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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1880
Page
3
A broad range of items reports religious, political, and crime news. The Pope issues a new encyclical denouncing civil marriage and divorce while tax policy discussions in New York consider women’s vote rights for school officer elections. Legislative actions span Wisconsin biennial sessions, Ireland and India issues, and measures against alcohol, immigration, and vice.
The convention will allocate seven hundred forty six delegates among states and territories. States listed include New York seventy, Pennsylvania fifty eight, Texas twenty two, California twelve, Illinois not shown, and several others with smaller shares, reflecting a wide regional distribution.
The Tax Dairymen's Association at Harvard Illinois elected W P D Noard of Fort Atkinson Wisconsin as president with twenty dairymen as vice presidents R P McGlincy and W H H Stewart of Illinois named secretary and treasurer A Chicago Dairy Fair is planned for fall 1890 A Washington dispatch notes Senator Blaine refuses any VP bid before securing first place The Senate’s executive session rejected Census Supervisor nominations for eight Ohio districts amid party dispute Northwestern Dairy men urge oleomargarine health restrictions demand bold labeling and forbid its butter substitute use
The Pope says the church enjoys liberty in England so no formal diplomatic ties are needed. Reports describe anti Chinese protests in San Francisco against railroad Chinese labor and mass meetings on labor and political issues in Dublin and Washington.
Troops were charged and forced to retreat as Indian forces crossed the river. Rations and bedding were abandoned and seized by the Indians, signaling a withdrawal under pressure.
An official St Petersburg notice states no measures for reform of the empire’s political administration will be promulgated on the czar’s twenty fifth accession anniversary. Other items note railroads forced to stick to original routes, and varied international updates from Britain Ireland and the United States.
In Wepyes Bay February 11 to 18 reports show the Senate near passage of a DHS widow’s pension bill after a Ferry request. The House discusses German National Bank irregularities, port reform, interoceanic canal data, and rule revisions. A flood of appropriation and public policy measures follows including Indian aid, tax and school laws, and road and charter bills.
A historical piece laments the risk of death on long train journeys due to poor air quality and venting. It argues design flaws cause danger, that smoke and heat harm passengers, and that conductors neglect air purity in favor of temperature.
The passage describes how warmth from fifty bodies andexhalations from fifty lungs heat a room, creating poorly ventilated air. It explains how insufficient ventilation disrupts blood oxygenation, causing blood to remain blue and unable to supply the body's tissues, risking health and life.
An analysis from Washington cites a Charleston News and Courier piece pushing a proscriptive South Carolina registry law to disfranchise Black voters. It argues white minority strategy to nullify constitutional amendments, via intimidation, misrepresentation, or literacy tests, to influence the presidential vote, with warnings of potential violent methods and a call for preserving white supremacy.
About two years after arriving from Frankfort, Sister Mary Funk, a devout Catholic and respected young woman, joined the convent at Chestnut and Shelby, later serving as a sub-teacher at Webster and Washington. A request for her services as sub-teacher at the Jeffersonville convent followed, with Miss Funk remaining under prioress guidance.
Milas Funk, a lay sister at the local convent, departed from her vows to marry Hillerbrand after noting the charms of double-blessedness. Friends described her as dutiful, selfless, and content in her duties before the abrupt decision to wed, marking a rare exit from religious life.
The Chicago Times describes Postmaster General David M Key as the jolliest and most approachable in the Cabinet. He is said to be large and heavy with gray hair, a smiling face, and a simple black frock coat outfit with a velvet collar and a rusty silk hat. The WVY Herald adds a quip about a woman with slight touches of religion.
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