Anna Johnson Gates

Matthew M. Neely was elected to the U.S. Senate

Benjamin Rosenbloom was reelected to Congress

Cousin Abe Lilly ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate

Blundon Wills released Charleston, the Beautiful on the Kanawha, a film

Cass Gilbert wrote on the West Virginia capitol that "State Capitol has been erected with a view to the dignity of the State, without excessive expenditure of money"

Howard Gore served as state agricultural commissioner

A second parallel bore was completed on the Great Bend Tunnel

The Department of Public Welfare (The Department of Public Assistance) was established