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Celebrating History: State and national war news - and local interest items

By Emily Mayer

Most of the war news in The Havre Plaindealer’s May 26, 1917, issue came from the state and the nation. News that over half of the livestock in war-torn Europe had been destroyed, leading to a potential worldwide shortage of livestock. Our own government was making plans to purchase more horses for the war effort, and some ranches in this area were known for its excellent horse stock. Bills were being introduced to help provide relief for homesteaders enlisting in service and patriotic meetings were being organized here in Montana, up to 400 were cited. Liberty Bonds were...

 

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