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- ↑ "Windsor National Bank".
- ↑ "Annual Meeting: Windsor Savings Bank".
- ↑ "Meeting: Windsor Electric Light Co.".
- ↑ "Windsor Village Corporation Meeting".
- ↑ "County Officers Elect".
- ↑ "Delegates to the State Convention".
- ↑ "The Republican Caucus".
- ↑ "Personal Mention: Rollin Amsden".