• Collection: World War I
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Local minister requests clarification regarding German and religious services.
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Civl War vet reports of pro-German activity, sending images of the Kaiser and von Hindenberg in mail.
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Wentz and Probst overheard: Probst said he "would talk German when he D--n pleased." Probst grabs brick and walks out before violence, with Wentz saying he was "too big a coward to talk German on the street."
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Hungerford advises caution regarding action on language issue, as "there is so much politics in the state, and politicians are so active and unfair, I fear the result."
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Informing on German-language conversation between two soldiers and seeking means of prosecution.
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Patriotic letter in support of language ban, as "where would freedom be found in our world today, if we had depended on Scandinavia and Germany to secure it for us?"
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