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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
[[Image:May Hawes.jpg|right|thumb|150px|May Hawes]] | |||
* Summer: [[Giuseppe Moretti]] first moved to the United States, arriving in New York. | * Summer: [[Giuseppe Moretti]] first moved to the United States, arriving in New York. | ||
* [[September 1]]: [[Joseph Smith]] succeeded [[Samuel Truss]] as Jefferson County sheriff. | * [[September 1]]: [[Joseph Smith]] succeeded [[Samuel Truss]] as Jefferson County sheriff. | ||
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* November: [[List of Presidential visits|President Grover Cleveland]] visited Birmingham. | * November: [[List of Presidential visits|President Grover Cleveland]] visited Birmingham. | ||
* [[December 4]]: The body of [[May Hawes]] was found floating in [[East Lake]] by two boaters. | * [[December 4]]: The body of [[May Hawes]] was found floating in [[East Lake]] by two boaters. | ||
* [[ | * [[December 8]]: [[Jefferson County Sheriff|Sheriff]]'s deputies fired into a [[Hawes riot|rioting crowd]] at the [[Jefferson County Jail]] where [[Richard Hawes]] was being held, killing approximately 10. | ||
* The city of [[Bessemer]] was incorporated. | * The city of [[Bessemer]] was incorporated. | ||
* [[John Hearst Miller]] began his law practice in [[Birmingham]]. | * [[John Hearst Miller]] began his law practice in [[Birmingham]]. | ||
* The town of [[Oneonta]] was given its name as the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] was constructed through it. | * The town of [[Oneonta]] was given its name as the [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] was constructed through it. | ||
* [[Benjamin Franklin Riley]] accepted the presidency of [[Howard College]]. | |||
* [[B. A. Thompson]] succeeded Judge [[A. O. Lane]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. | |||
=== Business === | === Business === | ||
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* [[William Berney]] became president of the [[Bessemer Land and Improvement Company]]. | * [[William Berney]] became president of the [[Bessemer Land and Improvement Company]]. | ||
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* [[Bethel A.M.E. Church]] was founded in [[Rosedale]]. | |||
* [[Harmony Street Baptist Church]] was established. | |||
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== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
* The [[Georgia Pacific Railroad]] hired [[James Weatherly]] as its full-time assistant general counsel. | * The [[Georgia Pacific Railroad]] hired [[James Weatherly]] as its full-time assistant general counsel. | ||
[[Image:Clarence Going.jpg|right|thumb|Clarence Going]] | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
* [[April 5]]: [[Raymond Rochell]], [[Grapico]] bottler | * [[April 5]]: [[Raymond Rochell]], [[Grapico]] bottler | ||
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===Marriages=== | ===Marriages=== | ||
* [[December 27]]: [[William Starbuck]] to [[Belle Starbuck|Belle Cooper]] | * [[December 27]]: Civil engineer [[William Starbuck]] to [[Belle Starbuck|Belle Cooper]]. | ||
* [[Mary Pratt DeBardeleben Percy|Mary Pratt DeBardeleben]] to attorney [[John Walker Percy|Walker Percy]]. | |||
[[Image:John Westbrook.jpg|right|thumb|105px|John Westbrook]] | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[July 19]]: Liza Montgomery, 19, the first person to be buried in [[Red Mountain Cemetery]]. | * [[July 19]]: Liza Montgomery, 19, the first person to be buried in [[Red Mountain Cemetery]]. | ||
* [[August 18]]: [[John Westbrook]], | * [[August 18]]: [[John Westbrook]], farmer, merchant, and entrepreneur | ||
* [[December 1]]: [[Emma Hawes]], [[May Hawes]], [[Irene Hawes]] | * [[December 1]]: [[Emma Hawes]], [[May Hawes]], [[Irene Hawes]], murder victims | ||
* [[December 8]]: [[Maurice Throckmorton]] | * [[December 8]]: [[Maurice Throckmorton]], postmaster | ||
* [[Elisha Peck]], Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice | * [[Elisha Peck]], Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice | ||
:''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1888]]''. | :''See also: [[List of Birmingham homicides in 1888]]''. | ||
==Works== | |||
[[Image:Old Watts Building.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The [[Watts Building (1888)|1888 Watts Building]]]] | |||
* ''[[Northern Alabama: Historical and Biographical]]'' (1888) Birmingham: [[Smith & DeLand]] | |||
===Buildings=== | |||
* [[1918 3rd Avenue North]] | |||
* [[Powell School|Birmingham Free School]] | |||
* [[Birmingham Water Works Tunnel]] was dug through [[Red Mountain]] | |||
* [[Ensley Works]], [[Thomas Furnace]] and [[Bessemer Furnaces]] went into blast. | |||
* [[Riley-Travellick|Trevillick]] was laid out as a cooperative worker's community. | |||
* First [[Watts Building (1888)|Watts Building]] (demolished [[1927]]) | |||
==Context== | ==Context== | ||
1888 was a leap year. It was the year of the invention of the ball-point pen and typewriter ribbon | 1888 was a leap year. It was the year of the invention of the ball-point pen and typewriter ribbon. The National Geographic Society was founded. Jack the Ripper terrorized London. A March blizzard was blamed for more than 400 deaths on the Atlantic seaboard. The Washington Monument opened in October. Benjamin Harrison took the electoral college to defeat popular vote leader Grover Cleveland in the presidential election. | ||
Notable books published in 1888 included ''Looking Backward'' by Edward Bellamy, ''Robbery Under Arms'' by Rolf Boldrewood, ''The Aspern Papers'' by Henry James, ''The Man Who Would Be King'' by Rudyard Kipling, and ''The Black Arrow'' by Robert Louis Stevenson. Notable music released included "Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill" possibly by Thomas F. Casey, "Over The Waves" ("Sobre las Olas") by Juventino Rosas, ''Symphony in D Minor'' by César Franck, ballet ''The Sleeping Beauty'' by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and comic opera ''The Yeomen of the Guard'' by Gilbert and Sullivan. | |||
Notable births in 1888 included aviation pioneer Thomas Sopwith, folk singer Lead Belly, football coach Knute Rockne, writer Anita Loos, composer Max Steiner, composer Irving Berlin, athlete Jim Thorpe, novelist Raymond Chandler, British army officer T. E. Lawrence a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia, singer and actor Maurice Chevalier, writer T. S. Eliot, comedian Harpo Marx, and actress Gladys Cooper. Notables deaths included novelist Louisa May Alcott, German Emperor Wilhelm I, Chief Justice Morrison Waite, German Emperor Friedrich III, Union general Philip Sheridan, and Coca-Cola creator John Pemberton. | |||
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[[Category:1888|*]] | [[Category:1888|*]] | ||
Revision as of 12:16, 11 April 2012
1888 was the 17th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- Summer: Giuseppe Moretti first moved to the United States, arriving in New York.
- September 1: Joseph Smith succeeded Samuel Truss as Jefferson County sheriff.
- October: Sloss Furnace No. 3 was blown in.
- October 31: South Highland Presbyterian Church was organized
- November: President Grover Cleveland visited Birmingham.
- December 4: The body of May Hawes was found floating in East Lake by two boaters.
- December 8: Sheriff's deputies fired into a rioting crowd at the Jefferson County Jail where Richard Hawes was being held, killing approximately 10.
- The city of Bessemer was incorporated.
- John Hearst Miller began his law practice in Birmingham.
- The town of Oneonta was given its name as the Birmingham Mineral Railroad was constructed through it.
- Benjamin Franklin Riley accepted the presidency of Howard College.
- B. A. Thompson succeeded Judge A. O. Lane as Mayor of Birmingham.
Business
- February 1: Buffalo Rock founder Sid Lee moved to Birmingham.
- March 14: Rufus Rhodes published the first edition of the Birmingham Evening News.
- April 9: Ensley Furnace No. 4 was blown in.
- May 15: Thomas Furnace No. 1 was blown in.
- June 5: Ensley Furnace No. 3 was blown in.
- June: Bessemer Furnace No. 1 was blown in.
- November 8: The Daily Age and Daily Herald merged to form the Birmingham Age-Herald.
- December 1: Ensley Furnace No. 2 was blown in.
- William Berney became president of the Bessemer Land and Improvement Company.
Religion
- Bethel A.M.E. Church was founded in Rosedale.
- Harmony Street Baptist Church was established.
Individuals
- The Georgia Pacific Railroad hired James Weatherly as its full-time assistant general counsel.
File:Clarence Going.jpg
Clarence Going
Births
- April 5: Raymond Rochell, Grapico bottler
- Oscar Adams, Sr, AME Zion minister and Birmingham Reporter publisher
- George Bender, Tutwiler Hotel assistant manager
- Clarence Going, assistant superintendent of Birmingham City Schools
Marriages
- December 27: Civil engineer William Starbuck to Belle Cooper.
- Mary Pratt DeBardeleben to attorney Walker Percy.
Deaths
- July 19: Liza Montgomery, 19, the first person to be buried in Red Mountain Cemetery.
- August 18: John Westbrook, farmer, merchant, and entrepreneur
- December 1: Emma Hawes, May Hawes, Irene Hawes, murder victims
- December 8: Maurice Throckmorton, postmaster
- Elisha Peck, Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice
- See also: List of Birmingham homicides in 1888.
Works
- Northern Alabama: Historical and Biographical (1888) Birmingham: Smith & DeLand
Buildings
- 1918 3rd Avenue North
- Birmingham Free School
- Birmingham Water Works Tunnel was dug through Red Mountain
- Ensley Works, Thomas Furnace and Bessemer Furnaces went into blast.
- Trevillick was laid out as a cooperative worker's community.
- First Watts Building (demolished 1927)
Context
1888 was a leap year. It was the year of the invention of the ball-point pen and typewriter ribbon. The National Geographic Society was founded. Jack the Ripper terrorized London. A March blizzard was blamed for more than 400 deaths on the Atlantic seaboard. The Washington Monument opened in October. Benjamin Harrison took the electoral college to defeat popular vote leader Grover Cleveland in the presidential election.
Notable books published in 1888 included Looking Backward by Edward Bellamy, Robbery Under Arms by Rolf Boldrewood, The Aspern Papers by Henry James, The Man Who Would Be King by Rudyard Kipling, and The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson. Notable music released included "Drill, Ye Tarriers, Drill" possibly by Thomas F. Casey, "Over The Waves" ("Sobre las Olas") by Juventino Rosas, Symphony in D Minor by César Franck, ballet The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, and comic opera The Yeomen of the Guard by Gilbert and Sullivan.
Notable births in 1888 included aviation pioneer Thomas Sopwith, folk singer Lead Belly, football coach Knute Rockne, writer Anita Loos, composer Max Steiner, composer Irving Berlin, athlete Jim Thorpe, novelist Raymond Chandler, British army officer T. E. Lawrence a.k.a. Lawrence of Arabia, singer and actor Maurice Chevalier, writer T. S. Eliot, comedian Harpo Marx, and actress Gladys Cooper. Notables deaths included novelist Louisa May Alcott, German Emperor Wilhelm I, Chief Justice Morrison Waite, German Emperor Friedrich III, Union general Philip Sheridan, and Coca-Cola creator John Pemberton.
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