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==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 25]]: Members of the [[Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers Lodge No. 4]] organized a walkout from the puddling department of the [[Birmingham Rolling Mill]].
* [[February 4]]: "Running Deer", an Indian in [[Stowe's Wild West Show]], broke away from the parade to chase two boys who threw rocks at him, and was charged with "reckless driving."
* [[May 15]]: The [[East Lake Hotel]] hosted the 3rd annual ball of the [[Jefferson Volunteers]].
* [[October 7]]: [[Solomon Palmer]]'s [[East Lake Atheneum]] opened.
* November: Lakeview Theatre opened in [[Lakeview Park]].
* November: Lakeview Theatre opened in [[Lakeview Park]].
* [[November 23]]: A Baptist church in [[Warrior]], newly completed by a Black congregation, burned to the ground.
* [[December 24]]: Water from the [[Cahaba River]] flowed through the [[Birmingham Water Works Tunnel]] into [[downtown Birmingham]] for the first time.
* The [[Adamsville Post Office|Adamsville]] and [[Cardiff Post Office]]s  was established.
* The [[Adamsville Post Office|Adamsville]] and [[Cardiff Post Office]]s  was established.
* A two-story brick [[Avondale Elementary School|school building]] was built in [[Avondale]].
* A two-story brick [[Avondale Elementary School|school building]] was built in [[Avondale]].
* [[Wattsville|Bolton's Crossroads]] was renamed Coal City.
* [[Wattsville|Bolton's Crossroads]] was renamed Coal City.
* [[Thomas G. Jones]] became [[Governor of Alabama]].
* [[Knesseth Israel and Beth-El Cemetery]] and [[Wood Family Cemetery]] were started.
* [[Knesseth Israel and Beth-El Cemetery]] and [[Wood Family Cemetery]] were started.
* [[A. O. Lane]] was re-elected [[Mayor of Birmingham]] after not running in [[1888]].
* [[Leeds Academy]] was founded.
* [[Leeds Academy]] was founded.
* The [[William Nabors residence]], the first home built in the Birmingham city limits, was demolished.
* The [[William Nabors residence]], the first home built in the Birmingham city limits, was demolished.
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* [[Dora|Sharon]] was renamed [[Horse Creek]].
* [[Dora|Sharon]] was renamed [[Horse Creek]].
* [[Wylam Masonic Lodge]] was founded.
* [[Wylam Masonic Lodge]] was founded.
* Classes for [[Birmingham High School]] relocated to the [[Enslen Building]] from the [[Wright Building]], partly due to fumes from a steam laundry.
* The post office for the town of [[Cleveland]] in [[Blount County]] was established.
* [[Robert Galloway]] purchased the [[Carbon Hill]] settlement from the [[Kansas City Coal and Coke Company]] for $130,000.
* The [[Tuscaloosa County]] community of [[Brookwood|Horsehead]] changed its name to "[[Brookwood]]" upon establishing a post office.


===Business===
===Business===
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* May: [[Birmingham Brewing Company (1889)|Birmingham Brewing Company]] began producing beer.
* May: [[Birmingham Brewing Company (1889)|Birmingham Brewing Company]] began producing beer.
* [[May 5]]: The [[Birmingham Railway & Electric Company]] was incorporated.
* [[May 5]]: The [[Birmingham Railway & Electric Company]] was incorporated.
* [[July 14]]: The [[Little Belle Iron Company]] and the [[Bessemer Iron & Steel Co.]] were consolidated into the [[DeBardeleben Coal & Iron Company]].
* [[August 5]]: [[Andrew Beard]] was granted Patent No. 433,847 for his rotary engine invention.  
* [[August 5]]: [[Andrew Beard]] was granted Patent No. 433,847 for his rotary engine invention.  
* [[August 23]]: [[Vanderbilt Furnace No. 1]] was blown in.
* [[August 23]]: [[Vanderbilt Furnace No. 1]] was blown in.
* [[October 15]]: [[William Pettiford]] founded the [[Alabama Penny Savings Bank]].
* [[October 15]]: [[William Pettiford]] founded the [[Alabama Penny Savings Bank]].
* [[October 18]]: The [[DeBardeleben Coal and Iron Company]] acquired the [[Oxmoor Furnaces]] from [[David Sinton]].
* [[December 6]]: [[R. W. Mustin]] and [[M. M. Fogle]] purchased property on [[2nd Avenue North]] and [[16th Street North|16th Street]] for the [[Iron City Steam Bottling Works]].
* [[William Berney]] resigned as president of the [[Bessemer Land and Improvement Company]].
* [[Oliver Chalifoux]] came to Birmingham to manage the local [[Chalifoux Department Store]].
* [[Oliver Chalifoux]] came to Birmingham to manage the local [[Chalifoux Department Store]].
* [[Loveman's|Loveman, Joseph, & Loeb]] moved to a new, large [[Loveman, Joseph and Loeb building|department store]] on [[19th Street North]].
* [[Loveman's|Loveman, Joseph, & Loeb]] moved to a new, large [[Loveman, Joseph and Loeb building|department store]] on [[19th Street North]].
* [[Robertstown No. 1 Furnace]], [[Robertstown No. 2 Furnace]], and [[Little Bell Furnace]] were blown in.
* [[Robertstown No. 1 Furnace]], [[Robertstown No. 2 Furnace]], and [[Little Bell Furnace]] were blown in.
* [[Theodore Smith]] began purchasing land that became the [[Homewood Central Business District]].
* [[Theodore Smith (florist)|Theodore Smith]] began purchasing land that became the [[Homewood Central Business District]].
* [[Southern Life & Health Insurance]] was founded.
* [[Southern Life & Health Insurance]] was founded.
* The United Mine Workers of America went on strike against the [[Cahaba Coal Company]].
* The United Mine Workers of America went on strike against the [[Cahaba Coal Company]].
* [[William Berney]] resigned as president of the [[Bessemer Land and Improvement Company]].
* Attorney [[William Ward]] moved his office to the newly completed [[Steiner Building]].
 
===Government===
* [[Thomas G. Jones]] became [[Governor of Alabama]].
* [[A. O. Lane]] was re-elected [[Mayor of Birmingham]] after not running in [[1888]].


===Religion===
===Religion===
* [[June 11]]:  Land for [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]] was purchased by the congregation.
* [[June 11]]:  Land for [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]] was purchased by the congregation.
* [[September 20]]: The trustees of [[Trinity Methodist Church (Southside)]] purchased property at [[30th Street South|30th Street]] and [[6th Avenue South|Avenue F]].
* November: [[Sixth Avenue Baptist Church]] hosted the 23rd session of the [[Colored Baptist Convention of Alabama]].  
* November: [[Sixth Avenue Baptist Church]] hosted the 23rd session of the [[Colored Baptist Convention of Alabama]].  
* [[Avondale Presbyterian Church]] was founded.
* [[G. W. Reed]] became pastor of [[East Lake United Methodist Church]].
* [[G. W. Reed]] became pastor of [[East Lake United Methodist Church]].
* [[Thomas Walker]] became pastor of [[First Baptist Church of Brighton]].
* [[Thomas Walker]] became pastor of [[First Baptist Church of Brighton]].
* [[Wylam Baptist Church]] was founded.
* [[Wylam Baptist Church]] was founded.
* The Woman's Mission Societies was renamed as the [[Woman's Missionary Union]].
* The Woman's Mission Societies was renamed as the [[Woman's Missionary Union]].
 
* [[Grace Episcopal Church]] was organized as a parish in [[Woodlawn]].
==Works==
* "Report on the [[Cahaba Coal Field]]" (Geological Survey of Alabama)
 
===Buildings===
* [[Bethlehem Methodist Church]]
* [[Blach's building]]
* [[Cahaba Pump Station]]
* [[Kessler Building]]
* [[Loveman, Joseph and Loeb building]]
* [[Spring Street Fire House]]
* [[Steiner Building]]
* [[Taylor Lofts]]


== Individuals ==
== Individuals ==
[[Image:Richard Hawes.jpg|175px|right|thumb|[[Richard Hawes]]]]
[[Image:Dizzy Dismukes.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Dizzy Dismukes]]]]
* [[January 1]]: [[Walter McAdory]] married [[Daisey Crook]].
* [[November 12]]: [[Robert A. Morris]] married [[Lillian Walker]].
* [[William Elias B. Davis]] was elected chairman of the American Medical Association's Section on Surgery.
* [[William Elias B. Davis]] was elected chairman of the American Medical Association's Section on Surgery.
* [[Martin Eagan]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[Martin Eagan]] joined the [[Birmingham Police Department]].
* [[William Mailly]] moved to [[Alabama]].
* [[William Mailly]] moved to [[Alabama]].
* [[William McQueen]] came to Birmingham as a train dispatcher.
* [[J. Thaddeus Mullin]] became chief of the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]].
* [[J. Thaddeus Mullin]] became chief of the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]].


===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 16]]: [[J. Clyde Orr]], educator
* [[March 15]]: [[Dizzy Dismukes]], baseball player and executive
* [[March 15]]: [[Dizzy Dismukes]], baseball player and executive
* [[May 13]]: [[Jap Bryant]], [[Mayor of Bessemer]]
* [[June 12]]: [[William Hoover]], insurance executive and namesake of [[Hoover]]
* [[June 17]]: [[Kirkman O'Neal]], industrialist
* [[June 17]]: [[Kirkman O'Neal]], industrialist
* [[June 29]]: [[William Spencer]], attorney and farmer
* [[July 19]]: [[Henry Hury]], theater owner/manager
* [[July 28]]: [[Harry Pembleton]], architect
* [[July 28]]: [[Harry Pembleton]], architect
* [[August 12]]: [[R. L. Zeigler]], president of [[R. L. Zeigler & Co.]]
* [[September 1]]: [[Ernie Walker]], baseball player
* [[September 1]]: [[Ernie Walker]], baseball player
* [[November 4]]: [[Kirk Newell]], Auburn football coach
* [[November 4]]: [[Kirk Newell]], [[Auburn Tigers football team|Auburn Tigers]] football coach
 
===Marriages===
* [[January 1]]: [[Walter McAdory]] to [[Daisey Crook]].
* [[September 18]]: [[Joseph Turner]] to [[Flora Turner|Flora Hathaway]].
* [[October 30]]: [[Lemuel Dawson]] to [[Margaret Dawson|Margaret Lewis]].
* [[November 12]]: [[Robert A. Morris]] to [[Lillian Walker]].
* [[Archibald Carmichael]] to Annie Sugg.
 
[[Image:Richard Hawes.jpg|right|thumb|150px|[[Richard Hawes]]]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[February 11]]: [[John Phelan]], businessman
* [[February 11]]: [[John Phelan]], businessman
* [[February 28]]: [[Richard Hawes]], murderer (executed)
* [[February 28]]: [[Richard Hawes]], murderer (hanged)
* [[March 21]]: [[William Walker Sr]], pioneer farmer & merchant
* [[May 4]]: [[James Sloss]], industrialist
* [[May 4]]: [[James Sloss]], industrialist
* [[May 9]]: Murderer of [[John Manning]] (executed)
* [[May 9]]: [[Sandy Jones]], murderer (hanged)
* [[July 2]]: [[Horace Ware]], furnace master
* [[October 9]]: [[Rube Burrow]], train robber
* [[October 9]]: [[Rube Burrow]], train robber
* [[William McDonald]], [[Birmingham Board of Aldermen|Birmingham alderman]]
* [[October 13]]: [[John Boddie]], real estate speculator
* [[John Terry]], attorney
* [[John Terry]], attorney
==Works==
* "Report on the [[Cahaba Coal Field]]" (Geological Survey of Alabama)
===Buildings===
* [[3900 5th Avenue South]]
* [[Bethlehem Methodist Church]]
* [[Cahaba Pump Station]]
* [[Hillman Hosptial|Hospital of United Charity]]
* [[Kessler Building]]
* [[Charles Kilgore residence]], [[Tuscaloosa]]
* [[Loveman, Joseph and Loeb building]]
* [[Morris Avenue storm sewer]]
* [[Pettiford House]]
* [[Shades Mountain Filter Plant]]
* [[Spring Street Fire House]], [[Avondale]]
* [[Steiner Building]]
* [[Taylor Lofts]]
* The cornerstone for [[St Paul's Cathedral]] was laid.
* [[October 29]]: The cornerstone for the [[Old Main|Main Building]] at [[Samford University|Howard College]] in [[East Lake]] was laid.


==Context==
==Context==
In 1890, Tchaikovsky's ''The Sleeping Beauty'' ballet premiered in St. Petersburg.  Nellie Bly completed her round-the-world journey in 72 days.  The original version of ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' by Oscar Wilde was published in ''Lippincott's Monthly'' magazine.  Idaho and Wyoming were admitted to the U. S.  The first use of the electric chair as a method of execution took place.  The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded.  Navy defeated Army in the first Army–Navy Game.  The Wounded Knee Massacre took place.
In 1890, Tchaikovsky's ''The Sleeping Beauty'' ballet premiered in St. Petersburg.  The United Mine Workers of America was founded.  Nellie Bly completed her round-the-world journey in 72 days.  Idaho and Wyoming were admitted to the U. S.  The first use of the electric chair as a method of execution took place.  The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded.  Navy defeated Army in the first Army–Navy Game.  The Wounded Knee Massacre took place.
 
Notable books published in 1890 included ''The Sign of Four'' by Arthur Conan Doyle, ''A Hazard of New Fortunes'' by William Dean Howells, ''News from Nowhere'' by William Morris, and the original version of ''The Picture of Dorian Gray'' by Oscar Wilde in ''Lippincott's Monthly'' magazine.  Notable music released included "Star of the East" by George Cooper and Amanda Kennedy, ''String Quartet No. 2 in F minor'' by Carl Nielsen, the opera ''Cavalleria Rusticana'' by Pietro Mascagni, and the opera ''Prince Igor'' by Alexander Borodin.


Notable births included those of Paul Whiteman, Ho Chi Minh, Stan Laurel, H. P. Lovecraft, Harland "Colonel" Sanders, Agatha Christie, Groucho Marx, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Charles de Gaulle. Deaths in 1890 included those of Vincent van Gogh, King William III of the Netherlands, and Sitting Bull.
Notable births in 1890 included bandleader Paul Whiteman, North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh, actor Stan Laurel, writer H. P. Lovecraft, restaurateur Harland "Colonel" Sanders, writer Agatha Christie, comedian Groucho Marx, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and French President Charles de Gaulle. Notable deaths included human curiosity Joseph Merrick (a.k.a. the Elephant Man); military officer and explorer John C. Frémont; painter Vincent van Gogh; explorer, linguist, and soldier Richard Francis Burton; King William III of the Netherlands; and Sioux chief Sitting Bull.


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The Steiner Building in November 2007, photographed by Wally Argus

1890 was the 19th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

Business

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Religion

Individuals

Dizzy Dismukes

Births

Marriages

Richard Hawes

Deaths

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Buildings

Context

In 1890, Tchaikovsky's The Sleeping Beauty ballet premiered in St. Petersburg. The United Mine Workers of America was founded. Nellie Bly completed her round-the-world journey in 72 days. Idaho and Wyoming were admitted to the U. S. The first use of the electric chair as a method of execution took place. The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded. Navy defeated Army in the first Army–Navy Game. The Wounded Knee Massacre took place.

Notable books published in 1890 included The Sign of Four by Arthur Conan Doyle, A Hazard of New Fortunes by William Dean Howells, News from Nowhere by William Morris, and the original version of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde in Lippincott's Monthly magazine. Notable music released included "Star of the East" by George Cooper and Amanda Kennedy, String Quartet No. 2 in F minor by Carl Nielsen, the opera Cavalleria Rusticana by Pietro Mascagni, and the opera Prince Igor by Alexander Borodin.

Notable births in 1890 included bandleader Paul Whiteman, North Vietnamese President Ho Chi Minh, actor Stan Laurel, writer H. P. Lovecraft, restaurateur Harland "Colonel" Sanders, writer Agatha Christie, comedian Groucho Marx, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, and French President Charles de Gaulle. Notable deaths included human curiosity Joseph Merrick (a.k.a. the Elephant Man); military officer and explorer John C. Frémont; painter Vincent van Gogh; explorer, linguist, and soldier Richard Francis Burton; King William III of the Netherlands; and Sioux chief Sitting Bull.

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