Idaho Timeline
July 3, 1890 – Idaho admitted to the Union
January 1, 1891 – Miners’ Union of the Coeur d’Alenes formed
February 16, 1891 – Mine Owners’ Association formed
July 11, 1892 – Frisco Mine explosion near Gem
July 12, 1892 – Governor Norman Willey asks President Benjamin Harrison for federal troops.
July 13, 1892 – Governor Willey declares martial law in Shoshone County
July 14, 1892 – Federal troops sent to the Coeur d’Alenes to enforce martial law
1893 – The Western Federation of Miners founded
1896 – Frank Steunenberg elected Governor of Idaho
1898 – Frank Steunenberg reelected
April 29, 1899 – Dynamiting of the Bunker Hill and Sullivan mill. Governor Steunenberg sends a telegram to President William McKinley requesting military assistance.
May 2, 1899 – Federal troops arrive in Wardner
1899-1901 – Federal troops occupy the Coeur d’Alene mining district
1905 – Ex-Governor Steunenberg assassinated in Caldwell
National Timeline
May 4, 1886 – Haymarket riot in Chicago
1890– Sherman Silver Purchase Act
July 6, 1892 – Homestead strike in Pennsylvania
1893–
- Panic of 1893
- Leadville mining strike in Colorado
- Sherman Silver Purchase Act repealed
1894– Cripple Creek mining strike in Colorado
May 11, 1894 – Pullman strike in Illinois
October 18, 1894 – U.S. Supreme Court upholds the use of federal troops in the Pullman strike
1898– Spanish-American War, Idaho National Guard sent to Philippines
1900– Congressional hearing to investigate the north Idaho mining war of 1899
Timelines courtesy of Katie Forsythe, Boise High School, Boise, Idaho.
