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Reverend William Judson Boone and the College of Idaho [otd 11/05]
Boone statue on College of Idaho campus.William Judson Boone, D.D., first and long-time president of the College of Idaho, was born November 5, 1860, in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, 15-20 miles southwest...
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Elections: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln and Lewiston Mayor Ankeny [otd 11/06]
President Lincoln.National Archives, Matthew Brady.On November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States. In the midst of leading the nation through the Civil War, Lincoln...
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Sesquicentennial: Legal Furor in California
On November 6, 1863, newspapers in California had much to say about the case of three accused murderers from Idaho Territory. Their lawyer was trying to head off an order to extradite them back to the...
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Medical Pioneer and Tuberculosis Researcher Edwin Guyon [otd 11/07]
On November 7, 1853, physician and medical pioneer Edwin F. Guyon was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. By one account, his father was among the nearly 13 thousand yellow fever deaths (ten percent of the...
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University of Idaho Language Professor and Dean Jay Eldridge [otd 11/8]
Dean Eldridge.University of Idaho Archives.University of Idaho Dean of the Faculty Jay Glover Eldridge was born November 8, 1875, in Janesville, Wisconsin (about 60 miles southwest of Milwaukee).After...
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Attorney and Progressive Boise Mayor Joseph Pence [otd 11/09]
Mayor Pence. CityofBoise.comOn November 9, 1869, Boise Mayor Joseph Thomas Pence was born in Ottuma, Iowa. He graduated from Parsons College (Fairfield, Iowa) in 1892. Pence then taught at another...
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Alexander Toponce: Freighter, Stockman, Stage Line Operator ... and More [otd...
Alexander Toponce, energetic immigrant entrepreneur, was born November 10, 1839 in Belfort, France … about thirty miles west of Basel, Switzerland. The family came to the U. S. in June 1846. As a...
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Cornerstone Laid for Roman Catholic Cathedral in Boise [otd 11/11]
On Sunday, November 11, 1906, officials laid the cornerstone for a new Roman Catholic cathedral in Boise, to be known as the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.Catholics had gotten off to an early...
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Building Dedicated for School that Became Brigham Young University-Idaho [otd...
On November 12, 1888, Mormon pioneers dedicated the school building for the Bannock Stake Academy in Rexburg, Idaho. With this small start, the Academy can justly lay claim to being the first...
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Jewish Businessman and Idaho Governor Moses Alexander [otd 11/13]
Moses Alexander.Illustrated History photo.Idaho Governor Moses Alexander was born on November 13, 1853 in Obrigheim, Germany. In 1867, he emigrated to the U. S., where he lived with a sister in New...
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Timothy Regan: Freighter, Mining Expert, and Business Developer [otd 11/14]
Timothy Regan. J. H. Hawley photo.Wealthy businessman and developer Timothy Regan was born November 14, 1843 near Rochester, New York. The family later moved to Wisconsin, where Timothy grew up and...
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Idaho Falls developer and Construction Leader William Keefer [otd 11/15]
William Keefer. J. H. Hawley photo.Idaho Falls developer and builder William W. Keefer was born November 15, 1852 in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, 40-60 miles southwest of Harrisburg. Although he was...
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Idaho Falls Dedicates a New City Hall and Fire Station [otd 11/16]
On November 16, 1930, Idaho Falls officials dedicated a new City Hall. It replaced the old city building, which had been in use since before 1911.Idaho Falls, aka “Eagle Rock,” aka “Taylor’s Bridge,”...
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Horses Thieves Trailed, Captured, and Jailed – Escaped, Caught Again [otd...
On Saturday, November 17, 1883, three different newspapers across Idaho published stories about a trio of captured horse thieves. That timing arose from the more-leisurely newspaper publication...
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Sesquicentennial: Owyhee Mines
On November 17, 1863, The Oregonian published a report that said the "Owyhee" mines – where Silver City, Idaho, was soon to be – were probably as rich as "advertised" in letters and stories coming from...
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Nez Percés Indian Reservation Opened to White Settlers [otd 11/18]
On November 18, 1895, “surplus” lands on the Nez Percés Indian Reservation were thrown open to claims by white settlers. This action crowned a long campaign to force assimilation upon the Nez Percés...
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Teacher, Attorney, Businessman, and Education Leader Oliver Haga [otd 11/19]
Attorney Haga. H. T. French photo.Boise lawyer and education advocate Oliver O. Haga was born November 19, 1872 in Luverne, Minnesota (in the extreme southwestern corner, 25-30 miles east of Sioux...
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Women’s Suffrage Advocates Hold First Idaho Convention [otd 11/20]
On November 20, 1895, supporters held the first women’s suffrage convention in Idaho. In general, the western states had been much more supportive of women’s suffrage than those in the East. Wyoming...
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Wilson Price Hunt Fur Trade Party Reaches Boise Valley [otd 11/21]
In November 1811, Wilson Price Hunt recorded in his journal, “On the 21st at daybreak we saw ahead of us a river that flowed to the west, its banks lined with cottonwood and willow trees. Some Indians...
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Branch Railroad Arrives in Rexburg, Headed for Yellowstone [otd 11/22]
On November 22, 1899, tracks of the St. Anthony Railroad Company were completed into Rexburg, Idaho. The goal of the Company, which had been incorporated in May, was to extend a rail line from Idaho...
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