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Man of the people notes that many long-time German residents still cannot speak English.
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Lewis notes Braun's disappointment in Harding--he didn't vote for him this year--and worries about low-wage immigrant labor coming from Germany
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Writing his Senator, Rand suggests putting German prisoners of war to work in the Yakima Valley. NOTE: "I think a large percent of these Germans will never go back to Germany, but will settle right there in the Valley." Not a trace of concern over…
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Jakob Naumann confirmation certificate.
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The document is a church attest from Jacob Naumann's pastor in Wiebelskirchen, certifying Naumann as a member in good standing of the local Lutheran congregation and asking all Lutheran pastors in the U.S. to receive him into their congregations. The…
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Informant on German alien near Schleswig supposedly advising local Germans to join army and shoot their officers.
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image of the Foreword from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration.
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A long, thoughtful letter on Germans, immigration, and language in the context of religiosity.
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