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Gov. Henry D. Hatfield

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During the Paint Creek-Cabin Creek Strike, two labor newspapers were shut down, and their editors were jailed. Governor Henry D. Hatfield (pictured) worked with both union and coal company leaders to end the strike by forcing a settlement on the miners that only delayed violent strikes in southern West Virginia for a few years.

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