Power plans mix with Winona trolley lines in 1908 promise
W W Ferris of La Crosse Water Power visits Winona saying the Hatfield dam and power plant are rushing toward completion. Electric power from the new plant may be ready by January 1, 1908. An interurban La Crosse to Galesville line will not go through Winona. If franchise is granted, lines to Winona from La Crosse and Rushford may be built. The Great Western line to Rochester may be electrified soon, powering Winona cars.
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W. W. Ferris
la la Crosse
Galesville
Winona
Great Western Company
Rochester
la Crosse
Ferris
Mr. Ferris
Rushford
Prayers Before Battle Through Early History
This account traces early religious wartime supplications from Childeric of Gaul to Oliver Cromwell, noting famed prayers before clashes such as Edgehill, Bannockburn, and Dunbar. It highlights a curious contrast: English prayer books include seaside preaction prayers, yet none for land engagements.
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Childeric
Gaul
Zuelpich
Attila
Hungary
Leslie
Ireland
Edgehill
Jacob Astley
Edward
Bannockburn
D’umphraville
Oliver Cromwell
Dunbar
Not Very Flattering Love Dilemma
A flirtatious exchange pits beauty against brains as Emma, Lena, and a candid suitor weigh marriage. The speaker admits Lena is smart, Emma is pretty, and ultimately declares a preference for the listener over both traits.
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Emma
Lena
Conceit May Puff a Man Up Ruskin Quotation
A brief quotation from John Ruskin states that conceit can inflate a person but cannot sustain him. It emphasizes the emptiness of arrogance and the need for substance over self-importance.
Old Landmarks in the Senate Face Shifting Power
The aged veterans depart as the sixtieth Congress nears. Senators Allison Teller Cullom Gorman Spooner Blackburn Berry Carmack Patterson Dubois Hanna Hawley Cockrell and others are noted for long service and influence. The younger cohort pushes forward challenging the former inner circle led by Aldrich. The era of seniority yields to new leadership as vacancies rise.
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Allison
A. B. Cummins
Iowa
Henry M. Teller
Colorado
Teller
Senate
Interior
Arthur
Shelby M. Cullom
Illinois
Hale
Frye
Maine
Cullom
Morgan
Pettus
William Pinkney Whyte
Maryland
Gorman
Whyte
Spooner
Blackburn
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Berry
Arkansas
Jo Davis
Carmack
Tennessee
Patterson
Dubois
Idaho
Hanna
Ohio
Hawley
Connecticut
Francis Marion Cockrell
Missouri
George Graham West
Cockrell
Interstate Commerce Commission
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Casties In the Air and a Duchess in the Air
Dr John Wilkins wrote a work during Charles II era arguing that voyages to the moon could be possible The Duchess of Newcastle known for extravagant schemes asked where to stop on the ascent The doctor replied that she has built many castles in the air and could die at any night in one of them
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John Wilkins
Charles II
Duchess of Newcastle
Be Tolerant Quote by Horace Mann
A quotation urges tolerance toward others with the idea that differing opinions should not lead to violence. It frames intolerance as irrational, comparing it to striking oneself for present and past self. The message emphasizes restraint and respect for differing views.
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Horace Mann
Curses Return Like Processions Italian Adage
A compact, wry remark on curses moving in cycles and promises broken. The speaker notes how expressions like totems or mantras circle back, with an Italian flavor, as a man vows to attend to tasks and fails to follow through.
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Chicago
Marie Anne Magee
Miss Mages
Marie
Tobias
Anna
Pearl Street
Ice
Henry N. Borhm
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Nelson Carpet CO
Main St
Lacrosse
Wis
Nelson Carpet Company
A. R. Nelson
Mer
Nelson Railroad
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