Die drakonischen Strafgesetzen
German-Language Newspapers; Temperance; Anti-Germanness; Business; Brewing; Legislation
Article commenting on proposed 'draconian' prohibition law.
Georg Steinmetz
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1884-04-04
Newspaper Article
German
Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1884-04-04; Independence, Iowa; Buchanan County;
The Saloonkeepers Trade
German-Language Newspapers; Business; Temperance; Saloons; Anti-Germanness; Legislation
Article on potential prohibition law from perspective of saloonkeepers.
Georg Steinmetz
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1884-02-29
Newspaper Article
German
Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1884-02-29; Independence, Iowa; Buchanan County; Germany;
English-Language Commentary on Prohibition
German-Language Newspapers; English-Language Insets; Prohibition; Temperance; Liberty; Legislation; Anti-Germanness; History
German-language newspaper includes English-language editorial denouncing prohibition as historic attack on liberty and return to barbarism.
Georg Steinmetz
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1884-07-11
Newspaper Article
English
Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1884-07-11; Independence, Iowa; Buchanan County; Greece; Dark Ages;
New license law for the sale of alcohol
License law; Temperance; Legislation; Anti-Germanness; fines; local option
Report on the provisions of the new law for the licensing of the sale of alcoholic beverages; distinctions between wholesale and retail sales
Hermann Hoffmann
Independence Courier
George Steinmetz
8 February 1884
State Historical Society of Iowa
pdf
German
newspaper article
Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Independence, Iowa; Buchanan County
Changing Legislation
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Press; Legislation
There is a law on the books requiring state legislative affairs to be published in other languages. Should this be abolished?
John R. Bane
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/31/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-31; Fayette County; Oelwein, Iowa
Response to Beardsley
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Legislation;
Confirms Harding's attempts to find federal authority for suppressing German language.
W. L. Harding
N/A
State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
1/31/1918
N/A
N/A
N/A
Letter
English
TEXT
Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-01-31; Plymouth County; Kingsley, Iowa
The Brewer's Convention
German-Language Newspapers; Temperance; Anti-Germanness; Business; Brewing; Christian Magnus; Eagle Brewery; Iowa Supreme Court; Legislation;
Article on Iowa Brewer's Convention occuring in midst of prohibition legislation. The members therefore pledge to fight the convention in courts and raise funds.
State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1884-04-25
Newspaper Article
German
Iowa City Historical Library Newspaper Collection Microfilm, State Historical Society of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
1884-04-25; Independence, Iowa; Buchanan County; Burlington, Iowa; Davenport, Iowa; Cedar Rapids, Iowa