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110
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28
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Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 99, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 1, 1888
Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Garrett, O. H. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Combination-Lock.
Patent for improvement upon a combination-lock.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Bergman, John
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Cotton Cultivator.
Patent for a new and improved cultivator. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the base . . . of the slotted plate secured thereto, the strip on the rear side of the said plate, the blade having apertures and threaded bolts for adjusting the said blade" (lines 96-100). It further consists in "rear cutters or scrapers on the landside" (line 1).
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Irwin, William H. & Hairgrove, George W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Evening Tribune. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 149, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 1, 1888
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Burson, J. W.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Fort Worth Daily Gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 263, Ed. 1, Tuesday, May 1, 1888
Daily newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Freie Presse für Texas. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 23, No. 1827, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 1, 1888
Daily German-language newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Hanschke, Robert
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Gainesville Daily Hesperian. (Gainesville, Tex.), Vol. 9, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 1, 1888
Daily newspaper from Gainesville, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Galveston Daily News. (Galveston, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 5, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 1, 1888
Daily newspaper from Galveston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[H. Kempner, Fine, Horseback Speed Ticket]
Transcription and two copies of court record no. 116, The Mayor, Aldermen and Harris Kempner, in which Kempner was charged with the offense of "running through the streets of Houston on horseback at a rate quicker than 5 miles an hour." Kempner was brought into court and, after evidence was presented, ordered to pay a fine of $5.00 plus the cost of the court for this offense.
Date:
May 1888
Creator:
Ander, William
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Houston County
Map of Houston County, Texas, including the Piney Woods region. Scale ca. 1:133,334 (4000 varas per inch).
Date:
May 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Map
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Laying the Cornerstone of the Fannin County Courthouse]
Photograph of the laying of the cornerstone of the Fannin County Courthouse in May, 1888. The ceremony was performed by a Masonic order, and they are identifiable in the photograph as individuals wearing white aprons around their waists. A man standing in a platform at center guides the cornerstone down to its place. The stone, a giant beige brick, hangs from above. A crowd of spectators, many wearing hats, are gathered around the ceremony.
Date:
May 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Putting Ties on Bales.
Patent for a new and improved machine for putting ties on bales. This design consists in a "frame-work which is to be placed across the bale . . . a shaft journaled in the frame and provided with a reel at each end, and pawls and ratchets with hooked ropes or chains . . . a double rope which is to be passed around the bale . . . and suitable U-shaped hooks . . . to provide a machine whereby cotton and other bales can be compressed at that point where the tie has come off, so as to allow another tie to be placed around the bale, and thus prevent the loss of material" (lines 16-33).
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Dunbar, William E.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Machine for Shucking and Shelling Corn
Patent for improvements in the design and construction of machines for shucking and shelling corn.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Whiting, Louis Rossell
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
El Paso Times. (El Paso, Tex.), Vol. EIGHTH YEAR, No. 104, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 1, 1888
Daily newspaper from El Paso, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Plow.
Patent for a new and improved plow. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the plow-beam, of the staple secured to the plow-beam, the curved shank provided at its upper front end with the triangular loop having notches on its lower edge, which engage with the said staple, the bolt pivoted in the said plow-beam and connected to the rear portion of the shank under the handles, and the blades secured to the lower front end of shank under the staple" (lines 72-81).
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Nitschmann, Franz
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
San Antonio Daily Light. (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 8, No. 89, Ed. 1 Tuesday, May 1, 1888
Daily newspaper from San Antonio, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Texas State Capitol]
Photograph of the Texas State Capitol building taken from the south. The words "Souvenir May 1888" appear in the bottom center of the photograph.
Date:
May 1888
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Trace Carrier.
Patent for a new and improved back-band buckle and hook. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with the buckle formed with the central cross-bar having the teeth and having the side hooks and having the outwardly-projecting tongue formed with the transverse aperture at its lower end, of the hook-plate formed with the reduced upper ends and the hook at its lower end having the opposite slots, and the locking key" (lines 14-21).
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Crockett, Edward R.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Clerk Records: Marriage Record 7
Recorded copies of marriage licenses issued in Travis County from May 1888 to October 1892, showing license number, county in which issued, name of male; name of female; date issued; signature of county clerk; date of ceremony; name and title of individual performing ceremony; date returned; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date:
1888-05/1892-10
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Travis County Deed Records: Deed Record 83 - Real Estate Mortgages
Recorded copies of Travis County deeds, conveyances, and other muniments of title affecting ownership to real estate from May 1888 to November 1890. Real estate mortgages include recorded copies of deeds of trust used as mortgages or liens on real estate or improvements to real estate. Shows date and place of execution; name of mortgagor; name of mortgagee; description of property involved; amount and terms of contract; signature of mortgagor; certificate of acknowledgment; and recording certificate, showing date filed, date recorded, and signature of county clerk or deputy. Also includes agreement that third party (named trustee) may in case of default advertise and sell the land encumbered to the highest bidder and apply proceeds to liquidation of lien. Arranged chronologically by date recorded.
Date:
1888-05/1890-11
Creator:
Travis County (Tex.). Clerk's Office.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Wagon Axle.
Patent for a new and improved axle. This design consists in "[t]he combination, with an axle having a seat at its outer end and a seat located in from said outer end, of the spindle having its shank provided with a threaded inner end, and nuts turned on said inner end on opposite sides of the inner seat, by which the spindle may be adjusted to and held in any desired position" (lines 79-85).
Date:
May 1, 1888
Creator:
Blevens, Nathan W.
Object Type:
Patent
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Brenham Daily Banner. (Brenham, Tex.), Vol. 13, No. 100, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 2, 1888
Daily newspaper from Brenham, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date:
May 2, 1888
Creator:
Garrett, O. H. P.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Canadian Free Press. (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 2, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Canadian, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date:
May 2, 1888
Creator:
Harm, L. V.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Christian Messenger. (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 14, No. 16, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 2, 1888
Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes news and information on Christian topics along with advertising.
Date:
May 2, 1888
Creator:
Burnett, Thomas R. & Wilmeth, C. M.
Object Type:
Newspaper
System:
The Portal to Texas History