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Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 115, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883 (open access)

Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 115, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883

Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: Rankin, John G. & Levin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Car Coupling. (open access)

Car Coupling.

Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design "has for its objects to provide a coupling-pin which can be reversed when one end becomes worn, to provide a reversible pin of novel construction, which is adapted to automatically engage the ordinary coupling-link, and to provide a coupling-pin of novel construction, with a device for holding it elevated when it is not desired to engage a coupling-link" (lines 10-18).
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: Fowler, Joseph C.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Chopper and Cultivator. (open access)

Cotton Chopper and Cultivator.

Patent for a new and improved cotton chopper and cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the chopper-handle, of the notched-roller, the mortised cross-beam, having the pivot across its mortise or hole, and the spring, attached to an upright, and the handle, whereby the chopper may be operated" (lines 73-78).
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: Pettitt, Francis Alexander.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1427: Chapman, Mary et al (Minors) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1427: Chapman, Mary et al (Minors)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Chapman, Mary et al (Minors) and W.C. Chapman (Executor or Guardian).
Date: 1883-05-15/1893-05-20
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas County Probate Case 1896: Beierly, Wm. (Deceased) (open access)

Dallas County Probate Case 1896: Beierly, Wm. (Deceased)

Dallas County probate record regarding the case of Beierly, Wm. (died May 15, 1883) and L.F. Bohny (Executor or Guardian). Images from case number 1596 (Wm. Beirely) are have also been included with this case: they begin with image number 16 (of 107) images.
Date: 1883-05-15/1898-11-19
Creator: Dallas County (Tex.)
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 145, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883 (open access)

The Dallas Daily Herald. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 145, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 64, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883 (open access)

The El Paso Daily Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 64, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883

Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: Hinton, Richard J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 286, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883 (open access)

Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 18, No. 286, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883

Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: Hanschke, Robert
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883 (open access)

The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 54, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883

Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Laundry-Iron (open access)

Laundry-Iron

Patent for improvements to heating and use of irons used for laundry.
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: Pedder, James Nagel
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Norton's Daily Union Intelligencer. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883 (open access)

Norton's Daily Union Intelligencer. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 11, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 15, 1883

Daily newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: Norton, A. B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nut Lock. (open access)

Nut Lock.

Patent for a new and improved nut lock. This design utilizes "[t]he combination, with the bolt having a longitudinal groove therein, and the nut having a circular recess in its inner face and a series of perforations in its outer face, of the key having its inner end bent at right angles and fitted in said recess, and provided with an arm and pivoted catch at the outer end, which catch is adapted to engage with a perforation in the nut" (lines 47-55).
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: Mlinarich, Gioseppe Iosef Pepos
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Packing Attachment for Baling Presses (open access)

Packing Attachment for Baling Presses

Patent for an "improved cotton packing attachment for baling-presses" (lines 9-10).
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: Shepherd, James R.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 37, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 15, 1883 (open access)

The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 37, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 15, 1883

Daily newspaper (except Sunday) from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Split Switch (open access)

Split Switch

Patent for a split switch, with illustrations. The "invention relates to split switches; and the object of our invention is to provide a switch which will be normally in condition to prevent a train from running on the main track from the siding, and yet always keep the main track in condition for the rapid movement of trains, and at the same time allow the shunting of a train from the main track to the side track" (lines 16-24).
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: Crowley, John Henry & Temple, Bernard Moore
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 127, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 15, 1883 (open access)

The Waco Daily Examiner. (Waco, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 127, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 15, 1883

Daily newspaper from Waco, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: May 15, 1883
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History