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EXPLOSION AT SARATOGA HOTEL Caldwell, Idaho, December 30, 1905 At 10:05 this morning, an explosion rocked the Saratoga Hotel. The source was soon identified as coming from room #19. Upon entering the room, sheriff’s deputies identified the sole casualty: the room’s resident, one Tom Hogan[1]...

Prologue “Have you ever had American cuisine?” “No.” “Well, neither have they.” (joke loosely translated from the original French) American food, where it is discussed at all in food circles, is discussed purely as a joke. This is perfectly understandable, particularly from the viewpoint of my...

So, I've been thinking about ideas for a timeline, and one of the things that's different is a surviving Populist Party. I wanted to try and see if they could become the party affiliated with the IWW, but theres a problem, the IWW aint reformist. The Populist Party in my timeline also has ties...

I just finished reading Big Trouble by J. Anthony Lukas, which follows the trial of "Big Bill" Haywood and two other leaders of the Western Federation of Miners for conspiracy in the 1905 assassination of Idaho governor Frank Steunenberg. According to Lukas, the jury ultimately decided for the...