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1917: Wobblies, War, and Walkouts

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Nancy Foster Renk

By mid-March 1917, as the winter snow melted gradually into spring, the people of Sandpoint opened their weekly newspaper to find a few glimmers of good news. Local barbers reassured customers that the recent 10 cent price increase applied only … Continue reading →

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1917: When the Wobblies Walked Out of the Woods

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Nancy Foster Renk

Maybe it was the lack of whiskey, harder to find now that Idaho was entering its second year as a “dry” state. Maybe it was the specter of a bloody war being fought in Europe, threatening to drag the United … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bonner County history, Elizabeth Gurley Flynn, Industrial Workers of the World, IWW, labor history, logging, lumber industry, Sandpoint history, Sandpoint Idaho, Wobblies | 11 Comments

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