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This article, published in the June 5, 1918, edition of the Topeka Capital, details the removal of Wamego State Bank president and director Loius B. Leach due to "slackerism." Specifically, Leach refused to buy Liberty Loans, would not donate to the Red Cross, and encouraged his son-in-law to evade the draft. In adddition to his removal, Leach was the target of mobs who painted his vehicle yellow and demanded that he fly the America flag.
Creator: Topeka Capital
Date: June 5, 1918
This article can be used in conjunction with other material related to the persecution of German Americans, Mennonites, and other dissenters during World War I. In particular, this article can be used to help students appreciate the difficulties faced by anyone who did not fully support the U.S. war effort.
KS: 11th: 1.7.: challenges faced by German Americans in Kansas during World War I
Item Number: 213515
Call Number: K 341.3, Clipp., v.1, p. 1-123, Espionage, sedition, etc.
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 213515
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1877-1930 (Kansas_Benchmark 1) - German Americans (Indicator 7)
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1877-1930 (Kansas_Benchmark 1) - German Americans (Indicator 7) - Discrimination
Date - 1910s - 1918
Military - Wars - World War I - Homefront
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Newspaper - clipping
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Cities and towns - Wamego
Places - Counties - Pottawatomie
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Places - Other States - Virginia
Thematic Time Period - World War I, 1914 - 1919
Type of Material - Newspapers - Clippings
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