• Collection: World War I

How the war was framed as one protecting humanity from Germany and the warning towards German aliens give some interesting context into how they thought about Germans.

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The idea of German churches upset many people in these small towns in Iowa, and some German churches even fought back. The writer wants to bring the issue to Washington because it may cause a lot of trouble.

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Republican convention supports Babel.

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Citizen asks about public worship

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Postcard from Theodor Rehder with image of Berlin, Iowa's German Savings Bank on front.

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Rohlfs with question on proclamation for Harding.

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Informing on German, who said that he "hope[s] to God Germany will come over here and take this country."

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Thorson to Harding

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Thorson inquiring about Babel after end of war.

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Writing over Babel from German-American, whose mother was born in Germany.

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