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The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 41, Saturday, June 26, 1897 (open access)

The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 41, Saturday, June 26, 1897

Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
Date: June 26, 1897
Creator: Ezzell, Frank
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fire Alarm (open access)

Fire Alarm

Patent for a new and useful automatic fire-alarm to "provide an improved alarm of this character especially designed for use in hotels and other large buildings having a large number of rooms" (line 8 -13).
Date: October 26, 1897
Creator: Staples, John & Spake, William H.
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History