Violence Averted

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Title

Violence Averted

Subject

World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Babel Defiance; Violence; Informants

Description

Wentz and Probst overheard: Probst said he "would talk German when he D--n pleased." Probst grabs brick and walks out before violence, with Wentz saying he was "too big a coward to talk German on the street."

Creator

C. McHenry

Source

N/A

Publisher

State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa

Date

12/27/1918

Contributor

N/A

Rights

N/A

Relation

N/A

Format

Affidavit

Language

English

Type

TEXT

Identifier

Box #14, Council of Defense, Governor's Office: Harding, Research Group #43, S61/07/05

Coverage

1918-12-27; Carroll County; Dickinson County