Effect on Telephone Exchange
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Business; Telephones; Low German
The business angle: owners of telephone exchange ruminate on business consequences were local German speakers not in need of phone lines.
G. E. Meyer
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/24/1918
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Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-24; Aplington, Iowa; Butler County
Gilmore City German
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephones; Y.M.C.A
German on the phone in Gilmore City
G. E. Stopten
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
4/29/1919
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N/A
Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1919-04-29; Humboldt County; Gilmore City, Iowa
Dutch on Phone
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephones; Dutch
Foreign languages on the wire in Taintor.
Geo F. Smith
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
10/21/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-10-21; Mahaska County; Taintor, Iowa
Neighbors' German
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Agriculture; Telephones; Class
Farmer wants his neighbors to stop speaking German.
Geo. H. Humphrey
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/08/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-08; Franklin County; Ackley, Iowa;
German on the Phone
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephones
German over the phones in Howard County.
H. G. Addas
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/19/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-19; Howard Coutny; Cresco, Iowa
Telephones
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephones
On phones in Jones County
Henry O. Knabe
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
9/19/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-09-18; Jones County; Monticello, Iowa
German on Telephone
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephones;
List of names of people speaking German on telephone line in Alexander.
Huldah Westaby
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
10/25/1918
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Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-10-25; Franklin County; Alexander, Iowa
Telephone Enforcement
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Enforcement; Telephones
How to enforce Babel over phones
Ivan Bennage
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
10/15/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-10-15; Bristow, Iowa; Butler County
Telephone Defiance
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Informants; Telephones; Babel Defiance
Informing on Henry Jess, who persists in speaking German over phone
J. A. Leigh
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/18/1918
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N/A
Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-18; Clinton County; Bellevue, Iowa; Sabula, Iowa; Jackson County
On Jess
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephones; Babel Defiance
Campbell on Jess.
J. C. Campbell
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/19/1918
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Letter
English
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-19; Clinton County; Bellevue, Iowa