Enforcing in Lowden

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Dublin Core

Title

Enforcing in Lowden

Subject

World War I; Babel Proclamation; Council of Defense; German Language; Anti-Germanism; Newspapers; Babel Enforcement; Religion; Gender

Description

Mayor writes regarding desire to rid Lowden of German language. How to proceed? Notes that in Davenport they've apparently been fining people [mostly women].

Creator

W. E. Marvin

Source

N/A

Publisher

State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, Iowa

Date

6/18/1918

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

1918-06-18; Lowden, Iowa; Cedar County; Davenport, Iowa;