Report of the ... Annual Meeting of the American Street Railway Association, Volumes 19-21Office of the Association, 1901 |
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... [ Applause . ] ADDRESS OF WELCOME . Mayor Reed Mr. President and Gentlemen : I do not know whether I can make you hear me this morning or not . My voice , which usually is as soft and as musical as the notes of a flute wafted over moonlit ...
... [ Applause . ] ADDRESS OF WELCOME . Mayor Reed Mr. President and Gentlemen : I do not know whether I can make you hear me this morning or not . My voice , which usually is as soft and as musical as the notes of a flute wafted over moonlit ...
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... crank legislation " placed upon the statute books of Missouri . [ Applause . ] We believe here in this State - for I would not be misunder- stood - we believe here in this State that capital 18 Nineteenth Annual Meeting .
... crank legislation " placed upon the statute books of Missouri . [ Applause . ] We believe here in this State - for I would not be misunder- stood - we believe here in this State that capital 18 Nineteenth Annual Meeting .
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... [ Applause . ] We believe in inviting the capital of the East here for the purpose of investing in great public buildings . I do not believe a single man lives who came to Kansas City and used ordinary good business judgment in the matter ...
... [ Applause . ] We believe in inviting the capital of the East here for the purpose of investing in great public buildings . I do not believe a single man lives who came to Kansas City and used ordinary good business judgment in the matter ...
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... [ applause ] and that frowning over it at each end , and wherever necessary between those ends , will be American forts and American cannon [ applause ] , — when the canal is built and the shipping attracted by that great waterway is ...
... [ applause ] and that frowning over it at each end , and wherever necessary between those ends , will be American forts and American cannon [ applause ] , — when the canal is built and the shipping attracted by that great waterway is ...
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... [ Applause . ] It was destroyed by fire , and we had invited the National Democratic Convention to meet here on the 4th of July . This hall was burned , if I recollect aright , exactly ninety days before that convention met . It went up ...
... [ Applause . ] It was destroyed by fire , and we had invited the National Democratic Convention to meet here on the 4th of July . This hall was burned , if I recollect aright , exactly ninety days before that convention met . It went up ...
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Page 268 - tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died. Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountain side Let freedom ring. My native country! thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills, .Like that above. Let music swell the breeze And ring from all the trees, Sweet freedom's song; Let mortal tongues awake, Let all that breathe partake, Let rocks their silence break.
Page 269 - Chorus For auld lang syne, my Dear, For auld lang syne, We'll tak a cup o' kindness yet, For auld lang syne — We twa hae run about the braes, And pu't the gowans fine; But we've wander'd mony a weary foot, Sin auld lang syne.
Page 268 - Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song; Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. Our father's God, to Thee, Author of liberty, To Thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by Thy might, Great God, our King...
Page 235 - Committee, and that the Secretary be authorized to cast the ballot of the Association for the election of the persons named in the report.
Page 81 - Received, subject to the classifications and tariffs in effect on the date of issue of this original bill of lading. At Ithaca, Mich., 18-1, 1911, from owner* the property described below, in apparent good order, except as noted (contents and condition of contents of packages unknown...
Page 303 - This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds vote of the members present at a regular meeting...
Page 110 - A signal imperfectly displayed, or the absence of a signal at a place where a signal is usually shown, must be regarded as a stop signal, and the fact reported to the . 28.
Page 305 - All papers read at the meetings of the Association must relate to matters connected with the objects of the Association, and must be approved by the Executive Committee before being read, unless notice of the same shall have been previously given to the Secretary, as hereinbefore provided.
Page 97 - Mr. President, I desire to offer the following resolution : Resolved, That the members of the American...
Page 268 - My native country, thee, — Land of the noble, free, — Thy name I love : I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills ; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above.