Babel Defiance in Lyon
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Defacement; Law; Signage;
Germans ignore Babel after contracting lawyer, take down signs, noting that "the proper place for them was the toilet, as there was where [they] talked English."
T. J. Coakley
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/26/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-7-26; Lyon county; George, Iowa
Coming to a Boil
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Defacement; Placarding; Violence; Lynching; Pro-Germanism; Informing
Noting a number of seditious comments, Babel Defiance, and exhortations to resist the placement of anti-German-language signs by local Germans.
H. P. Lasher
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/24/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-24; Ida County; Holstein, Iowa
On Those Signs
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Signage; Defacement;
Requesting information on the legality of those "English-only" signs.
John A. Haworth
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/21/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-21; Ida County; Galva, Iowa