29 Jan 1870
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Newspaper
Chippewa Falls Democrat
Location
Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1870
Page
1
The Superintendent urges compulsory schooling, citing 50 000 youths likely to miss education and risk social ills. Opponents argue it clashes with liberty, feasibility, and sanitary limits, advocating parental duty and voluntary learning over forced schooling.
Obituary notes painterly tribute to George D. Prentice praising his wit and influence while recounting his faults with measured tenderness. The French tragedy describes Prince Pisere Bonaparte defending honor after a duel of insults, resulting in a fatal shot and state actions including seizure of Le Marsaillaise as Paris braces for trial.
In a sharp critique the piece condemns sensational religious conversions that glamorize vice. It argues religion should move hearts quietly through earnest appeals rather than showy stage moralizing from brothels and prize fights.
Cable summary reports unrest in France at La Creuzot with 3500 troops deployed after a strike tied to director reinstatement. Paris editorials note radical journals fueling discontent amid the Rochefort affair. In Rome the Ecumenical Council sees German bishops threaten withdrawal over diocese voting rules. Belgium’s primate appointed. Paris Archbishop praised for his Council address.
On the 21st American securities were quoted in the London market. The Great Eastern steamer, long feared for safety, arrived on the 20th with news she was spoken on December 10 in the South Atlantic. Sir George Francis Seymour, admiral, died on the 21st at age 83.
January 21 summary reports resolutions on town meetings dates and a postal telegraph system, and bills on insurance laws general laws and liens. It notes a Washburne telegraph bill, a Senate memorial for railroad land grant, and local developments including a champion baseball club interest.
The Fort Garry paper Tus New Nortog debuts January 9 asserting Hudson Bay Company rule is obsolete and Canada cannot govern Red River. It argues independence or self government as a path, with annexation as a final settlement for peace.
A Chicago life column notes winter street scenes as employment rises and reports on a school beating tale, the Chicago Board of Education data, and the Prentice death details. George D Prentice dies at 69 after illness, with funeral plans at Christ Church and Masonic Temple.
A proposal by Mr. Maxon in the lower house urges requiring instruction on both the State and United States constitutions in schools. Supporters argue the idea promotes civic understanding, while critics note many voters do not read constitutional texts and question implementation.
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