Development of Railways in Texas Commission History
The Texas railway commission, defined by law to include resident, voting, and age requirements with a $4000 salary, began hearings in Austin on existing rates. It issued a tariff schedule in 1891 cutting many freight rates, which were later enjoined. The case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, represented by the Texas attorney general Chas Culberson, and on May 26, 1894 the court held the act constitutional, allowing the commission to continue rate making.
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Austin
Supreme Court of the United States
Attory General
Chas. A. Culberson
Texas
United State
Court of Equity
Supreme Court
Endowment Pledged for UT Research Fellowships
Will C. Hogg of Houston Texas, UT alumnus, pledges 250000 to the University of Texas for research fellowships. The gift supports academic research and strengthens the university’s scholarly programs.
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University of Texas
Will C. Hogg
Houston
Texas
Local election slate and honors noted in Kenkon College centennial
District Attorney slate includes Morrison and Allred with re election. County officials listed: Clerk Riggs McLaren, Judge Stinson Parsley, Attorney Rhea, Clerk Kennedy, Tax Collector Steele, Assessor Gilbert Copeland, Sheriff Cooper Foster, Treasurer Martin, Supt Avants, Surveyor Mobley, Public Weigher Crawford Hill Holt, Commissioners Moore Anderson Donnell Billingsley Sims Bratcher, Public Weigher Loving Reynolds. Harding’s degree of doctor of laws conferred posthumously to his widow at Kenkon centennial observance.
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Harding
Kenkon College
Partition suit seeks oil rights split in Young Archer lands
In Young County Texas Nancy E. McChesney petitions for partition of oil gas and mineral rights across four tracts totaling 525 acres in Young and Archer counties. The filing names Annie E Bearden and heirs as defendants with A L Bearden deceased estate details and lists executors guardians and beneficiaries including Parizade Hill Pleasant Bearden and others. The filing requests appointment of commissioners and a judicial division ensuring life estate interests and residual shares for all heirs with specific allocations to Nancy E McChesney and other rem heirs and trustees.
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Young County
Annie E. Bearden
R. E. Myers
Palizade Hill
W. B. Hill
Pleasant Bearden
R. E. Bearden
Lou Griffin
T. L. Griffin
Hattie Claiborne
P. S. Claiborne
Lee O. Bearden
Willie McSpadden
Bessie Lee Morgan
30Th Judicial District
Graham
Texas
A.D
Nancy E. McChesney
Towit
Young
Archer Counties
Archer County
S. E
J. A. Hopkins
Jas. A. Hopkins
Hopkins Sur
T. A. Payne Sur
N. E
W. M. McCarty
W. B
J. Anderson
Prairie
E. B
N. W
E. H. Payne
J. Portevent
A. L. Bearden
Testate
Annie E. Bearder
Parizade Hill
Edith May Kyle
Crockett Kyle
Reginald Victoria Wilson
Belle Beatrice Wilson
Anna Lee Wilson
Paul Wilson
Francis Hamilton Wilson
Robert Quinton Wilson
Carswell Moe Spadden
30Th District Court
Anne E. Bearden
A. D
L. S
W. H. Kennedy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Walter Splawn
Graham Shoe Hospital
Walter F. Schenck
R. S. Morrison
James V. Allred
W. D. McFarlane
Willie Riggs
Irene McLaren
W. P. Stinson
W. F. Parsley
John B. Rhea
W. E. Steele
Earl Gilbert
Sam Copeland
W. J. A. Cooper
J. B. Foster
W. W
Bill) Martin
County Superintendent of Public Instruction
H. H. Avants
Willard G. Mobley
Robert A Crawford
O. R
Man) Hill
K. Holt
J. Wiley Moore
A. C. Anderson
A. A. Donnell
T. R. Billingsley
Mack H. Sims
J. L. Bratcher
Loving
H. I. Reynolds
State OF Texas
THE
John E. Morrison CO
Graham, Texas
Olney, Newcastle and
Graham Packing Co
Ind
Thornton, Warble & Graves
Systems Tax Service
Gee
House of Anheuser - Busch
St. Louis
Aso Manufacturers
Whistle Bottling Co
Tex
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