• Tags: Babel Proclamation
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Veteran bemoans hearing so much "Dutch" back at home after sacrificing abroad.
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Lutheran congregation in Kossuth makes formal protest against anti-German legislation.
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Harding allows the concession, although note that the war is over at this point.
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Response to letter writer regarding difficulty of enforcing Babel.
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Governor Harding issues resolution proclaiming English the sole acceptable language for use in public in Iowa. Public, namely, meaning also church and educational services.
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Kouba notes continued defiance by German Americans in Benton County
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