Dublin Core
Title
Babel Defiance in Lyon
Subject
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Defacement; Law; Signage;
Description
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."
Creator
T. J. Coakley
Source
N/A
Publisher
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
Date
7/26/1918
Contributor
N/A
Rights
N/A
Relation
N/A
Format
Letter
Language
English
Type
TEXT
Identifier
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
Coverage
1918-7-26; Lyon county; George, Iowa