The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-02
COL, JOHN {. DAY
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his VS., Virginia 81 w"li--thc war-bc7n
>:at' WAS his orc hobby. # hobby Il .an
h., ''t,ilr Vs. a boz I ten E"ar:. H. was
an iu;..lltsHn; i! ttama;ur" spectator Of
the :;t,rrIn. events ~ Wheeling thH; led
to tn" IrralniinI frs; Of III" r"nrg.n-
!z"d SrvtruH"rt of Virginia under ih''
EuvrrnnrSnip ~ Francis rurpnut. and
later "f th'- u..w stat" u; West Virginia.
r." h""ain. .ac.% ~ manhood thu friend
IT fnntN : nt" hraNv tniSn iH"n who
w.r.. responsible" for ;hr birth Of the
Stai"--rl"rp"nI. Whitley. Garlic. f'arnS-
worth. SnrNrran Ind all til" others
wh"S.' names ;sr" almost equally as
familiar Ia >iU'I"n;:S OF STAT" history. AS
L boz during In" dark days ri tin. war
il'' was On" ~ III" mos; ardent at lnIon-
lists He was = fr"Gri. MIR of III" great
camp III Union >"lLI"rS maintained on
thu island and HIS greatest roEr"t was
:ha: his i"n"'r lars rna'i! II imr"SSi-
bio for him t. SER" with tn" thousands
"f brave West N!1cIui;tn> wh" responded
IN such numi".r$ "a President !4inc"in' =
calls 10" trmA,S ihal the t"'w stat" took
rank rs furnishing X greater proportion
-; tiS!', - fr III IS r"pul;.t:"n than any
Other stat" IN n" r'nIru II" saw hun
-dr',iS 81 r'nrf,drrat"S and s"lI! h"rn SYM
pathi""TS inrnrc raid IN iii" old Athai!-
cum prison that StnUi TN tn" southeast
corner uf Market HaG Sixteenth streets.
rI.. IT his greatest nntInathi'S was tn"
INSTITUTION nt SlIN"rN. ana nc pll''i! jt'Iu
Of having witnessed tn selling ~ black
tC.r a:d Wnrr.u ON In. block III the
utas...r mi -: III. old Second ward Mar
H.: h"l;~... a. Tenth and MARKET streets
--Sc.n.S that ;tId.rI IN "-%StallZinS the
san, ;tn.r' ~ TN Sr.a; u!h:S At the poo
p!.- - th.- PauliGudl' a.airS; Slavery.
H.. kn"w many ii III. rl"i ~ lhH famous
''ui.d, .,rnu:Id raiiwHy.' that organize :
lion e.! al"itIinuI-i~ VII" mad" II their
business |" aIh in ;h.' "~cnr" Of slaves
:..'ruS~ M. river into. thc antl-Si:tEc Statr
80 ohm" wh..r- ih": w.r" kept hidden
uulIi T'u7~ui; l.! :h"ir c"~iwhil" owners
VIA abandoned. ard after which tn" UNI
Fortunate hlI,,;S r.':ciN"l tn" boon Of
=. mf.rt h",n" and safety.
John =. Day III Az other activity than
that III pr">ldlnE IN = n"wSiHp"rS '"ii-
i"r:;h ~r,rr;unn - difficult IT, imagine.
Trli" has frs work. in ia. WAS rs a
.l..rk ~ :hr Wheeling pn>tnffIc" under
H.. l'.;' captain Iawiin.;. hut u" soon
left IN" -"I, rEir"nt'S S'rEi"" and enter
.d ;h" calling for "hi"h H. was !Ittcd
=. both his iAl"n'> AMI urlI'milOn---
n.,w Spar"r WORK. lI.s-fIr>t position WAS
H!:h ;h' old Wheeling Standard. con-
,i,,rtri Icy IN" lat Dana Hubbard. whose
"fiir. nt publication WIS Oh Twelfth
street. II. -" hiIi'.inc n"w ""cupi"G by
tn" Max Ir"n" clothing establishments
Later h.. WAS "mpl"y"d an I'll" Int"lli-
..rr...r H. II r"pnri"r. rnlln=;uE which he
tnuk l."S!iiun IN tn" Register. II" re-
turned to Th.> Iut''llI"n".r rs Telegraph
..dItOr during III" 'llt"rSlp nf tn" late
.\rrhI" ". tImpbrii. and later during
tn. rrc:,n,. If Charles Eurd"tt Hart. Was
employed as reporter and telegraph odi-
tor When Nj Hart vas appointed
United states minister I" Colombia lag
Pr"$id"n; Mckinley IN 1927. and tho
late George \. buunInEt"n hrcarnH "ii-
,nri:,l writer Mr. Day r"join"i tn" star
a., t.:l"grapl ,tIiinr> lyon tho death Of
,;""rg.. Huntington nc Succ""d"d him cJ
editorial writer. AMI his work ~ once
attracted Siatr.WId" interest. bong
nark.d by Sicur. originality and finish.
Ills n"Ht work was as Il mrnhcr "f tina
editorial wriSing staff 1S thu! PITTSBURGH
i;aH.;i"-Tim'%.. following which h.
rtnl" ",l!itr Of III" N"r=antnwu Post.
and later ;"nk the "diturShin Of til" Wet
gel 1."puhi"an at Neg MariinsEIll". In
lHlS H. was foremost III III" uE!naE"-
Il.,r- nr tin. cal hr:ttIn II :l,. %rEII-r,':l
trruiai "f tn. STATE % W"St Virginia.
or.. nt IN" must pE"t"utI"uS and success
tul tn. stat. met ropn!;$ has ever VIII
messed. ~ secretary "f tn" stat" COM
mission. NJ bay spent several months
IN preparation for thu 'l"hrat!n0. md
through his efforts TIA" affair :,'h!rN"I
;hc Importance" OF the greatest St:t:" OK
position IN Vest NirElnia'E history. II"
y was Whn headed Ia" r"ipIulttcH tr-
trusted with nh. entertainment Of III"
scores az prominent in"tI % III" state.
including survivors uf tho TWO Wheeling
Conventions Of lNfl who cam" as honor
I'd guests If the stat" and CRY.
For tho past four years Sir. Day has
nrrupird IN: position az editorial! WRITER
uf rh" En;"lligrrcs-. and his ""rk has
been invariably NJ :" Nh" h'Sh standard
his past achievements had >"i.
John f.. Day was burn III Aui:n$'. lS'%.
~ Ia" "id llav homo. So North Hafk"'
str. ..l tins city. ih.> son "r William Nick.
and MARY klnS.y Day. H'~ .s::,n,!rnth"r
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