• Tags: 1917

Members of Evangelical community seeking permission to preach in German

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School superintendent "haunted" by meeting with a Marxist, who might even deny the existence of a divinity. Moreover, this was a teacher of history (!).

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Miller in receipt of Harding's letter.

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Proud citizen in Preston.

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Denunciation of John J. Adams, appointed to state board of defense, signed by "Disgusted Citizen." Claims Adams is a noxious pro-German who would rather than Germany win the war than lose under a Democratic Administration.

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Signed: "A Republican." More against Adams, as a "frantic pro-German."

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Letter from Postville, Iowa regarding local concerns in context of First World War.

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This letter is from the Bell, the Chairman of the County Board of Defense, to Herbert J. Metcalf, dated November 24, 1917. The letter accuses disloyalty in German Lutheran Churches in Ida Grove, Iowa. While he acknowledges that he spoke with a…

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Report of disloyal remarks by Dr. Niemacks, who apparently condones German Army atrocities and rapes. Detailed list of other local pro-Germans.

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Reverend wants clarification.

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