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Out of the Morgue
Zimmerman Telegram throws support behind Wilson, Sooy drill sets off county race in 1917
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The Zimmerman Telegram as it was sent from Washington to Ambassador Heinrich von Eckardt, the German ambassador to Mexico. - photo by Courtesy of U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Public Domain, https://commons.wikime
Each week we’ll take a step back into the history of Great Bend through the eyes of reporters past. We’ll reacquaint you with what went into creating the Great Bend of today, and do our best to update you on what “the rest of the story” turned out to be. First, a correction.