Babel Defiance in Cedar
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Leisure; Telephones; Babel Defiance
German hasn't stopped, especially in places like "Soft Drink Parlor[s]." Can we penalize this?
C. E. Small
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
8/1/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-08; Tipton, Iowa; Cedar County;
Babel Defiance in Charlotte
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephones; Babel Defiance
Informing on Mrs. Alfred Doethmann, who "will insist on talking German over the telephone."
Wm. Burke
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
8/21/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-08-21; Clinton County; Charlotte, Iowa
Babel Rescinded
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Postwar; Religion; Enforcement; Telephones; Education; Armistice; Loyalty
Proclamation announcing rescindment of Babel in light of peace.
William L. Harding
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
12/4/1918
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Proclamation
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Folder #2, 1918 - , Box #20, Governor William L. Harding: General Correspondence, S61/06/06
1918-12-04; 1918-05-23; Des Moines, Iowa; Polk County
Clarification
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephones; Press
Paper publishers asks for clarification and notes an elderly German woman unable to speak English.
B. A. Davis
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/27/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-27; Marble Rock, Iowa; Floyd County
Concerns from Switchboard Operator
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephone
Switchboard operator calls in, saying she knows of German usage on phone line. How to enforce?
Mrs. Ernest Bittner
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
1/26/1919
Mrs. Amel Lippert; Mrs. Norman Lund
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Letter
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Box #13, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1919-01-26; Shellsburg, Iowa; Benton County; Newhall, Iowa; France
Defiance over Telephone
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Babel Defiance; Telephones
Telephone operator notes German defiance, as they say they can "speak whatever they want," citing "Predisent [sic] Wilson [saying] that they could talk the german [sic] over the Telephones."
Mrs. Henry Laurient
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
12/21/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-12-21; Carroll County; Manning, 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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Letter
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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
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
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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
Enforcing Babel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephones; Enforcement
Response to letter writer regarding difficulty of enforcing Babel.
William L. Harding
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
3/13/1918
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Letter
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Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-03-13; Perry, Iowa; Dallas County
Further Telephone Defiance
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Telephones; Babel Defiance
Barber notes continued defiance over telephone line.
John Barber
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/15/1918
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Letter
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-15; Denison, Iowa; Crawford County