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San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 106, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

San Antonio Daily Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 106, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 13, No. 230, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

The Daily Texarkanian. (Texarkana, Ark.), Vol. 13, No. 230, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from Texarkana, Arkansas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Gardner, J. W.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 105, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

The Daily Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 105, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Territory that includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 142, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

Galveston Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 142, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Ousley, Clarence
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 4618, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 4618, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 161, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

The Daily Ardmoreite. (Ardmore, Indian Terr.), Vol. 4, No. 161, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from Ardmore, Indian Territory. Coverage includes local, territorial, and United States national news along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Nisbett, D. T.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Letter from J. W. Hodges to Heber Stone - May 4, 1897] (open access)

[Letter from J. W. Hodges to Heber Stone - May 4, 1897]

Letter written by J. W. Hodges to Heber Stone. Includes details of where and when the annual Southwestern University Board of Trustees meeting will take place. Invites Heber Stone to attend.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Hodges, J. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 105, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

El Paso International Daily Times (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 105, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 106, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 22, No. 106, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Rankin, John G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 41, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 41, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 19AB, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

The Abilene Reporter (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 19AB, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Bi-weekly newspaper from Abilene, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Shook, L. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Bryan Daily Eagle. (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 132, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

The Bryan Daily Eagle. (Bryan, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 132, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from Bryan, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Carnes, Malcom
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Daily Herald. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 106, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

El Paso Daily Herald. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 106, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Daily Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

The Daily Oklahoma State Capital. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from Guthrie, Oklahoma that includes local, territorial, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Greer, Frank H.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 129, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 4, 1897 (open access)

The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 129, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 4, 1897

Daily newspaper from Guthrie, Oklahoma. Coverage includes local, territory, and United States news, along with advertising.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Niblack, Leslie G.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Canopy for Vehicles, & c. (open access)

Canopy for Vehicles, & c.

Patent to "improve the construction of canopies and to provide a simple, inexpensive, and efficient one adapted to be readily mounted on all kinds of vehicles, plows, machines, &c., where shade or protection from weather is desirable" (lines 11-15) with instructions and illustration.
Date: December 10, 1896
Creator: Buchanan, Hugh A. & Tisdal, Jefferson M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Bottle. (open access)

Bottle.

Patent for a bottle that has a mechanism near its opening, and when the cork is pulled out, it becomes impossible to refill the bottle and use it again. The point of this bottle is so that after it has been sealed, it cannot be opened and emptied without apparent evidence that it has been opened.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Phillips, George C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Churn. (open access)

Churn.

Patent for an automatic churn, which churns up and down and rotationally. To operate, turn a crank and a gear inside the churn moves the blades.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Rogers, James P.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Index for Books. (open access)

Index for Books.

Patent for "... improvements in indexes for books which receive the freight tariffs or schedules of railroads and the agreements between one road and others a to division of freight charges where the traffic is handled by more than one" (lines 11-16 ) including instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Kerr, Warren Dunlop
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Flue-Beader. (open access)

Flue-Beader.

Patent for a tool that allows a boiler flue to rotate while not letting any steam out of the flue. This allows for the projecting end of the flue to turn without damaging itself and makes taking the flue apart easier for workmen.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Hutchison, Wilson F.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Extension-Step. (open access)

Extension-Step.

Patent for improvements in extension-steps which attach to vehicles and "do away with the boxes used to assist in getting up to the first or lower step" (lines 10-12). When not in use, the steps can be swiveled up. They are raised, lowered, and locked into position with a mechanism operated using a handle.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Hamilton, Samuel R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Non-Refillable Bottle. (open access)

Non-Refillable Bottle.

Patent for non-refillable bottles "which in order to obtain access to its contents will have to be sufficiently mutilated or altered in appearance so that it cannot be again used as an original package for the fraudulent sale of an imitation liquid." (Line 13-17) Includes instructions and illustrations.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Clinton, John S.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Refrigerator or Cooler. (open access)

Refrigerator or Cooler.

Patent for a refrigerator that has an "arrangement of parts whereby the articles to be cooled are protected from moisture while the space in which said articles are arranged is inclosed by a film of moisture, which is designed to cool the inclosed atmosphere by evaporation" (lines 11-16). The covering is absorbent and the shelves inside are perforated.
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Burt, Henry M.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Pen-Cleaning Attachment for Inkstands. (open access)

Pen-Cleaning Attachment for Inkstands.

Patent for innovations in "pen-cleaning attachments for inkstands" (lines 9-10). It is a lip that extends past the top of ink-wells, and is meant to prevent blotting. The attachment is "an annular expansible body portion of spring metal adapted to be fitted in the mouth of an ink-well" (lines 93-95)
Date: May 4, 1897
Creator: Higgins, Pattillo
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History