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Combined Tie-Plate and Rail Anticreeper (open access)

Combined Tie-Plate and Rail Anticreeper

Patent for a railroad tie plate designed to remained locked to the base of the rail and to prevent dislocation of the base. Illustrations included.
Date: March 29, 1910
Creator: Clarke, Marcus S. & Adreon, Edward L., Jr.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Former (open access)

Bat-Former

Patent for a cotton bat former that produces a bat of uniform size and weight.
Date: March 21, 1911
Creator: Ball, Samuel M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bat-Former (open access)

Bat-Former

Patent for a cotton bat former for use in cotton gins.
Date: March 28, 1911
Creator: Ball, Samuel M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bolt-Jack (open access)

Bolt-Jack

Patent for a bolt jack with which bolts may be pulled without bending. Illustrations included.
Date: March 29, 1910
Creator: Smith, Henry H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
AUTOMOBILE (open access)

AUTOMOBILE

Patent for improvements for power distribution in automobiles, including illustrations.
Date: March 31, 1914
Creator: De Witt, George, W.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Belt Tightener for Pumps. (open access)

Belt Tightener for Pumps.

Patent for belt tighteners for well pumps which decreases the amount of force necessary to tighten a pump. Patent includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: March 6, 1917
Creator: Layne, Mahlon E.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Picket-Fence Machine. (open access)

Picket-Fence Machine.

Patent for a picket fence machine for a fence that can be built of wire where normal fence pickets are woven and spaced an equal distance apart, including illustrations and instructions.
Date: March 10, 1914
Creator: Purdy, John S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Automatic Fire-Alarm System. (open access)

Automatic Fire-Alarm System.

Patent for an automatic fire alarm system with a simple arrangement of alarm devices (positioned throughout different rooms) with sound or visual indicators for fire awareness and closer thermal circuits (assisted with spring contact and circuit closer). The automatic fire alarm system will have a more immediate reaction by making an alert noise or visual and propping open the spring contact.
Date: March 16, 1915
Creator: Ammons, John Burck; Ammons, Evander & McGaffey, Otis
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cheese-Hoop. (open access)

Cheese-Hoop.

Patent for improvements in cheese hoops by creating a suitable frame work to support a wire gauze or net on the sides and the top of the hoop. This protects the cheese when cutting out a portion of the cheese.
Date: March 30, 1915
Creator: Cain, William R. & Cain, John R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aeroplane. (open access)

Aeroplane.

Patent for an improved rotary airplane engine patterned after the Gnome type with extra blades attached to the engine cylinders.
Date: March 25, 1913
Creator: Decker, Harry R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Texas Surgical Society Committee on Charter Members Meeting Summary] (open access)

[Texas Surgical Society Committee on Charter Members Meeting Summary]

Summary of a meeting of the Texas Surgical Society in which membership and election of officers was discussed. Included is the text of a speech by James E. Thompson.
Date: March 6, 1915
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 26TH YEAR, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 1, 1911 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 26TH YEAR, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 1, 1911

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 1, 1911
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society] (open access)

[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society]

Pamphlet describing Kempner addresses Economics Society about commission form of government. Also, it documents an article on "Commission Government: Would It Suit New Orleans by Edward H. Burns?"
Date: 1911-03-13~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 357, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1919 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 357, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 27, 1919

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 27, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 351, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 1919 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 351, Ed. 1 Friday, March 21, 1919

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 21, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 353, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1917 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 353, Ed. 1 Friday, March 23, 1917

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 23, 1917
Creator: Johnston, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 331, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1917 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 331, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 1, 1917

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 1, 1917
Creator: Johnston, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 350, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 18, 1916 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 350, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 18, 1916

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 18, 1916
Creator: Johnston, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 360, Ed. 1 Friday, March 30, 1917 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 31, No. 360, Ed. 1 Friday, March 30, 1917

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 30, 1917
Creator: Johnston, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 359, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 29, 1919 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 359, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 29, 1919

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 29, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 358, Ed. 1 Friday, March 28, 1919 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 358, Ed. 1 Friday, March 28, 1919

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 28, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 359, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1918 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 359, Ed. 1 Friday, March 29, 1918

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 29, 1918
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 332, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 2, 1919 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 332, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 2, 1919

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 2, 1919
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 346, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 14, 1916 (open access)

The Houston Post. (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 346, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 14, 1916

Daily newspaper from Houston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: March 14, 1916
Creator: Johnston, R. M.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History