The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 18, July 1914 - April, 1915 Page: 119
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On May 27, 1914, the San Jacinto Chapter, Daughters of the
Republic of Texas, unveiled 'a bronze tablet at the east entrance
of the Rice Hotel, Houston, marking the site of the capitol of the
Republic. Great-grandchildren of Sam Houston and Anson Jones
participated in the exercises.
E. HI-. Loughery, author of "Texas State Government: A volume
of biographical sketches and passing comment," died at Austin,
March 31, 1914. While he did most of his writing as a newspaper
man, he assisted in the compilation of a number of volumes, such
as Raines' Year Books and Raines' Index to the Laws of Texas.
Mrs. Dilue Harris, whose reminiscences were published in Tnl
QUARTERLY, IV, 85-127 and 155-189, died at Eagle Lake, April 2,
1914. The Houston Chronicle of April 3, and the Post of April
4., contain brief notices.
Milton Park, editor of Southern Mercury (Dallas) when the
Farmers' Alliance flourished, and chairman of the Populist Na-
tional Executive Committee, 1896-1900, died at his home in Dallas,
May 8, 1914. Biographical sketches are printed in the Dallas
News of May 10 and in Who's Who in America, 1912-1913.
Dr. F. E. Daniel died at his home in Austin, May 14, 1914. Hle
is the author of "Recollections of a Rebel Surgeon" and edited the
Texas Medical Journal (Austin) from its beginning in July, 1885.
Biographies are printed in Types of Successful Men of Texas and
in Who's Who in America, 1912-1913.
Recently there were placed in the University of Texas Library
portraits of the following men painted by the artists named:
James B. Clark, by R. Le Grand Johnson; John C. Townes, by
George M. Stone, and Thomas U. Taylor, by William M. Chase.119
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