Bohemian Reaction
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Bohemians; Foreign Languages; Business
Local Bohemian chastises governor for imprecise proclamation, which lumps non-Germans with the "Hun."
Kluther A. Brewer
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/25/1918
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-25; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Linn County
Bohemian Reactions
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Bohemians; Foreign Languages; Business
More Bohemian Voices against Babel, which will "cripple our business."
Emil Benesh
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/25/1918
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Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-25; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Linn County
Bohemian Fraternal Association
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Bohemians; Foreign Languages; Business; Associations
President of Bohemian association portends damages Babel will create.
Frank M. Barta
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/26/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-26; Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Linn County
Babel Support
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Business
Support for Babel and offer of assistance in Northeast, if necessary.
Lee R. James
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/31/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-31; Linn County; Peoria, Illinois
Foreign-Language Advertisement
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Banking; Business; Bohemians; Greek Language; Advertisement
Banker notes they sometimes send out foreign-language advertisements and wonder whether this is still permissible.
J. M. Dinwiddie
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
9/10/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-09-10; Linn County; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Russian in Cedar Rapids
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Russian Language; Business; Attorney General
Hessler "wants to stop" use of Russian by immigrants he states are never planning to call USA home. Also hopes to join up with local Babel enforcement grous [CoD]. Once worked out of Attorney General's office, now works for National Oat Company.
J. E. Hessler
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
9/26/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-09-26; Linn County; Cedar Rapids, Iowa
"Amen" to Babel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; German-American Support for Babel; Business; Army Service; Kaiser; German Army
Carson writes of recent meeting in Sibley, where a patriotic German spoke against the Kaiser. Carson suggests using him to write something pro-Babel to disseminate to state's Germans.
Robert N. Carson
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/25/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-25; Iowa City, Iowa; Johnson County; Sibley, Iowa
Foreign Languages in Iowa City
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Business; Italians
Supportive of Babel, notes the irksome prevalence of foreign languages in stores.
Frank Patterson
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/15/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-15; Johnson County; Iowa City, Iowa
Scranton Opera House and Bertha's Millinery Store
Culture; Music; Business; Female Entrepreneurship; German-American Women
A scrapbook page containing two images: Bertha and her business partner in front of their millinery shop in Scranton, Iowa; Scranton's Opera house
Iowa Women's Archive, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1910s
Photograph
English
Box #5, Bertha Hedges papers, Iowa Women's Archives, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1910s; Iowa; Scranton; Greene County
Blattner and Newbrand's Brewery in Oskaloosa, Iowa
Illustrated Atlas; Brewery; Business; Built Environment
Illustrated image of brewery in Mahaska County, Iowa from 1875 atlas, as well as image of proprietor Blattner's "city garden."
Andreas, Alfred Theodore
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Map Collection, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1875
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Illustrated Atlas
English
IMAGE; TEXT
FOLIO G1430 .A55 1875, Map Collection, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City
1875; Mahaska County; Oskaloosa, Iowa