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Hurry-Up Yost
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Apr 30, 1871
Harris "Hurry-up" Yost was born in Marion County
1895
Hurry-up Yost played tackle on the WVU football team Other events that happened on or around 1895 The Bluefield DailyJournal closed Land purchased for $24,757 for Cabell County Courthouse Huntington established Chamber of Commerce Reuben Gold Thwaites edition of Chronicles of Border Warfare was published, which provides corrections to some errors of fact or interpretation Clay was incorporated $20,000 appropriated for new academic building at what is now known as Concord University John William Davis (originally from Clarksburg) graduated from law school at Washington and Lee Bethany Chapter of Delta Tau Delta ceased activity Distinct historic courthouse was built in Fayetteville Jack Glasscock returned to Wheeling to manage and play for Wheeling Base Ball Club Harrisville, the county seat of Ritchie County, was named in honor of Thomas Harris The Montgomery Preparatory School (West Virginia University Institute of Technology) was founded Lewis County's first high school was established Joseph Long sold the Herald West Virginia passed a law preventing railroad from engaging in the business of buying and selling coal A formal community of Orthodox Christians was founded in Bluefield Michael Owens had perfected machinery for blowing tumblers, light bulbs and lamp chimneys Extensive timbering began along the Pocatalico River A timber company began extensive operations on the waters of Pocatalico which added to Poca's growth. Morris Shawkey came to West Virginia as professor of education at West Virginia Wesleyan College E. M. Statler left the McLure House for Buffalo, New York Ephraim Wells opened the Wells Hotel in Sistersville The Virginia was built in Cincinnati Ralph Weinberg was born in Baltimore The McDowell County courthouse at Welch was constructed Welch population was at 300 Agnes Westbrook Morrison was the first woman to graduate from College of Law at WVU Agnes Howard Hall, now on the Register of Historic Places, was built as a residence for women at West Virginia Wesleyan College Williamson became the county seat of Mingo County William Wilson became postmaster general under President Cleveland's cabinet A.S. Withers wrote an early report of Betty Zane's save of Fort Henry in Chronicles of Border Warfare
1896
Hurry-up Yost played tackle on the WVU football team Other events that happened on or around 1896 Thomas Anshutz painted Steamboat on the Ohio B&O Railroad only hauled four percent of Tidewater-bound soft coal Elk River Coal & Lumber Company began buying land in West Virginia George Sturdevant and John W. Johnson purchased the factory at Brush Creek Falls in Mercer County Michael Benedum married Sarah Lantz "Athens" name of new post office and village William Coley founded the Parsons Advocate newspaper John William Davis began teaching law at Washington & Lee Democrats slipped into minority status in West Virginia According to legend, underground Elk (River) was formed when a hole opened in the stream bed and simply swallowed the river Thaddeus Fowler first visited West Virginia Edward Bates Franzheim designed the Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church in Wheeling The Trinity United Methodist Church was organized in Glenville Grantsville was incorporated The H.K. Bedford began Pittsburgh-Charleston service William Jennings Bryan was defeated as free silver presidential candidate Hamilton Hatter became the first principal of Bluefield Colored Institute (Bluefield State College) Homer Laughlin incorporated as Homer Laughlin and Company The original Seneca Glass Company building was built William Leigh painted his portrait of Sophie H. Colston The Moundsville Daily Echo became a daily publication Louis Marx was born John McGraw first served as a member of the Democratic National Committee James Miller served as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention The Seneca Glass Company moved from Ohio to Morgantown The South Branch Intelligencer merged with the Hampshire Review Lawrence Nuttall and C. F. Millspaugh published Flora of West Virginia Melville Davisson Post's short story collection The Strange Schemes of Randolph Mason made him immensely popular. The second period of Republican dominance began Telephone switchboards were installed at Morgantown The Webster Springs Hotel was built Agnes Westbrook Morrison was admitted to the bar WVU hires its first full-time coach Matthew Whittico graduated from Lincoln University in Pennsylvania Matewan challenged Williamson as county seat of Mingo County Carter Woodson graduated from Douglass High School The Shenandoah River flooded
1897
Hurry-up Yost began coaching at Ohio Wesleyan Other events that happened on or around 1897 Newton Diehl Baker returned to Martinsburg Nathan Brackett retired from Storer College presidency James Callahan received his Ph.D. from John Hopkins University Donnally Publishing Company sold it to Gazette Company William Edwin Chilton formed law firm with his brother and William A. MacCorkle J. R. Clifford elected charter member of the American Negro Academy Blacks began to capitalize on using their political influence under Republican administration John W. Davis left teaching to open his own practice William Dawson served as West Virginia's secretary of state Dow Chemical Company started in Midland, Michigan William Edwards published another volume in his three-volume work on butterflies, The Butterflies of North America Fish and Game Warden Office was created to replace Board of Fish Commissioners Legislature passed legislation that provided for appointment of state game and fish warden The UMWA began enlisting the support of well-known labor leaders from across the nation The Huntington State Hospital was established by the legislature as an insane asylum called the Home for Incurables Legislature reactivated the position of Immigration Commissioner Fanny Kemble Johnson moved to West Virginia Mother Jones joined Eugene Debs's Social Democracy and the Unite Mine Workers of America national strike in Pittsburgh John P. Hale visited the cave where the Kanawha Madonna was found Hu Maxwell wrote a history of Hampshire County Ephraim Morgan earned a law degree from WVU John Brooks Cottle was born Matthew M. Neely enrolled at WVU John Nuttall died in Fayette County Otter Creek Boom & Lumber Company began logging Otter Creek Research on poultry began at West Virginia University. Reported 82 routes in operation for the Rural Free Delivery Samuel Starks was elected as supreme chancellor at the Charleston's Capitol City Lodge No. 1 The American Telephone & Telegraph Company extended a long distance line from Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, to Charleston through Point Pleasant The Parkersburg Conference of United Brethren was renamed the West Virginia Conference Coal operators of Central Competitive Field agreed to peace with UMWA insisting organizing West Virginia too Volcano oil boom diminished A disastrous fire occurred in Volcano The West Virginia Geological and Economic Survey was established by legislature I. C. White began serving as first director of the West Virginia G&ES Women were permitted to enter all departments and schools except the military Jerome Hall Rapmond became president of WVU Consolidation formed the West Virginia Pulp & Paper Company Albert White was appointed as internal revenue agent Josiah Keely became principal of Montgomery Preparatory School Laura Jackson Arnold was named an honorary member of the Society of the Army of West Virginia
1901
Hurry-up Yost became coach at University of Michigan Other events that happened on or around 1901 Emma Alderson founded the Alderson Baptist Academy (now Alderson-Broaddus College) in Alderson Emma Alderson founded the Alderson Baptist Academy (now part of Alderson Broaddus University) in Alderson Charles Ambler went to school at WVU Morris Harvey donated $10,000 to Barboursville College, now University of Charleston Branch of the C&O reached Beckley Matthew Clair earned his PhD from Bennette College in Greensboro, NC Thomas G. McKell built the Dun Glen Hotel West Virginia oil production peaked at 16 million barrels Deadly explosion in Consolidation Coal Company's No. 9 occurred Aretas Fleming and Clarence W. Watson merged coal companies into the Fairmont Coal Company Legislature decreed state game and fish warden would be paid from state treasury and could appoint deputy wardens J. P. Morgan interests began construction on works in Gary The Little Kanawha Valley Bank was incorporated The Barboursville Seminary changed its name to Morris Harvey College, now University of Charleston Harold Houston began practicing law in Parkersburg The Cabell County Courthouse was dedicated The Home for the Incurables changed its name to West Virginia Asylum James Monroe Jackson died Teepi Kendrick married Olive Garrison A constitutional amendment required voter registration I. T. Mann visited financier J. P. Morgan in New York Mifflin Marsh died The United State Stamping Company began operations Alexander McVeigh Miller won a seat in the West Virginia Senate Morgantown annexed Greenmont, Seneca, and South Morgantown The N&W acquired the Cincinnati, Portsmouth & Virginia Earl Oglebay sold his iron ore interests to U.S. Steel Earl Oglebay bought a mansion between Wheeling and Bethany, Waddington Farm George Peterkin helped erect a monument on Valley Mountain to memorialize the deaths of Confederate soldiers The Flat-top Coal Land Association was reorganized as the Pocahontas Coal & Coke Company Livia Poffenbarger established a local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Potomac State College was founded The West Virginia University band was founded by Walter Mestrezat. Daniel Purinton returned to WVU to become president. Richwood was incorporated Charles Ritter brought the offices of Tug River Lumber Company to Huntington William M. Ritter Lumber Company was incorporated Benjamin Rosenbloom played on the WVU football team The board of directed voted to establish a nursing school at Sheltering Arms Hospital The Pope Dock Company built New Grand Floating Palace The first local branch of West Virginia Socialist Party was established in Wheeling Samuel Starks was appointed as the first black in U.S. to serve as state librarian The Fairmont & Clarksburg Traction streetcar company began Another long distance telephone line was constructed through West Virginia The first coal in Upshur County was commercially mined Ward Engineering Works built the Unique for the U.S. Engineering Corp The Historical Society began publishing The West Virginia Historical Magazine Quarterly Albert Blakeslee White became governor James E. Taylor died in New York City
1904
Hurry-up Yost's University of Michigan team defeated WVU 130-0 Other events that happened on or around 1904 Charles Ambler received an A.B. in social sciences J. G. Bradley came to West Virginia Sturdevant and Johnson constructed new buildings Buffalo Creek & Gauley Railroad was built Name changed from Thomas Hospital to Charleston General Hospital Barber Sanatorium constructed by Dr. Timothy L. Barber Sr. Railroad from Greenbrier Valley to Bartow completed Roy Bird Cook graduated from high school John Cornwell was Democratic nominee for governor Davis & Elkins College founded by Southern Presbyterians Rebecca Davis wrote autobiography Bits of Gossip William M. O. Dawson ceased to be chairman of West Virginia Republicans John Dickinson became the first director of the Kanawha Coal Operators Association Chestnut blight introduced to America Fairmont West Virginian became daily Millard Giesey and Frederic Faris designed the West Virginia Building at the St. Louis World's Fair Pennsylvania investors opened a second glass sand plant on the east side of Warm Springs Ridge The Glenville Democrat was first published Capt. Greene acquired the Cincinnati, Portsmouth, Big Sandy & Pomeroy Packet Co. Railroads reached the Guyandotte River area The National Carbon Company began operating a graphite plant in Anmore The Huntington Dispatch began Frankie Masters was born in Pleasants County Cousin Abe Lilly was elected prosecuting attorney of Raleigh County The C&O Railroad was constructed from Huntington to city of Logan The Logan County coal industry began its boom Gannett's gazetteer was the first to be devoted exclusively to West Virginia place names and locations Wheeling Metal and Manufacturing Company opened in Glen Dale Sandy Mason moved back to Charleston to start the Mason School of Music and Fine Arts John McGraw became chairman of state Democratic party Thomas Gaylord McKell died John McWhorter became a judge of West Virginia's 12th judicial circuit James Miller was elected as a judge of the Circuit Court of the Ninth West Virginia Circuit A fifteenth dam was built on the Monongahela The daily edition Morgantown Evening Post stopped publication The Morgantown Chronicle was founded by Hu Maxwell The Mount St. George mansion was completed John Nugent was elected president of UMWA District 17 Herschel Ogden purchased the Wheeling Intelligencer Ohio Valley Trades and Labor Assembly spearheaded a drive that defeated a proposal to built a Carnegie Library in Wheeling Pence Springs water was presented the highest award in its class. Benjamin Rosenbloom was admitted to the West Virginia bar Henry Schmulbach built the Schmulbach Building in Wheeling Official addressed the question of a flag for the West Virginia building at the St. Louis World's Fair John Swint was ordained to the priesthood William P. Tams went to work for Samuel Dixon in the New River coalfield Henry Gassaway Davis built the Coal & Coke Railway Sam Vinson died John T. McGraw expanded the Webster Springs Hotel A president who was not the state superintendent of school was elected to head of the West Virginia Education Association Charles Frederick Tucker Brooke was elected to be in the first group of Rhodes Scholars Matthew Whittico renamed his paper the McDowell Times J. G. Bradley came to Clay County Romeo Freer returned to Ritchie County and was appointed Harrisville postmaster Paul Wissmach reorganized his company as Ohio Valley Glass Company
1941
Hurry-up Yost retired as Michigan's athletic director Other events that happened on or around 1941 UMWA eliminated the traditional wage differences between northern and southern coalfields Cleve Bailey appointed director of the state budget Main structure of the Buckhannon Highways Garage was built by prison labor The administration building was built at Buckhannon Highways Garage Wilma Lee and Stoney Cooper were married Rose Cousins went to Tuskegee Institute to try out for the Air Force training program for black combat pilots West Virginia: A Guide to the Mountain State was published An extension was added to the original 1927 Diamond Department Store building Joanne Dru married Dick Haymes West Virginia Farm Bureau Service Company was sold to Southern States Cooperative Ruel Foster joined the faculty of WVU Earle T. Andrews became general manager of operations of the Berkeley Glass Sand Mining Plant in Morgan County Governor Neely appointed Howard Gore to the state's three-man Public Service Commission Alberta Pierson Hannum wrote The Gods and One Roy Lee Harmon wrote Around the Mountains Homer Holt began practicing law in Charleston Another Textile Workers of America strike occurred at Interwoven Mills It's Wheeling Steel radio program moved to the NBC Blue Network Johnnie Johnson left West Virginia The first funds were allocated by legislature for libraries Hubert Skidmore wrote Hawks Nest Hubert Skidmore wrote Hawks Nest The Little Beaver Lake was created with the damming of Little Beaver Creek Joseph Long left office as president of Huntington Chamber of Commerce The electric railway from McMechen and Moundsville were replaced by buses Walter Martens began a partnership with his son Robert Martens Sandy Mason died Matilda Mason became the president of Mason College of Music and Fine Arts Labor leader Joe Powell began work as a glass cutter for Roland Glass Company in Clarksburg. Attorney General Abraham A. "Cousin Abe" Lilly resided in the penthouse at the Ruffner Hotel An article by Clay Perry in the Saturday Evening Post describes four cavers trapped in the Sinks of Gandy for five hours Col. H. Clare Hess was appointed superintendent at the State Police Academy The National Labor Relations Board found Weirton Steel guilty of unfairly promoting its company union The Stone & Thomas department store chain came to Charleston The butadiene plant at Institute had capacity of 80,000 tons/year Morris Harvey College became a self-governing independent college The Navy named a light cruiser the U.S.S. Huntington Volkmar Wentzel enlisted in the Air Force A mine strike at Widen occurred WSAZ radio began fulltime operation and assumed frequency of 930 kHz New River State College was renamed the West Virginia Institute of Technology (now WVU Institute of Technology) Chuck Yeager enlisted in the Army Air Corps Helen Froelich married Rush Holt
Aug 20, 1946
Hurry-up Yost died
1950
Hurry-up Yost was inducted to the West Virginia Sports Hall of Fame Other events that happened on or around 1950 More than 19,000 black youth, grades 1-12, were provided education by the West Virginia public school system 123rd Fighter Group called to duty in Korean War and moved to Goodman Air Force Base Pastor Richard E. Shearer assumed presidency of Alderson-Broaddus College (now University) Ernest Bavely died The National Bituminous Coal Wage Agreement was approved Sigus Olafson began publishing articles on petroglyphs, the painted trees, Gabriel Arthur and more A caretaker for Audra State Park was hired Walter Barnes helped revive the Folklore Society with help from Ruth Ann Musick Bear Rock Lakes area was opened to fishing Clair Bee wrote Hoop Crazy Raleigh Coal & Coke ceased operations About 25,000 people lived in Bluefield Everett Lilly appeared on classic bluegrass recordings Betsy Byars graduated from Queens College in Charlotte, NC Governor Patteson gave state funds to improve Carnifex Ferry Battlefield State Park Walter Eli Clark died Phil Conley ended his term as president of the West Virginia Publishing Company and founded West Virginia Education Foundation Name was shortened to West Virginia Council of Churches Virginia Ruth "Dagmar" Egnor was hired to be on NBC's Broadway Open House Julius DeGruyter wrote West Virginia: Its Charters and Municipal Affairs West Virginia's median age was below national average at 26.3 years Joanne Dru appeared in Wagon Master Ellis Dungan returned to Hollywood Fairmont population peaked at 29,346 Fayette County population peaked at 82,443 Floodwall in Parkersburg was completed Patrick Gainer organized the West Virginia State Folk Festival in Glenville Fostoria manufactured 8 million pieces of glass West Virginia population peaked at 2,005,552 Statewide coal employment peaked at 127,000 The Veterans Administration Medical Center was built in Harrison County Dave Gideon died Mechanization and automation in coal mining reduced the number of miners and a decline in UMWA membership The gates to the Home for the Incurables (now Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital) were removed The Cedar Lakes Conference Center was established as a state FFA-FHA camp Keystone's population was at 2,500 The National Labor Relation board recognized the Employees Security League as the legitimate bargaining agent for Weirton employees The Linger chair factory moved to Rock Cave The Lonesome Pine Fiddlers recorded for Cozy Records Louis Wohinc died Catherine Marshall published Mr. Jones, Meet The Master A new science building was constructed at Marshall College (now University) Jack Maurice became editor of the Charleston Daily Mail A fourth of McDowell population was black McDowell population peaked at 98,887 Mine mechanization led to widespread job loss Major coal companies formed the Bituminous Coal Operators Association The UMWA and Bituminous Coal Operators Association agreed that the union would not resist mechanization in exchange for a share of the proceeds Birth rate in West Virginia declined and pace of out-migration accelerated Traditional coal miners' vacation became formalized with the establishment of Bituminous Coal Operators Association Mingo County population peaked at 47,409 The National Hillbilly News switched to a smaller format Molly O'Day and Lynn Davis gave up show business to serve the Lord Port Amherst Ltd. was acquired by the Amherst Fuel Company Jack Rollins wrote "Frosty the Snow Man" Charleston's St. Francis Hospital had 130 beds Soupy Sales left Huntington The West Virginia Conference of Seventh-day Adventists consisted of 2,000 members Shepherd College was accredited by the North Central Association Jim Sprouse studied international law at the University of Bordeaux The Weirton Independent Union was declared a violation of federal labor law West Virginia steelworkers numbered 22,596 Joe Stydahar was named head coach of the L.A. Rams Leon Sullivan began ministry at Zion Baptist church in Philadelphia Hinton's population was 5,780 West Virginia tobacco production was at 4,000,000 pounds Richard Talbott stopped serving as state treasurer Riggleman Hall was constructed at Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston) Welch population peaked at 6,603 Walter Barnes, Patrick Gainer and Ruth Ann Musick revived the West Virginia Folklore Society Helen Thompson became the Charleston Symphony Orchestra's first full-time executive secretary Weston's population peaked at 8,945 An outpatient department was opened at Wheeling Hospital Wildlife biologist tried trapping wild turkeys in the eastern mountains and moving them into other counties Williamson population peaked at 8,624 Wyoming County population was 37,540 Mullens had a population of 3,544 Morgantown obtained the Tibbs Run Reservoir President Eisenhower appointed Helen Holt to a new program in the Federal Housing Administration
1951
Hurry-up Yost was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame Other events that happened on or around 1951 Woodford Sutherland killed after training flight when his parked P-51 was hit by another Akro Agate Company ceased production Clair Bee ended his college coaching career at Long Island University after the point-shaving scandals that devastated college basketball Florence Blanchfield received the International Red Cross's Florence Nightingale Medal Harry Atlee Burdette and Fred Clifford Painter first to be put to death via electric chair in West Virginia Charleston Memorial Hospital dedicated with 129 beds Air Force ROTC program was established at Davis & Elkins College Fiestaware colors forest green, rose, chartreuse, and grey were introduced Floodwall in Point Pleasant was completed Ruel Foster wrote William Faulkner: A Critical Appraisal Tony Brown graduated from Garnet High School Gunner Gatski earned All-Pro honors in football Ella Holroyd retired from Concord College Ray Wetzel died in a car accident Elizabeth Kee took her place in the House of Representatives, replacing her late husband, John Kee Maryat Lee wrote and produced the street play Dope! The federal navigation system on the Little Kanawha River was turned over to the state Kanawha County Democratic boss Homer Hanna Sr. and Governor Patteson picked William Marland as candidate for governor Catherine Marshall wrote A Man Called Peter J. Kemp McLaughlin led the squadron on active duty in the Korean War Okey Mills married Netie Mae Neely Waterford Park (later Mountaineer Race Track) opened Ruth Ann Musick and others founded the West Virginia Folklore Journal Karl Myers compiled a second poetry collection, Cross and Crown College assumed its current name, Potomac State College of West Virginia University Benjamin Rosenbloom retired from practicing law K. Duane Hurley became president of Salem College Sam Shaw became editor of the Moundsville Daily Echo Hulett Smith became chairman of Beckley's Democratic executive committee. The Paw Paw Tunnel was shut down The first coaxial cable television system started carrying programming of WSAZ to Welch Bishop Swint asked Maryland Province of the Society of Jesus to help establish a Catholic college of liberal arts in West Virginia (now Wheeling Jesuit University) Robert Graetz Jr. married Jeannie Ellis View Articles by Existing Key Dates or Specify Your Own Date Range |
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