When Nettie Elsie Riggs was born on 1 October 1893, in Van Zandt, Texas, United States, her father, Lamantyne Cossuth "Boss" RIGGS, was 40 and her mother, Sarah Jeanette "Nettie" POTTER, was 32. She married George L. Lee on 20 December 1914, in Van Zandt, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Justice Precinct 6, Van Zandt, Texas, United States for about 40 years. She died on 19 August 1969, in Van Zandt, Texas, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Smith, Texas, United States.
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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.
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
English (Dorset):
variant of Ricks with voicing of /ks/ to /gs/.
variant of Rigg , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
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