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Automatic Type-Writing Machine. (open access)

Automatic Type-Writing Machine.

Patent for improvements to the type writer which allow for automatic, proper spacing between letters and words; will automatically return the carriage to the beginning of the page; and will automatically feed the inking ribbon so that the entire surface is used. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 13, 1897
Creator: Templeton, Allison
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Back-Band Buckle. (open access)

Back-Band Buckle.

Patent for an improved back-band buckle and an improved hook that connects the buckle with the trace-chain. The lever-hook snaps "into position and is held secure in a pane substantially flush with the lower portion of the buckle-frame when the buckle is closed by the forcing down of the lever" (lines 15-19).
Date: April 20, 1897
Creator: Brown, John Staddart
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Beige ribbon with blue star]

Beige ribbon with blue writing that states: "(large star at top) Galveston April 21, 1896. Texas Veteran Twenty-Third Annual ..Re-union.." Old Object Term: Commemorative ribbon
Date: April 21, 1896
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History
Channel Cleaner. (open access)

Channel Cleaner.

Patent for a new and improved channel cleaner. This design "is to construct an apparatus which may be anchored in a channel where there are sand-bars, for the purpose of agitating the water and stirring up the sand, so that the current may remove it. [The] invention consists in a trunk or large tube perforated along the bottom and provided at one end with a flaring mouth for concentrating the current within the trunk; also, in the combination, with the trunk, of a stirrer and a motor-screw for driving the same" (lines 17-28).
Date: April 22, 1890
Creator: Evans, William
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Gin. (open access)

Cotton-Gin.

Patent for a saw-cleaning attachment for cotton gins. Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 20, 1897
Creator: Griffin, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton-Press. (open access)

Cotton-Press.

Patent for "a compress having a continuous operation, whereby one bale of cotton is being formed by the compress all the time the same is working, and thereby rendering it unnecessary to completely stop the working of the entire press for every single bale made until the bale can be wrapped and discharged out of the press." (Lines 15-22) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: April 14, 1896
Creator: Griffin, Thomas J.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Crab and Fish Trap. (open access)

Crab and Fish Trap.

Patent for a new and improved seafood trap. This design consists in "a net or trap for crabs or fish, which comprises flat frame-sections hinged together, netting attached to said sections, and a rod or bar extending across said sections and engaging with suitable devices thereon for holding said sections partly extended until the hinged sides strike bottom and thereby release the rod or bar" (lines 83-90).
Date: April 1, 1890
Creator: Franklin, Robert M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electric Furnace. (open access)

Electric Furnace.

Patent for a new and useful electric furnace.
Date: April 19, 1898
Creator: Clark, George Greenleaf
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electrical Retort. (open access)

Electrical Retort.

Patent for a new and useful electrical retort.
Date: April 6, 1898
Creator: Eldridge, Hilliary
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 131, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 131, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 1, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 132, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 2, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 132, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 2, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 2, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 133, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 133, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 3, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 3, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 134, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 134, Ed. 1 Friday, April 4, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 4, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 135, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 5, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 135, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 5, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 5, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 136, Ed. 1 Monday, April 7, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 136, Ed. 1 Monday, April 7, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 7, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 137, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 8, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 137, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 8, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 8, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 138, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 9, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 138, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 9, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 9, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 139, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 139, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 10, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 10, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 140, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 140, Ed. 1 Friday, April 11, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 11, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 141, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 12, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 141, Ed. 1 Saturday, April 12, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 12, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 142, Ed. 1 Monday, April 14, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 142, Ed. 1 Monday, April 14, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 14, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 143, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 15, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 143, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 15, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 15, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 144, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 16, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 144, Ed. 1 Wednesday, April 16, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 16, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 145, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1890 (open access)

Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 10, No. 145, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 17, 1890

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 17, 1890
Creator: Burson, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History