When Agnes Earl Respess was born on 9 May 1887, in Bell, Texas, United States, her father, James Taylor Respess, was 40 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Gilliland, was 25. She married George Henry Clifton on 11 February 1906, in Cottonwood, Callahan, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Cottonwood, Callahan, Texas, United States in 1910 and Justice Precinct 3, Callahan, Texas, United States for about 20 years. She died on 8 February 1953, in Big Spring, Howard, Texas, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in Cross Plains, Callahan, Texas, United States.
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This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
Under the direction of Governor Jim Hogg, Texas filed a lawsuit against John D. Rockefeller for violating state monopoly laws. Hogg argued that Standard Oil Company and Water-Piece Oil Company of Missouri were engaged in illegal practices like price fixing, rebates, and consolidation. Rockefeller was indicted, but never tried in a court of law; other employees of his company were convicted as guilty.
Texas completed the construction of the Praetorian Building (Stone Plane Tower) in 1909. It was the first skyscraper in Texas and the Southwestern United States. The building had 15 stories and was 190 ft tall.
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