November 11, marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice ending World War I. On this centennial we look back at the goings-on in Western North Dakota during the war, as reported in the Dickinson Press of the day.
Newspapers have always served multiple purposes in American history, chief among them being to chronicle the history of our nation. From a tragic train accident in Amidon to a Hettinger boy shooting a German spy, we experience the fear, anger, sadness, joy, disgust and surprise of the times as told by the people who lived it.