Senate Years of Service: 1874-1875Party: RepublicanPEASE, Henry Roberts, a Senator from Mississippi; born in Winsted, Litchfield County, Conn., February 19, 1835; received a normal-school…
PEAVEY, Hubert Haskell, a Representative from Wisconsin; born in Adams, Mower County, Minn., on January 12, 1881; moved with his parents to Redwood Falls, Minn., in 1886; attended the public…
CLAGETT, William Horace, (uncle of Samuel Barrett Pettengill), a Delegate from the Territory of Montana; born in Upper Marlboro, Prince Georges County, Md., September 21, 1838; moved with his…
CROWTHER, George Calhoun, a Representative from Missouri; born in Lancashire, England, on January 26, 1849; immigrated to the United States in 1855 with his parents, who settled in Dakota City…
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"If this ain't the big leagues, there ain't no such thing!" —Slim Jones, Pitcher, Philadelphia Stars Despite this fact, Negro League Baseball began to…
Vermont is the safest state The table below shows the ascending ranking of states compiled by WalletHub.com based on 25 key safety metrics including number of assaults per capita,…
The Women Are Back In Town by John Gettings New England Blizzard forward Dale Hodges goes hard to the baseline past Philadelphia Rage forward Cass Bauer in the American Basketball League season…
If you went from here to Timbuktu, where exactly would you go? Is it really a long way to Tipperary? It depends on where you are. Here are some of those places famous for being remote. Badlands:…
BIERMANN, Frederick Elliott, a Representative from Iowa; born in Rochester, Olmstead County, Minn., March 20, 1884; moved to Decorah, Iowa, in 1888; attended the public and high schools of…
