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Carole Butcher

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Sep 28, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Carole Butcher

    September 28: Liberty Calling – Buy Bonds! (opens the original)

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    North Dakotans were not overly enthusiastic about America’s entry into World War I, but they were resigned to the reality of it. At the time of the declaration of war, the economy was functioning at full capacity. Diverting the necessary supplies to the war effort required decreasing what was available for civilians. Like the rest of the country, North Dakotans were expected to conserve everything from food to alcohol to gasoline. There was also one other shortage: money. The war was expensive a

  2. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Carole Butcher

    September 24: Time for New Leadership (opens the original)

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    The political climate in 1968 was one of turmoil and division in the United States. There were major protests against the Vietnam War. Martin Luther King was assassinated in April of that year, followed by the assassination of Robert Kennedy, the leading Democratic candidate for president and the brother of assassinated President John F. Kennedy. The Civil Rights Movement had seen major progress, but struggled to move forward as a militant wing began to form.

  3. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Carole Butcher

    September 23: In Search of the Welsh Indians (opens the original)

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    Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and their intrepid Corps of Discovery were integral to the expansion of a new country. The expedition set out to begin mapping the immense territory that Thomas Jefferson had purchased. They chronicled the vast wilderness and the rich resources it contained. Lewis and Clark are a bedrock of American history, but they were not the first Europeans to explore the Great Plains.

  4. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Carole Butcher

    September 22: Crossing the Red River (opens the original)

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    As the railroad moved out onto the Great Plains, settlers followed. Small gatherings began to form wherever the railroad workers set up their camps. These rudimentary communities usually started as a collection of tents, with frame buildings gradually taking shape as the neighborhoods became permanent. When the Northern Pacific Railroad crossed the Red River, what would later become a city had a very modest beginning.

  5. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Carole Butcher

    September 18: Labor Unrest in Minot (opens the original)

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    In 1904, seven men met in Chicago and laid the foundation for the International Workers of the World. Attendees included radicals and trade unionists from across the United States.

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