This Day In Texas History - July 15

[joe817]

1824 - Stephen F. Austin granted Robert Hardin (or Hampton) Kuykendall two leagues of land, one on the east side and one on the west side of the Colorado River. Kuykendall established his home on the east league near the site of present Glen Flora and named it Pleasant Farm Plantation.

1836 - Almanzon Huston, quartermaster general of the Texas army, sent an entreaty to Secretary of War Thomas Jefferson Rusk that the men be better supplied. "These are the men that have fought the battles of our country, they have not shared in the spoils of victory, nor have they had one cent from the government either in clothing or money," he wrote in frustration. "I do hope for the honor of our cause you will order these men clothed." Although aware that he was in violation of regulations, he continued to supply rations to soldiers in order that they might make their way home after discharge.

1839 - On this day in 1839, some 500 Texas troops under Kelsey H. Douglass routed 700 to 800 Cherokees led by Chief Bowl in what is now Henderson County. The battle was fought a few miles west of Tyler, near the Neches River. The battle of the Neches was the principal engagement of the Cherokee War; it resulted in the expulsion of the hostile Indians from East Texas and virtually ended Indian troubles in the settled portion of the state. More than 100 Indians, including Duwali, were killed, and the remaining Cherokees were driven across the Red River into Indian Territory. Among the prominent Texans who participated in the battle were Thomas J. Rusk, Edward Burleson, David G. Burnet, Albert Sidney Johnston, and John H. Reagan. The Cherokee War was the culmination of years of friction between Cherokee, Kickapoo, and Shawnee Indians and white settlers in Northeast Texas.

1852 - Settlers of the Peters Colony met to protest alleged efforts of the land company to invalidate their claims. Thus began the "Hedgcoxe War" also known as the Peters Rebellion. In February the legislature had attempted to satisfy both the settlers and the land company by passing a compromise law. In May the agent of the company, Henry Oliver Hedgcoxe, issued a proclamation that contributed to the misinterpretation of the law. The meeting on July 15 accused Hedgcoxe of fraud and corruption. The next day, John Good led an armed group of 100 men to Hedgcoxe's office, seized his files, and took them to the Dallas County Courthouse. No violence was done, but Hedgcoxe was ordered to leave the colony. He fled to Austin. In February 1853 an amendment to the compromise law satisfactory to both sides was passed.
[ https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jch01 ]

1865 - August Siemering founded the German-language Freie Presse für Texas in San Antonio. Freie Presse became known as one of the leading Republican newspapers in the South during Reconstruction. A few months after founding the paper, Siemering also founded the English-language San Antonio Express, in which the prominent Republican journalist James P. Newcomb bought an interest in 1867. Siemering sold the Express in 1877 and died six years later. The Freie Presse ceased publication in 1945.

1882 - The Texas Bar Association was organized in Galveston. O. M. Roberts and Robert S. Gould were leaders in calling the organizational meeting, attended by 300 attorneys. The Texas Bar Association was the predecessor of the State Bar of Texas, a public corporation headquartered in Austin.

1917 - Shortly after the United States entered World War I, the war department ordered the establishment of thirty-two divisional training camps-sixteen tent camps for the National Guard and sixteen camps with wooden buildings for the United States Army. Camp Travis was selected as the training site for the Ninetieth (Texas-Oklahoma) Division of the army. Additional land was subsequently acquired for vital training facilities, and numerous structures were erected by the soldier welfare agencies. Camp Travis comprised 18,290 acres, of which 5,730 were on the main campsite adjoining Fort Sam Houston.[ https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/qbc28 ]

1932 – Joseph Edwin Lockridge was born in Waco. In 1967 he became the first African-American to represent Dallas County in the Texas House of Representatives.

1942 - Camp Maxey, a World War II infantry-training camp ten miles north of Paris, Texas, was named in honor of Samuel Bell Maxey. It was activated on July 15, 1942. The first division to be trained at the camp, the 102d Infantry Division, was organized and activated on September 15, 1942, under Gen. John B. Anderson. Troop capacity was 44,931. German prisoners of war were also held at the military reservation. The camp was put on an inactive status on October 1, 1945. Afterward, the installation served as a training center for the Texas National Guard, and most of the original buildings were demolished or sold and removed; in 1990 the camp sewage-treatment plant was used by the city of Paris.

1975 - On this date in 1975, Clifford Antone, a University of Texas drop out, opened a nightclub at Sixth and Brazos in Austin. The location eventually moved to West 5th. For decades Antone's was the place for blues in Austin. Among hundreds of other bands to headline at Antone's were regulars like the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.

[Jusme]

1975 - On this date in 1975, Clifford Antone, a University of Texas drop out, opened a nightclub at Sixth and Brazos in Austin. The location eventually moved to West 5th. For decades Antone's was the place for blues in Austin. Janis Joplin sang there before her career took off. Among hundreds of other bands to headline at Antone's were regulars like the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble.


Not to try to nit pick your info Joe, but Janis Joplin died in 1970. Was Antone's open earlier perhaps?

[Skiprr]

1975 - On this date in 1975, Clifford Antone, a University of Texas drop out, opened a nightclub at Sixth and Brazos in Austin. The location eventually moved to West 5th. For decades Antone's was the place for blues in Austin. Janis Joplin sang there before her career took off. Among hundreds of other bands to headline at Antone's were regulars like the Fabulous Thunderbirds, and Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble.

Not to try to nit pick your info Joe, but Janis Joplin died in 1970. Was Antone's open earlier perhaps?

Antone's definitely opened in 1975. Their website (http://www.antonesnightclub.com/) confirms the big 41st anniversary bash tonight. And, yep, Janis Joplin died October 4, 1970. The Fabulous Thunderbirds formed in 1974, and Vaughan founded Double Trouble in 1978; those folks definitely played there regularly, as did Doug Sahm. Joplin did appear with some regularity at Austin's Threadgill's, a much older establishment than Antone's.

One of the first major headliners at Antone's was Muddy Waters, who played there five straight nights in October, 1975. John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, and Jimmy Reed also performed there. Clifford Antone died May 23, 2006, the same year that SilverStar Entertainment released a documentary film titled, Antone's: Home of the Blues, which received a Keeping the Blues Alive Award from the Blues Foundation the following year.

Oh, and continuing the nit: it is Stevie Ray Vaughan, not Vaughn. He and his brother Jimmie both played at Antone's in the '70s.

(Again: we really do read this thread. )

[joe817]

Ok. Ok. You guys got me! Again! Good catch! Both of you are correct. I have no idea where I got that from, but it's incorrect, and I'm editing that out.

Thanks! And many thanks for keeping me on my toes.....and reading this little humble thread of Texas History.

[puma guy]

Clifford Antone was the nephew of Jalal E. Antone founder of Antone's Import in Houston which for many years was an icon known for their Po' Boy sandwiches. Antone's was famous for the Houston Po' Boy which unlike others was served cold. Their Chow-Chow Relish distinguished them for other po' boy sandwiches. Antone's Import and Deli is still in business though the different locations are operated by separate factions. Antone's Home of the Blues uses the same stylized Antone's logo that the deli started with. Clifford lent the family's entrepreneurial spirit to a different venue and he made quite an impact. There is even a film on Antone's Home of The Blues.

[Skiprr]

Clifford Antone was the nephew of Jalal E. Antone founder of Antone's Import in Houston which for many years was an icon known for their Po' Boy sandwiches. Antone's was famous for the Houston Po' Boy which unlike others was served cold. Their Chow-Chow Relish distinguished them for other po' boy sandwiches. Antone's Import and Deli is still in business though the different locations are operated by separate factions.

Yep; Antone's po' boys are also sold in distribution now and can be found in the deli section of a lot of grocery stores. They aren't the same as in good ol' days when I'd drive to an Antone's location to pick one up, but I had one yesterday from Kroger, anyway.

[puma guy]

Clifford Antone was the nephew of Jalal E. Antone founder of Antone's Import in Houston which for many years was an icon known for their Po' Boy sandwiches. Antone's was famous for the Houston Po' Boy which unlike others was served cold. Their Chow-Chow Relish distinguished them for other po' boy sandwiches. Antone's Import and Deli is still in business though the different locations are operated by separate factions.

Yep; Antone's po' boys are also sold in distribution now and can be found in the deli section of a lot of grocery stores. They aren't the same as in good ol' days when I'd drive to an Antone's location to pick one up, but I had one yesterday from Kroger, anyway.

There are two Original Antone's. One on Kirby and one on Bellaire Blvd. They're hard to locate on the internet. You can find them on Yelp. The lady at the Kirby store told me there are some issues between Antone's Famous Po' Boys and The Original Antone's. The sandwiches I get there are just like the ones at the old store, which I remember being on Main and OST. I may be off on the original location but I'm old. The first store was was on Taft and I ate there way back when I was in that area. https://www.google.com/maps/uv?hl=en&pb ... 0Qpx8IdzAK