Apostolic Church on Language
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religious Services; Apostolic Church; Mennonites; Amish;
Apostolic elders note church's longtime dependence on German, their loyalty, and opposition to any upcoming language legislation, noting as well their independence from Amish and Mennonite communities.
Joseph Banwart
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/6/1918
Henry Reha
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-06; Clayton County; Norton, Illinois; Switzerland; Croghan, New York; New Jersey; Connecticut; New York; Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Minnesota; Iowa; Missouri; Kansas; Oklahoma; Utah; Oregon; West Bend, Iowa
Wilhelm Schumann, Disloyal German American
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Espionage Act; Babel Defiance; Religion; Informants
Wilhelm Schumann's disloyalty and the situation in Calhoun County
Edwin Wattonville
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/29/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-29; Pomeroy, Iowa; Calhoun County; Fort Dodge, Iowa; Levenworth, Kansas;