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Paul J. Nyden: When there was Martial Law in Kanawha County
A century ago this month, coal strikes in Eastern Kanawha County turned so bloody that then-Gov. William E. Glasscock declared a state of war on Cabin Creek and placed the district under martial law, the first of three such proclamations he issued.
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Paul J. Nyden: When there was Martial Law in Kanawha County
A century ago this month, coal strikes in Eastern Kanawha County turned so bloody that then-Gov. William E. Glasscock declared a state of war on Cabin Creek and placed the district under martial law, the first of three such proclamations he issued.
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