Lutheran Disloyalty
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Lutheranism; Pro-Germanism
On a disloyal Lutheran preacher.
Hellen R. Craigh
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
Undated
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
Woodbury County; Danbury, Iowa
Swedish Lutherans
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Lutheranism; Swedish Language
Vice President of Iowa Lutheran Conference on the situation of Swedish Lutherans.
Oscar N. Olson
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/25/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-25; Woodbury County; Sioux City, Iowa
Lutheran on Babel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religious Services; Lutheranism
Pastor on Babel.
Oscar H. Horn
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
8/13/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-08-13; Scott County; Davenport, Iowa
Iowa's Germans in National Press
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Press; Saturday Evening Post; Lutheranism;
Thinking of submitting story on Iowa's Germans in time of war to Saturday Evening Post.
J. L. Long
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
3/2/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-03-02; Scott County; Davenport, Iowa
Pro-Germans in Muscatine
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Pro-Germans; Lutheranism;
Beveridge with several accusations against "radical pro-German assertions" in his vicinity.
T. F. Beveridge
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
9/18/1917
Letter
English
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
9/18/1917; Muscatine County; Muscatine, Iowa
Lutheran Protest
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Babel Defiance; Lutheranism
Blessin "protests" Babel.
G. Blessin
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
2/13/1919
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1919-02-13; Fayette County; El Dorado, Iowa
Babel and Lutheranism
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Lutheranism
Allen on Lutheran Church
Geo. K. Allen
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
9/12/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-09-12; Emmet County; Estherville, Iowa
Norwegian in Bellevue
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Norwegian Language; Lutheranism
Fritschel on Norwegians in Bellevue.
Geo. J. Fritschel
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/19/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-19; Dubuque County; Dubuque, Iowa; Bellevue, Iowa
Coercive Silencing
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Violence; Parochial School; Lutheranism
Davis says intransigent church got in touch with him, gave a "plea for mercy [and] I told them there was no help for them." They stopped German-language instruction from there.
J. C. Davis
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
3/26/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-03-26; Spirit Lake, Iowa; Dickinson County; Terril, Iowa;
A Tale of Two Cities
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Lutheranism; Religious Services; Informants
Pre-Babel: Davis asks German communities in Terril and Spirit Lake to stop with all the Germanning. Latter will and former won't. Proposes law to stop "teaching of the German language."
J. C. Davis
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
3/22/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-03-22; Spirit Lake, Iowa; Dickinson County; Terril, Iowa;