Newton Diehl Baker got B.A. degree from John Hopkins University
Waitman Barbe wrote book Ashes and Incense
West Virginia & Pittsburgh Railroad came through Burnsville
Bill Byrne was elected prosecuting attorney of Braxton County
West Virginia Pulp & Paper built paper mill at Luke, Maryland
William Edwin Chilton became chairman of the state Democratic Party
John W. Davis graduated from Washington and Lee
Dingess Tunnel was built
The Center Point oil pool was opened by the South Penn Oil
The Elkins Inter-Mountain was established
The Glenville Pathfinder was first published
Nathan Goff Jr. was appointed a federal judge in the U.S. Fourth Circuit
Thomas Harris wrote Assassination of Lincoln: A History of the Great Conspiracy
The C&O completed a roundhouse with 17 engine stalls and a car shop of 40 cars in Hinton
Lily Jackson called for West Virginia women to contribute to the state's exhibit at the Chicago Worlds Fair
Harriet Jones left the state hospital to open a women's hospital in Wheeling
John K. Small first discovered Kates Mountain Clover
The N&W Ohio River Bridge was completed
William Leigh left the Royal Academy in Munich
Virgil A. Lewis was elected state superintendent of schools
The Fostoria Glass Company opened in Moundsville
McDowell Countians voted to move the county seat to Welch
The Berkeley Springs springs were developed as the town water supply
Wheeling City Hospital opened to patients
City Hospital Training School for Nurses in Wheeling opened as the first nursing school in West Virginia
Syrian and Lebanese immigrants founded St. George Orthodox Church in Charleston
Fetterman was incorporated
George Peterkin published Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church in West Virginia.
Graham Hamrick received patents for his mummification formula.
Melville Davisson Post earned a law degree from West Virginia University
WVU's plant collection was put into storage
The Polecat well was drilled
Wilbur "Lefty" Cooper was born in Davis Run
Charles W. Ferguson II was born
Webster Springs was incorporated as Addison
C. F. Millspaugh published Agricultural Experiment Station bulletins on West Virginia's Weeds
Wheeling Hospital grew to 90 beds
