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Who is W. T. Eldridge? (open access)

Who is W. T. Eldridge?

Pamphlet taking a position against the prison reform ideas of W.T. Eldridge, a businessman who ran the Imperial Sugar Company. The political commentary is addressed to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Legislative Investigating Committee, and the Members of the Legislature of Texas. It includes several letters, question-and-answer transcripts and other documentation discussing Texas legislation and policies related to prisons.
Date: August 1913
Creator: Dunovant, Adelia A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
Who is W. T. Eldridge? (open access)

Who is W. T. Eldridge?

Pamphlet taking a position against the prison reform ideas of W.T. Eldridge, a businessman who ran the Imperial Sugar Company. The political commentary is addressed to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Legislative Investigating Committee, and the Members of the Legislature of Texas. It includes several letters, question-and-answer transcripts and other documentation discussing Texas legislation and policies related to prisons.
Date: August 1913
Creator: Dunovant, Adelia A.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 181] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 181]

Document outlining the trial of 1st Lt. Charles W. Gilbert on charges of violating the 95th Article of War, including the final verdict, sentence, and a presidential overruling.
Date: August 22, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 182] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 182]

Document outlining the trial of Willis, Arleigh L. on charges of violating the 95th Article of War (i.e. drunkenness, absence, or similar negligence while on post), including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential overruling.
Date: August 22, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 180] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 180]

Document outlining the trial of recruit Sander Maki on charges of refusing his enlistment, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 183] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 183]

Document outlining the trial of Private Percy R. Starks on charges of disobeying an order and possession "seditious" books, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential overruling.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 184] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 184]

Document outlining the trial of Private Clarence Shingleton on charges of theft, escaping confinement, and desertion, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 185] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 185]

Document outlining the trial of Ralph A. Norris on charges of absence from his command and drunkenness, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 186] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 186]

Document outlining the trial of First Lieutenant Arthur M. Baker on charges of misappropriating money from his troops, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 187] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 187]

Document outlining the trial of PFC Edwin E. Schonofsky on charges of desertion and theft, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential commutation.
Date: August 24, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Orders 80] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Orders 80]

Document outlining orders from the Secretary of War regarding the role of the General Chief of Staff and his assistants, and the duties of the Military Intelligence Division, War Plans Division, Army Operations Division, and other offices in the chain-of-command. In appendix is a table of unit organization.
Date: August 26, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 189] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 189]

Document outlining the trial of Private Layton James on charges of premeditated murder, including the final verdict and sentence, and a presidential overruling declaring James insane.
Date: August 27, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 190] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 190]

Document outlining the trial of Second Lieutenant Frank Webb on charges of resisting arrest including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: August 29, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 191] (open access)

[U.S. War Department General Court-Martial Orders 191]

Document outlining the trial of Second Lieutenant Frank Webb on charges of violating the 95th and 96th Articles of War, including the final verdict and sentence.
Date: August 29, 1918
Creator: United States. War Department.
System: The Portal to Texas History
[U.S. War Department Bulletin 51] (open access)

[U.S. War Department Bulletin 51]

Bulletin outlining orders amending minor points in previous bulletins, and regulations for religious sisters in medical service to wear their habits instead of uniforms.
Date: August 31, 1918
Creator: March, Payton Conway
System: The Portal to Texas History
Destroy the Common Barberry (open access)

Destroy the Common Barberry

Discusses the importance of eradicating the common barberry bush in order to prevent the spread of the disease black stem rust to wheat, oats, barley, rye, and wild grasses. Farmers are advised to dig up all common barberry bushes; however, Japanese barberry bushes are harmless and can remain, or farmers may even replace common barberry bushes with Japanese barberry bushes.
Date: August 1919
Creator: E. C. (Elvin Charles) Stakman, 1885-1979
System: The UNT Digital Library