Bi-Lingual Services
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Religion; Liberty Bonds; Lutheranism; Y.M.C.A.; Red Cross
Pastor asks for concession for sake of older congregation memebers, noting his own loyalty and sacrifices.
H. Bruckner
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
3/3/1919
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Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1919-03-03; Johnson County; Iowa City, Iowa
Thoughtful Anti-Babel Message
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Babel Defiance; French; Italians; Slovaks; Czechs; Translation; Red Cross; Y.M.C.A.; Liberty Bonds
Thorough denunciation of Babel, listing a number of counterpoints. Included is a newspaper clipping speaking about Korab's letter to the governor.
Paul Korab
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/27/1918
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Box #15, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-27; Iowa City, Iowa; Johnson County;
Regarding Babel
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Liberty Bonds; German Americans; Draft
Regarding Babel, as church member whose notes need for "old gray people" in congregation to worship in German
Henry Hoppe
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/31/1918
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Box #13, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-31; La Porte City, Iowa; Black Hawk County
Pre-Babel Inquiry
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; Foreign Language; Anti-Germanism; Evangelicalism; Parochial Schools; Education; Liberty Bonds; Elderly
Concerns over elderly in congregation
W. N. Notdorf
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/18/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-18; Tripoli, Iowa; Bremer County;
Religion and Language in Bremer
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Norwegian Americans; Religion; Chaplains; Army; Liberty Bonds
Update on German language and religion in Bremer
Geo. J. Fritschel
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
7/6/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-07-06; Dubuque, Iowa; Dubuque County; Bremer County; Waco, Texas; Bellevue, Iowa
German-Language Services Continue
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Babel Defiance; Religion; Liberty Bonds
Burling notes several churches which have continued to speak in German, under guise of submitting formal request to Governor to do so.
C. G. Burling
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/8/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-08; Clarksville, Iowa; Butler County; Aplington, Iowa
Butler County Council of Defense
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Liberty Bonds
Burling writes regarding county Council of Defense business.
C. G. Burling
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/12/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-12; Clarkesville, Iowa; Butler County; Aredale, Iowa; Greene, Iowa; Dumont, Iowa; Allison, Iowa; Keeley, Iowa; Bristow, Iowa; Shellrock, Iowa; Austinville, Iowa; Aplington, Iowa; Parkersburg, Iowa; New Hartford, Iowa
Anti-Germanism as Babel Support
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Liberty Bonds; Red Cross. Y.M.C.A.;
Colorful denunciation of local Germans, who persist in "continually blabber[ing] their slop bucket dutch."
DeWitt Burchard
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/20/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-20; Parkersburg, Iowa; Butler County
German-American Loyalty
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Banking; Liberty Bonds; Religion; Elderly; Red Cross; German-American Loyalty
Prominent local German appointed to write regarding the loyalty of Arcadia's Germans as well as their difficulty in abiding by Babel.
J. C. Pruter
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
6/24/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-06-24; Carroll County; Arcadia, Iowa
Patriotic Celebrations
World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Liberty Bonds; Red Cross; Leisure; Parades; Patriotism;
Lutherans are going to hold a "patriotic celebration," but want to also include a section on Liberty Bonds in German.
Alf. F. Bothmann
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State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa
5/29/1918
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Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05
1918-05-29; Ricketts, Iowa; Crawford County; 07-04-1918