Babel Defiance in Lyon

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Title

Babel Defiance in Lyon

Subject

World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Defacement; Law; Signage;

Description

Germans ignore Babel after contracting lawyer, take down signs, noting that "the proper place for them was the toilet, as there was where [they] talked English."

Creator

T. J. Coakley

Source

N/A

Publisher

State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa

Date

7/26/1918

Contributor

N/A

Rights

N/A

Relation

N/A

Format

Letter

Language

English

Type

TEXT

Identifier

Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05

Coverage

1918-7-26; Lyon county; George, Iowa