Appalachian Power Company began
Daniel Willard became president of B&O
Mannington, Fairmont, Clarksburg, and Grafton baseball teams formed the Class D West Virginia League
Charleston entered professional baseball
Beckley population rose to 2,161
Bluefield's population exceeded 10,000
U.S. Supreme Court established boundary between Preston County, West Virginia and Garrett County, Maryland
Pearl Buck returned to the U.S. after living in China
Pine Run School was built
Annie G. Packette raised $50,000 to construct Charleston Opera House
Charleston Mail sold to Samuel Dixon
Men including John W. Davis published the Culpeper Exponent
U.S. Bureau of Mines created after the Fairmont disaster of 1907
Justus Collins opened Winding Gulf mine
Danske Dandridge wrote Historic Shepherdstown
Levi Dean began practicing architecture in Charleston
The first deer hunting season was established
West Virginia's approximate deer population was 1,000
Thurmond accounted for almost 20% of all revenue generated on C&O Railway
Isaac Morris sold Easton Roller Mill to William Ley
West Virginia schools had fallen behind national averages
West Virginia had only 12 fully accredited high schools
The Department of Education increased to five divisions
Golden era of glass production ended
Aretas Fleming pushed to establish the U.S. Bureau of Mines
A. B. Brooks compiled a report on West Virginia forests
Thaddeus Fowler returned to West Virginia
Number of farms in West Virginia stood at 97,000
Glass factory employment totaled 7,500 workers
The Meadow River Lumber Company was organized in Rainelle
The C&O purchased the Greenbrier Resort and developed it into a major destination
Rimfire Hamrick opened a jewelry, watch repair, and gunsmith shop in Webster Springs
The High Gate mansion was built for James Edwin Watson
Census reported 5,939 Hungarians in West Virginia
Census showed 17 Irish families and 82 person occupying Irish Mountain
Reported 17,000 Italian immigrants in West Virginia
McDowell County reported the most Italian immigrants in West Virginia with 2,300
City of Ranson was established
Reported most of the Kelly Axe Company's grinders were natives of Poland or Russia
Harley Kilgore graduated from Mannington High School
Sarah Ann Legg appealed her case for murder of Jay Legg and was acquitted of all charges
Lincoln County had a population of 20,491
Signs bearing "Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco, Treat yourself to the Best" began appearing
Akro Agate was founded in Ohio
Marlinton had a tannery, two banks, two newspapers, 20 stores, a hospital, opera house, fire department, school, water system, & electric power
Marlinton Opera House was built by J. C. Tilton
John Matheus graduated from Western Reserve University (Case Western Reserve) in Cleveland, Ohio
The original sawmill of the Meadow River Lumber Company was built
The McKendree and Welch hospitals opened affiliated nursing schools
Morgantown population rose to 9,150
Howard Sloan organized the first enduring work of the Church of the Nazarene in West Virginia
The New York Central gained control of the Toledo & Ohio Central
Niagara Movement failed to meet
The O. Ames company arrived in Parkersburg
37 of the state's 55 counties were completely dry or allowed the prohibition of the sale of liquor under local option laws.
The C&O and Virginian railroads had penetrated every section of Raleigh County
A factory making buttons from river mussel shell opened in St. Marys
Nathan Scott lost the Republican nomination
The Raine brothers established the Meadow River Lumber Company
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes ruled that the Swan lands had been forfeited to the state because taxes had not been paid
Thurmond had a population of 315
The B&O railroad penetrated the Trough
Tucker County population peaked at 18,675
U.S. Coal & Coke built 12 individual company towns at Gary
The steamboat Virginia went aground on a falling Ohio River and ended up in a cornfield at Ravenswood
The Meyercord-Carter Company reorganized as the Vitrolite Company
The Greenbrier, Cheat & Elk Railroad was incorporated
T. Edward Hill joined the McDowell Times
Ohio Valley Glass became Paul Wissmach Glass Company
