Sensational articles of the Hatfield-McCoy Feud by Theron C. Crawford published in New York
B&O hauled 31% of nation's Tidewater-bound soft coal
Bluefield incorporated as a town
Bank of Bramwell opened
Matthew Clair graduated from Morgan College in Baltimore
Downtown streets of Clarksburg lit up by electricity
Cribs and booms located to direct logs into Coal River's main channel
Elkins was founded
Jack Glasscock managed Indianapolis Hoosiers baseball team for part of the year
The membership of Post No.1 of General Army of the Republic peaked at 3,161
The Weekly Advertiser became a daily publication as the Advertiser
Harold Houston graduated from Charleston High School
Kenova founded by L. T. Peck
The West Virginia Bureau of Labor was created by state legislature
Daniel Lucas began serving as a justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
William MacCorkle left prosecuting attorney's office
I.T. Mann had an apprenticeship at Greenbrier Valley Bank
Alexander Martin left DePauw University
Hu Maxwell wrote Idyls of the Golden Shore
The first oil was discovered in Monongalia County
Navigable slack water was extended to the Morgantown area
Anticlinal theory of oil and gas location was developed by I. C. White of WVU
The anticlinal theory of oil and gas location was first tested in Mannington
Pennzoil was founded
An iron truss bridge was built over the New River
West Virginia apple production was at 4.5 million bushels
William Nelson Page was president of Gauley Mountain Coal
Charles Ritter moved to West Virginia
Sheltering Arms Hospital saw its first patient
All telephone exchanges in northern West Virginia were interconnected
The legislature renamed the militia the West Virginia National Guard
William Luke opened a pulp mill and incorporated the West Virginia Paper Company
Albert White was appointed as internal revenue agent
Emanuel Wilson advocated antitrust legislation and increased immigration into the state
Major timbering began in Wyoming County
Carrie Edwards married Abraham L. Williams
