A black man, Leroy Williams, was hung for the rape of a woman when evidence showed otherwise.
Four of Mary Atkeson's plays were published
First Morgantown airport built
R. D. Bailey moved to Pineville
Field of 64 high school basketball teams was broken into "A" and "B" divisions based on team strength
West Virginia was 35% forested
John Peale Bishop married
Izetta Brown was first woman south of the Mason-Dixon line to run for U.S. Senate
Cut-over land at present Calvin W. Price State Forest was sold by Maryland Lumber Company
Camp Caesar began
Brandon Hass purchased the old forest at present Cathedral State Park
William E. "Ned" Chilton Jr. became president of the Daily Gazette Co.
Charleston Ordnance Center closed
Almost 80% of miners lived in company towns
John W. Davis became president of the American Bar association
Julia Davis received B.A. from Barnard College
Clarence Shirley Donnelly accepted the pastorate at Oak Hill Baptist Church
Capt. Annis Boggs was commissioned Ward Engineering of Charleston to build floating dance hall, the Edwards Moonlight
Morrow Hall began occupancy at Fairmont State
First steel fire tower was built on Backbone Mountain by Emory N. "Pop" Wriston
Thaddeus Mortimer Fowler died
Donald Gaudineer graduated from New York State Ranger College
Benjamin Gravely started his own business, The Gravely Motor Plow and Cultivator Company in Dunbar
East-west routes were assigned odd numbers and north-south routes were assigned even numbers
Bill Blizzard and others were tried for treason at the Jefferson County courthouse
No one was convicted of treason in the Blair Mountain trials
Frank Keeney agreed to temporary wage cuts for UMWA members
Charles Laws relocated to Hinton to replace a local doctor who had died
Hamlin High School was built in Hamlin
Minnie Lowther wrote Mount Vernon, Arlington and Woodlawn
A church was built for the Lebanese Christians in Wheeling
The Leadclad Wire Company was established by Wheeling Metal
John Matheus began teaching foreign languages at West Virginia State College
A disastrous fire completely destroyed the Mercer Healing Springs Hotel
The Mine Wars ended
The B&O absorbed the Morgantown & Kingwood
The Mount St. George mansion was acquired by the Catholic Knights of St. George
The Norwalk Motor Car Company closed
The State Industrial School for Colored Boys opened at Lakin, Mason County
William Revercomb relocated to Charleston to practice law
Leonard Riggleman earned a bachelor's degree at Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston)
Rev. Patrick J. Donahue died
John J. Swint became Bishop of Catholic Diocese
Catholic population in West Virginia was 63,000
Clint Thomas joined the Detroit Stars baseball team
There was a Washington exposition of Vitrolite
A hospital proved vital during an influenza epidemic
The Shott brothers made initial efforts at radio
Leased wildlife refuges on privately owned land were established
First large mine in Wyoming County was opened by Raleigh-Wyoming Coal Company
Gurnett “Cap” Ferguson built the 72-room Ferguson Hotel
Hack Wilson hit 30 homers and hit .362, leading the Class D Blue Ridge League in both categories.
