John Baldwin Raymond (Congressional Biographical Directory)
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“Raymond, John Baldwin,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000085.
RAYMOND, John Baldwin, a Delegate from the Territory of Dakota; born in Lockport, Niagara County, N.Y., December 5, 1844; moved with his parents to Tazewell County, Ill., in 1853; attended the public schools and the Poughkeepsie (N.Y.) Business College in 1865 and 1866; enlisted as a private in the Thirty-first Regiment, Illinois Infantry, in 1861; promoted to captain of Company E of that regiment after the siege of Vicksburg in 1863; served throughout the war and settled in Mississippi; published the Mississippi Pilot at Jackson, Miss., during the reconstruction of that
Isaac Toucey (Congressional Biographical Directory)
Reference
“Toucey, Isaac,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000319.
TOUCEY, Isaac, a Representative and a Senator from Connecticut; born in Newtown, Fairfield County, Conn., November 15, 1792; pursued classical studies; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1818 and began practice in Hartford, Conn.; prosecuting attorney of Hartford County 1822-1835; elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1835-March 3, 1839); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1838 to the Twenty-sixth Congress; prosecuting attorney of Hartford County 1842-1844; unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Governor of Connecticut in 1
Railroad snowplow clearing tracks derails in Upstate New York injuring several workers
Heavy snow had blocked tracks on the Watertown and Rome Railroad near Adams, New York in Jefferson County. The railroad was employing a snow plow driven by two locomotives to clear the track when the combination derailed, smashed the plow to pieces, and injured several of the men operating it. On the same day, nearby Adams suffered the loss by fire of the west side of its main street, half its business district. No serious injuries were reported, however. (By John Osborne)
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Democrat defeats incumbent Republican in election for mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts
Manufacturer and long-time Democratic activist Stephen C. Bemis was elected as mayor of Springfield, Massachusetts after an exciting election campaign. He defeated the incumbent Republican, Daniel L. Harris on an increased electorate from the recent presidential election. (By John Osborne)
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