• Tags: German-Language Newspapers
Iowa City Beer Riot Reportage_22Aug1884.pdf

Report on beer riots in Johnson County in response to state prohibition laws.
July 4th Editorial Linking Liberty and schaendliche Prohibitionsgesetz.pdf

Editorial celebrating the 'glorious fourth' in the context of prohibition laws and the un-fourth-like attack on the civil liberties of German Americans.
Temperance Commentary 1_8Feb1884.pdf

Report on the provisions of the new law for the licensing of the sale of alcoholic beverages; distinctions between wholesale and retail sales
Iowa Banner Masthead.pdf

Masthead from Iowa Banner in Iowa City
Bilingual First Issue Statement_1Sept1899.pdf

Dual-language statement on occasion of first issue, discussing paper and editorial stance on numerous issues. He explicitly states his opposition to the party and political platform of Iowa City's other German-language paper as a reason for starting…
Bleib Deutsch Poem_29Sept1899.pdf

Poem titled 'Stay German' advocating retaining German language use in German-American families.
Carl Schurz on Language_29Sept1899.pdf

Short excerpt of speech by Karl Schurz noting the beauty of the German language and the reconcilability of the German language and American identity.
Die Deutsche Presse in Amerika_1Sept1899.pdf

On the need for a German-language press for German migrants.
Dreyfus Affair Update_22Sept1899.pdf

Update on Dreyfus Affair in context of broader European diplomacy and politics.
Report on Francis Murphy Temperance Preacher Visit_29Sept1899.pdf

Largely-neutral report of Francis Murphy's speech to saloon keepers in context of his prohibitionism.
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