Big Bill Haywood and the I W W links in Idaho history
The piece recounts Bill Haywood’s alleged escape to Russia amid bonds and suspicions of pardon. It highlights his long leadership of the I W W and ties to the Western Federation of Miners, noting killings, property destruction, and the December 30 1905 Governor Stonehenge bombing confession by Harry Orchard. It suggests Haywood’s influence and possible accountability debates across Montana and Idaho.
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Bill
Haywood
Russia
William Bross Lloyd
Bill Haywood
Montana
Western Federation of Miners
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Coeur d’Alenes
Stonenberg
Harry Orchard
Charles H. Moyer
Federation
Moyer
Idaho
Emma Goldman Seeks Return from Moscow in Telegram to Rubin
Emma Goldman tells Jacob H. Rubin in Moscow that he should use his influence to bring her back to America promising to be a good girl. Rubin, a Milwaukee socialist backer, reports disillusionment with the Soviet regime after his visit, contrasting Lenine and Trotzky with czarist fears and noting leaders like Berkman and Goldman disparage the Soviets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Rubin
Emma Goldman
Moscow
Jacob H. Rubin
Socialist Party
Milwaukee
Victor Berger
Russia
Lenine and Trotzky
Czar
Rasputin
Romanoff
Alexander Berkman
Emma
United States
Haywood
Anaconda Standard
Germany’s reparations dispute tests Allied plans in London
The Allies’ supreme council in London reportedly agreed Germany must pay about 6.6 billion pounds with 100 pounds yearly plus 25 percent on exports. Secretary Hughes urges Germany to propose direct terms to the allied governments. France may seize the Ruhr with British Belgian support as England hints at a North Sea naval show. The piece notes Alaska mining wealth, Seward’s 1867 purchase, and labor tensions in Detroit and Toronto amid talk of open shop tactics.
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Hughes
United States
France
Germany
Allies Supreme Council
London
Ruhr
Rhine
England
North Sea
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E. A. Long Crowley
Lewistown
Grass Range Fuel Company
Louis Bradford
Fergus County
Fergus Hotel
G. B. Laird
Frank C. Laird
W. S. Smith
E. Main
Lewistown, Montana
Mr “Eer Bugs
I & Range Rebiete
J. M. Vrooman & Son, Proprietors
Big Bill Haywood
Alaska
Seward
Sam Gompers
Toronto
Detroit
Scheidt Bros
Main Street
Young’s Hotel
A. J. Young
Judith Hardware
The
Store of Service
Auto and Tractor Supplies
Pioneer Imp. & Auto Co
FORD
Viking Cream
Moline
Tires
Ford Parts
the Sunday
Standard
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