Harry Stansbury contacted high schools across the state to participate
The Belle Alkali Company started a plant near Belle
The Warner-Klipstein Chemical Company started
A Clarksburg newspaper became the Exponent-American
First land for the Monongahela National Forest acquired
Legislation gave authority to Forest, Game and Fish Warden to establish refuges for protection of wild game and birds
Reinforced concrete began with C.A.P Turner
Fostoria Glass's popular "American" pattern was fist designed and patented
West Virginia Bureau of Mines reported 1,479 hand-loading miners employed at Gary
The Mother's Pension Law was enacted
The Board of Health was replaced by the Department of Health
Local timbering brought a narrow-gauge railroad to Helvetia
The word "hillbilly" appeared in the title of a Harper's Monthly travel article, "Hobnobbing with Hillbillies"
A 5-acre tract of land at Jackson's Mill was purchased by the Monongahela Power Company
William "Keg" Purnell was born in Charleston
Ann Baker was born
Mother Jones testified before another congressional committee
The New River & Pocahontas Consolidated Coal Company operated a series of drift mines at Layland, Fayette County
Legislature passed bill to empower cities and towns to levy taxes for public libraries and reading rooms
A monument to General Joseph Lightburn was placed at Vicksburg National Battlefield Park
The Marcus family relocated to Farmington
Marietta Manufacturing Company began operation in Point Pleasant
The Concrete Steel Bridge Company built the Alderson bridge across the Greenbrier River
Legislation called for provision for preventing underground mine fires and requiring foremen and fire bosses to pass state examination and receive state certification
Margaret Montague published Closed Doors
Ephraim Morgan was appointed to the Public Service Commission by Governor Hatfield
Descendents of Hunter John Myers left the Sleepy Creek Mountain area
A member of the Church of Nazarene moved to Mannington and started a church in his house
Greasy Neale graduated from West Virginia Wesleyan College
Greasy Neale played with the Canton (Ohio) Bulldogs
Herschel C. Ogden became the owner of the Parkersburg News
The legislature removed Workmen's Compensation from the Public Service Commision
Dr. Burke offered the state of West Virginia property for use as a tuberculosis sanatorium
Frederick Rhead received a gold medal at the San Diego Exposition for his design of mirror black pottery glaze
Rat Rodgers lettered in football
Benjamin Rosenbloom served as state senator from Wheeling
The state legislature passed a primary law that made it difficult for third parties to be on the ballot
The West Virginia legislature first imposed the corporate excise tax
Charles Ward died
H. Rus Warne designed the West Virginia Building at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition in San Francisco
H. Rus Warne designed a Masonic Temple Building
Walter B "Watt" Powell moved to Charleston
The West Virginia Coal Association was formed
Legislation changed the name of West Virginia Colored Institute to West Virginia Collegiate Institute (now West Virginia State university)
State women's suffrage amendment was reintroduced
Carter G. Woodson published The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861
Lenna Yost became the state legislative chair of the West Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs
Thomas Davis resigned from National Guard
Vernon Johnson was elected the youngest Speaker of the House of Delegates
