• Collection: World War I
207018-997121 - Hewitt Natalie Jo - May 6, 2016 1159 PM - HewittN_GermanSchoolsLetter_Metcalf_Page1.jpg

Letter informing Metcalf about a Holland School in Sanborn, Iowa. He originally thought it was a German school but found out it was not upon arrival.

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Paper publishers asks for clarification and notes an elderly German woman unable to speak English.

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Account of recent bout of 'coat of yellow' in Donnellson.

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Walnut city marshal notes German defiance of Babel, as they "do not pay any more attention to your order than a hog does to Sunday."

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Internal business of governor.

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Reformed Pastor in Sanborn.

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Hartnell tries to stop Germans from speaking and is put down by German-speaking town Marshall.

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Local support for Babel

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American legion rep asks for clarification about Babel.

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German Congregational Conference supports Babel

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