Roosevelt vows Iowa appointees for strongest cabinet
Editorial notes President Roosevelt would appoint Iowa men to every cabinet post if desired, predicting a stronger overall cabinet. It cites General Miles being reprimanded by the War Department for remarks on the Schley inquiry and references the Miles Root exchange. It compares fire losses in Europe and America, attributing differences to building materials and fire department scale.
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Roosevelt
Iowa
Miles
War Department
Cincinnati
Schley
Elihu Root
United States Army
Admiral Meade
Venezuela
Fie
London
New York
Europe
United States
Gov Shaw Offered Treasury Post in Roosevelt Cabinet
Iowa readers welcome the report that Gov Shaw may become secretary of the treasury to succeed Mr Gage. The governor would be well suited for the role and would likely replace Gage without affecting Secretary Wilson's leadership of the agriculture department.
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Shaw
Wilson
Pension Money and Taxation Question in Iowa
Letter from John White asks if pension money and a house bought with pension funds qualify for tax and property exemptions. Iowa code sections protect pension funds from execution and exempt homestead up to 800 dollars, with widow and disabled veteran provisions. The reader seeks clarity on whether a soldier occupying a homestead with no other real estate can claim exemptions.
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Orllia
Iowa
John White
United States
Pension money exemptions for soldiers homestead tax relief
Comrade White asks questions about pension money and property exemptions. The article notes soldiers and sailors’ homesteads are exempt from taxes up to 800 dollars if dependent for support, with other real estate value deducted from the exemption. The State Register cites relevant Code sections for verification by officials and courts.
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White
State Register
Saloon Question Sparks Clergy Debate Across City
Rev Madison Peters argues against Sunday liquor sales, imagining how $1 billion in liquor would feed the nation in flour and how many teams would haul it. Rev Minot Savage urges local option in the liquor question amid broader church debate. The State Register notes horses left out in service and recommends shelter.
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Madison ©. Peters
New York City
Sumner Avenue Baptist Church
United States
Internal Revenue Department
New York
Chicago
Minot C. Savage
Erder
Christmas Play and Parish News From Local Church
The church Christmas program titled The Revolt of anta Claus delighted fifteen to twenty children with Prof. H. T. Nevelyn as Santa Claus. Sunday school treats and gifts, plus a Morria chair gift to Rev. and Mrs Myers, filled a holiday note. Several staff and residents, including Miss Hattie Swartz and Miss Grace Robertson, spent or traveled for holidays while others prepared local improvements and home moves.
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Anta Claus
T. Nevelyn
Santa Claus
Rockwell City
Des Moines
State Teachers Association
Grace Robertson
Williams
Harris Stafford
Albert Neal
Mayme Streveler
Webster City
Ome
van Buskirk & Sons
Reinicker
Gay Andrews
Linn County
A. J. Brown
Christmas program highlights from local schools and choirs
A detailed list of Christmas activities across multiple churches and schools. Santa Claus songs, recitations, and ensembles by classes and individuals such as Dorothy Harter Bennie Rasmussen Irene Kearns Marguerite Harter Walter Eberle Lillie Rasmussen Lettie Warren Louella Sheldon Gertrude Sparks Vernie Hadox Mattie Bossert Etta Daniels Amy Loring Ethel Odell and many more. The programs include cantatas The Charmed Garden and The Best Christmas Gift with characters and orchestral accompaniment, plus brownies Old Santa scenes and gift distributions.
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Dorothy Harter
Bennie Rasmussen
Irene Kearns
Marguerite Harter
Walter Eberle
Lillie Rasmussen
Lettie Warren
Junior Endeavorers
Louella Sheldon
Gertrude Sparks
Vernie Hadox
Mattie Bossert
Etta Daniels
Amy Loring
Ethel Odell
United Brethren
Santa
Executive Committee Meeting of Hamilton County Sunday School
The Hamilton County Sunday School Association Executive Committee met December 26 1901 at Webster City U B Church with county officers present. Delegates to the Sioux City state convention were named and E E B Rorem urged as delegate to Denver 1902. A two cent per member collection was approved for county and state work. Committees for the next county convention were appointed and the session adjourned after brief remarks.
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Hamilton County Sunday School Association
U. B
Webster City
J. L. Petersen
John
Thompson
Mra
L B. Keelin
Kate Youngclas
Albert Stebbins
George Mangan
J. H. Miller
Home Department
County Association
Sioux City
Minnie Lund
Anna Wagner
J. 8. Thompson
Jessie Austin
George R. Chambers
Misa Rue Knickerbocker
Real Estate Transfers Adv in This Paper
Notice of real estate transfers advertised in the newspaper. Public notices include property names, submitting parties, and filing details as required by local law.
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Josephine Swanson
Harry Anderson
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Harry Heidick
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