Labor Star (Huntington, West Virginia). Vol. 3 No. 2. June 11, 1914.

Begun in 1912, the Socialist and Labor Star (later just Labor Star) was published in Huntington, West Virginia as “the official organ of the Socialist Party and of the Huntington Trades & Labor Assembly” and edited by Wyatt Thompson, West Virginian and former coal miner then printer’s apprentice. Labor issues, including the UMWA strike in Paint and Cabin Creeks, as well as US foreign policy, religion, and local political affair were features of the paper. It was often at odds with both the leadership of the Socialist party and of the UMWA. In the beginning of 1915, the Socialist and Labor Star merged with the Charleston Labor Argus to form the Argus Star, Thompson continued to serve as editor of the Argus Star.

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