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'''1889''' was the 18th year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].
'''1889''' was the 18th year after the founding of the City of [[Birmingham]].
According to a pamphlet published in September of that year, the district's population numbered 55,000 (about half of whom resided in the city limits). Twenty-five churches were enumerated in the city, with a total of 8,479 communicants. Fifty-five teachers were employed in the public schools, which had an enrollment of 3,115. Monthly payroll of local industrial plants was reported at $1,478,365 with twenty-one furnaces in blast, two thousand men employed at rolling mills, and record output from mines, quarries, and coke ovens.


==Events==
==Events==
[[Image:Richard Hawes.jpg|right|thumb|Richard Hawes]]
[[Image:Richard Hawes.jpg|right|thumb|Richard Hawes]]
* [[May 23]]: [[Richard Hawes]] was convicted of murdering his family.
* [[February 16]]: [[Birmingham]] purchased 80 acres for [[Red Mountain Cemetery]] (now [[Lane Park]])
* [[Avondale]] was incorporated.
* [[February 28]]: The town of [[Avondale]] was incorporated by the [[Alabama State Legislature]].
* April: A group described as "gypsies" were encamped in the woods near [[Avondale]] for most of the month.
* [[May 23]]: [[Richard Hawes]] was convicted of murdering his family.
* [[Avondale Lodge No. 476]] was chartered.
* [[Avondale Lodge No. 476]] was chartered.
* Birmingham [[1889 Birmingham annexation|annexation]] brought thousands of residents within the city limits.
* Birmingham [[1889 Birmingham annexation|annexation]] brought thousands of residents within the city limits.
* The [[Blount County]] seat was moved to [[Oneonta]].
* The [[Blount County]] seat was moved from [[Blountsville]] to [[Oneonta]].
* [[Forbes Piano Company|E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano Company]] was founded.
* [[Forbes Piano Company|E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano Company]] was founded.
* [[A. O. Lane]] began purchasing land on the southern slopes of [[Red Mountain]], which is now [[Lane Park]].
* [[A. O. Lane]] began purchasing land on the southern slopes of [[Red Mountain]], which is now [[Lane Park]].
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* Property for [[Shadow Lawn Cemetery]] was purchased.
* Property for [[Shadow Lawn Cemetery]] was purchased.
* The National Farmers Alliance and the Agricultural Wheel voted to merge during joint meetings in Birmingham, forming the [[Farmers' and Laborers' Union of America]].
* The National Farmers Alliance and the Agricultural Wheel voted to merge during joint meetings in Birmingham, forming the [[Farmers' and Laborers' Union of America]].
* [[Milton Light]] led an initial foray by an offshoot of the [[Salvation Army]] into Birmingham.


===Business===
===Business===
[[Image:Bham street rails 1889.png|right|thumb|375px|Street railways in 1889]]
* February: [[Sloss Furnace No. 4]] was blown in.
* February: [[Sloss Furnace No. 4]] was blown in.
* [[February 19]]: The [[Birmingham Female College]] was formally incorporated.
* April: [[Bessemer Furnace No. 2]] and [[Trussville Furnace]] were blown in.
* April: [[Bessemer Furnace No. 2]] and [[Trussville Furnace]] were blown in.
* April: [[Frank Nabers]] and [[George Morrow]] sold the [[Iron City Steam Bottling Works]] to [[R. W. Mustin]] and [[M. M. Fogle]].
* [[April 29]]: [[Ensley Furnace No. 1]] was blown in.
* [[April 29]]: [[Ensley Furnace No. 1]] was blown in.
* [[May 27]]: The [[Birmingham Brewing Company (1889)|Birmingham Brewing Company]] was incorporated.
* [[May 27]]: The [[Birmingham Brewing Company (1889)|Birmingham Brewing Company]] was incorporated.
* [[July 16]]: The [[Birmingham Athletic Club]] was incorporated.
* [[July 16]]: The [[Birmingham Athletic Club]] was incorporated.
* [[September 4]]: The [[Red Mountain Railroad]] began streetcar service to [[Rosedale]].
* [[C. M. Boulden]] opened the [[East Lake Hotel]] at [[East Lake Park]].
* The [[Clifton Land Company]] reorganized as the [[South Birmingham Land Company]].
* The [[Clifton Land Company]] reorganized as the [[South Birmingham Land Company]].
* ''[[Birmingham News|The Evening News]]'' changed its name to ''The Daily News''.
* ''[[Birmingham News|The Evening News]]'' changed its name to ''The Daily News''.
* The [[Smith Mining Company]] was acquired by the [[Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company]].
* [[Blossburg Hollow Coke Ovens]] opened.
* [[Blossburg Hollow Coke Ovens]] opened.
* [[Emil Loeb]] joined Loveman & Joseph, changing the company name to [[Loveman's|Loveman, Joseph, & Loeb]].
* [[Emil Loeb]] joined Loveman & Joseph, changing the company name to [[Loveman's|Loveman, Joseph, & Loeb]].
* [[Mary Pratt Furnace]] was rebuilt to increase capacity from 15,000 to 20,000 tons per year.
* [[The Casino|Mortimer's Dime Theatre]] closed.
* [[The Casino|Mortimer's Dime Theatre]] closed.
* The [[Red Mountain Railroad Line]] opened.
* Attorneys [[James Weatherly]] and [[John Walker Percy|Walker Percy]] partnered in the firm of [[Weatherly & Percy]].
* Attorneys [[James Weatherly]] and [[John Walker Percy|Walker Percy]] partnered in the firm of [[Weatherly & Percy]].
* The ''[[Weekly Herald]]'' began publication.
* The ''[[Weekly Herald]]'' began publication.
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* The [[Denechaud House]] hotel and restaurant closed after two years.
* The [[Denechaud House]] hotel and restaurant closed after two years.
* [[Erlick's|Erlick & Lefkovits]] department store opened in [[Bessemer]].
* [[Erlick's|Erlick & Lefkovits]] department store opened in [[Bessemer]].
* The [[Klausman Brewing Company]] erected a brewery on [[Morris Avenue]].
* [[Richard Massey]] founded the [[Massey Business College]].


=== Religion ===
=== Religion ===
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* Methodist minister [[Solon Robertson]] founded the [[Trinity Methodist Church (Southside)|Southside Mission]].
* Methodist minister [[Solon Robertson]] founded the [[Trinity Methodist Church (Southside)|Southside Mission]].
* [[St Anthony's Church]] was founded in [[Ensley]].
* [[St Anthony's Church]] was founded in [[Ensley]].
* [[Grace Episcopal Church]] was founded as "Cavalry Mission" in [[Woodlawn]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
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* [[Louis Pizitz]] emigrated to the U. S. from Poland.
* [[Louis Pizitz]] emigrated to the U. S. from Poland.
* [[Samuel Ullman]] was elected vice-president of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].
* [[Samuel Ullman]] was elected vice-president of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].
* [[September 5]]: [[George Bodeker]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]] as a patrolman.


===Births===
===Births===
* [[June 25]]: [[Bill Pierre]], baseball player, manager and scout
* [[July 17]]: [[Guy Tutwiler]], baseball player
* [[July 17]]: [[Guy Tutwiler]], baseball player
* [[September 7]]: [[Bill Holden]], baseball player
* [[September 7]]: [[Bill Holden]], baseball player
* [[October 17]]: [[Arthur Roberts]], WWI aviator
* [[October 17]]: [[Arthur Roberts]], WWI aviator
* [[October 18]]: [[Raymond Jones]], insurance executive
* [[November 14]]: [[Virginia Mayfield]], attorney and judge
* [[Roderick Beddow]], criminal defense attorney
* [[Roderick Beddow]], criminal defense attorney
* [[Geneva Mercer]], sculptor
* [[Geneva Mercer]], sculptor
* [[Philip Mewhinney]], architect
* [[Vernon Reaver]], theater manager


===Graduations===
===Graduations===
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* [[William Oliver]], law degree from [[Alabama School of Law]]
* [[William Oliver]], law degree from [[Alabama School of Law]]


[[Image:Mortimer Jordan Jr.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Mortimer Jordan, Jr]]
[[Image:Mortimer Jordan Jr.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Mortimer Jordan Jr]]
===Marriages===
===Marriages===
* [[February 27]]: Judge [[Samuel Greene]] to the former Mosa Miller.
* [[February 27]]: Judge [[Samuel Greene]] to the former Mosa Miller.
* [[March 27]]: [[Sid Lee]] to [[Minnie Lee|Minnie Coleman]].
* [[March 27]]: [[Sid Lee]] to [[Minnie Lee|Minnie Coleman]].
* [[June 20]]: [[Katherine Bodeker|Katherine Allen]] to [[George Bodeker]].
* [[July 10]]: [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]] [[William Jemison]] to the former Clara Roberts in [[Talladega]].
* [[July 10]]: [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]] [[William Jemison]] to the former Clara Roberts in [[Talladega]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[February 5]]: [[Mortimer Jordan, Jr]], physician
* [[February 5]]: [[Mortimer Jordan Jr]], physician
* [[April 5]]: [[John Manning]], [[Bessemer Police Department|Bessemer police]] officer
* [[April 5]]: [[John Manning]], [[Bessemer Police Department|Bessemer police]] officer
* [[December 25]]: [[Edouard Sidel]], architect
* [[December 25]]: [[Edouard Sidel]], architect
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[[Image:Jefferson County Courthouse 1889.jpg|right|thumb|255px|1889 Jefferson County Courthouse]]
[[Image:Jefferson County Courthouse 1889.jpg|right|thumb|255px|1889 Jefferson County Courthouse]]
* [[Caldwell Hotel]]
* [[Caldwell Hotel]]
* [[Canaan Missionary Baptist Church]] in [[Bessemer]]
* [[C. C. Dubose residence]]
* [[C. C. Dubose residence]]
* [[Eubanks Mercantile building]]
* [[East Lake Hotel]]
* [[Eubank Mercantile Building]]
* [[Paul Hayne School]] addition
* [[Paul Hayne School]] addition
* [[Highland Town Hall]]
* [[Highland Town Hall]]
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* [[Temple Emanu-El]]
* [[Temple Emanu-El]]
* [[First Lutheran Church|Zion Lutheran Church]]'s first church building
* [[First Lutheran Church|Zion Lutheran Church]]'s first church building
* The [[Zinszer Building]], for [[Peter Zinszer's Mammoth Furniture House]] on [[2nd Avenue North]]
===Publications===
*  Wilda, R. W. A. (September 1889) "[http://archive.org/details/birminghamalabam00wild Birmingham Alabama: Facts Worth Knowing]". Bankers of Birmingham/Caldwell Printing Works


==Context==
==Context==

Latest revision as of 17:49, 6 March 2022

1889 was the 18th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

According to a pamphlet published in September of that year, the district's population numbered 55,000 (about half of whom resided in the city limits). Twenty-five churches were enumerated in the city, with a total of 8,479 communicants. Fifty-five teachers were employed in the public schools, which had an enrollment of 3,115. Monthly payroll of local industrial plants was reported at $1,478,365 with twenty-one furnaces in blast, two thousand men employed at rolling mills, and record output from mines, quarries, and coke ovens.

Events

Richard Hawes

Business

Street railways in 1889

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Mortimer Jordan Jr

Marriages

Deaths

Works

Buildings

1889 Jefferson County Courthouse

Publications

Context

In 1889, what would later become the Coca-Cola Company was incorporated. The Eiffel Tower was completed. The Wall Street Journal was established. Nintendo was founded to produce and market Hanafuda playing cards. North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington were admitted to the United States.

Notable books published in 1889 included Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome, Master of Ballantrae by Robert Louis Stevenson, The Kreutzer Sonata by Leo Tolstoy, and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain. Notable music released included "Oh, Promise Me" by Clement Scott and Reginald de Koven, "The Thunderer" and "The Washington Post" by John Philip Sousa, and comic opera The Gondoliers by Gilbert and Sullivan.

Notable births in 1889 included film director Victor Fleming, actor and director Charlie Chaplin, dictator Adolf Hitler, aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky, actor Claude Rains, astronomer Edwin Hubble, and farmer Walter Knott. Notable deaths included outlaw Belle Starr, Father Damien, former Confederate president Jefferson Davis, physicist James Prescott Joule, and poet Robert Browning.

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