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Sample election ballot for the Muscatine city elections of March 4, 1918, published by the Muscatine Herold. By publishing the ballot with an affidavit in German from the City Recorder, the Herold allowed its readers to familiarize themselves in…
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Local discussing loyalty and disloyalty in community.
185907-997118 - Zinselmeier Matthew - May 4, 2016 937 AM - ZinselmeierM_Image2A_Metcalf.JPG

J.J. Billingsly has sent a letter to H.J. Metcalf listing the names of school board presidents in charge of school districts where the German language is being pursued. The names are sent to H.J. Metcalf
257578-997118 - Van Eldik Noah - May 3, 2016 507 PM - VanEldikN_letterregardinganti-americanism_Metcalf5.jpe

Letter regarding Mac J. Groves of Estherville, Iowa who was the food administrator for Emmet County. The writer claims that Mr. Groves is not 100% American and he should be removed from the position.
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Apparent overview of situation in Cedar County, as regards the influence and political affiliations of local German Americans, with a big turn: the writer is the father of a local Irish boy killed.
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In reaction to a letter that John P. Irish had published in the German newspaper Dubuque National-Demokrat, which attacked Joseph Eiboeck's alledgedly insulting rhetoric in a speech at the Anti-Monopolist state convention in July 1874 in favor of…
Timmerman, LaubeEpisodes.pdf

The eulogy includes three "episodes" on the life of Dr. Paul Laube, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Dubuque, Iowa and faculty member at the University of Dubuque. The eulogy describes Dr. Laube's Christian character, his sentiments…
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image of the first page of Chapter Fifteen from the revised 1873 immigration handbook published by the Iowa Board of Immigration
182351-997118 - Brockway Kelly - May 4, 2016 730 PM - BrockayK_melvincopelandtohjmetcalf_Metcalf.jpg

The Commercial Economy Board is inquiring about the newly imposed restrictions on deliveries and what those restrictions included. The focus was in the Des Moines area.

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