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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[April 26]]: The cornerstone for the [[Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument]] in [[Linn Park|Capitol Park]] was laid. | |||
* [[July 21]]: The [[Caldwell Hotel]] was destroyed by fire. | * [[July 21]]: The [[Caldwell Hotel]] was destroyed by fire. | ||
* [[June 9]]: The [[Birmingham Medical College]] was organized under a state charter. | * [[June 9]]: The [[Birmingham Medical College]] was organized under a state charter. | ||
* [[October 2]]: The [[Birmingham Medical College]] held its first classes in the former [[Lunsford Hotel]]. | * [[October 2]]: The [[Birmingham Medical College]] held its first classes in the former [[Lunsford Hotel]]. | ||
* The [[Brighton Post Office]] was established. | |||
=== Education === | |||
* [[Robert Allgood]] succeeded Prof. MacDonald as principal of [[Avondale Elementary School]]. | |||
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=== Government === | === Government === | ||
* [[December 1]]: [[William C. Oates]] succeeded [[Thomas G. Jones]] as [[List of Governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]]. | |||
* [[James Van Hoose]] succeeded [[David J. Fox]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[William Jemison]] regained the position of [[Mayor of Tuscaloosa]] from [[Henry Foster]]. | |||
===Religion=== | |||
* [[February 11]]: [[Samuel Ullman]] resigned as lay rabbi of [[Temple Emanu-El]]. | |||
* September: [[David Marx]] became rabbi of Temple Emanu-El. | |||
* [[St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church]] was founded in [[Brookside]]. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
* [[November 29]]: The [[1894 Iron Bowl]] was played at Montgomery's Riverside Park where Alabama upset Auburn by a score of 18-0. | * [[November 29]]: The [[1894 Iron Bowl]] was played at Montgomery's Riverside Park where Alabama upset Auburn by a score of 18-0. | ||
== Individuals == | == Individuals == | ||
[[Image:Harvie Branscomb.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Harvie Branscomb]] | |||
* [[Robert Aland]] came to Birmingham with his family at the age of 10. | |||
* [[Truman Aldrich]] resigned from mining and manufacturing to pursue a political career. | |||
* [[W. P. G. Harding]] was promoted to cashier at the [[Berney National Bank]]. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
* [[January 23]]: [[Luther Patrick]], attorney and congressman | * [[January 23]]: [[Luther Patrick]], attorney and congressman | ||
* [[January 31]]: [[Stuffy Stewart]], baseball player and manager | * [[January 31]]: [[Stuffy Stewart]], baseball player and manager | ||
* [[February 19]]: [[Ernie Cox]], baseball player | |||
* [[May 13]]: [[Emma Gelders Sterne]], author and activist | * [[May 13]]: [[Emma Gelders Sterne]], author and activist | ||
* [[May 15]]: [[Julia Christian]] | |||
* [[August 16]]: [[Sigmund Nesselroth]], architect | * [[August 16]]: [[Sigmund Nesselroth]], architect | ||
* [[December 25]]: [[Harvie Branscomb]], theologian and chancellor of Vanderbilt University | * [[December 25]]: [[Harvie Branscomb]], theologian and chancellor of Vanderbilt University | ||
=== Graduations === | |||
* [[Hugh Morrow (senator)|Hugh Morrow]] from the [[University of Alabama]] with a doctor of laws. | |||
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[[Image:Baylis Grace.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Baylis Grace]] | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[May 11]]: [[William C. Eubank]], former [[Jefferson County Sheriff]] | * [[May 11]]: [[William C. Eubank]], former [[Jefferson County Sheriff]] | ||
* [[June 7]]: [[Baylis Grace]], former [[Jefferson County Sheriff]] and tax assessor | * [[June 7]]: [[Baylis Grace]], former [[Jefferson County Sheriff]] and tax assessor | ||
* [[Ellen Pratt Debardeleben]], first wife of [[Henry F. DeBardeleben]] | |||
==Works== | |||
* "John Pelham" poem about [[John Pelham]] by James R. Randall | |||
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==Context== | ==Context== | ||
In 1894, Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time. Blackpool Tower opened in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Sadi Carnot, president of France, was assassinated. The Tower Bridge in London opened for traffic. The First Sino-Japanese War began. The Dreyfus Affair began in France with the conviction of French Army officer Alfred Dreyfus for treason. | In 1894, Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time. Blackpool Tower opened in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Sadi Carnot, president of France, was assassinated. The Tower Bridge in London opened for traffic. The First Sino-Japanese War began. The Dreyfus Affair began in France with the conviction of French Army officer Alfred Dreyfus for treason. | ||
Revision as of 12:28, 1 June 2012
1894 was the 23nd year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- April 26: The cornerstone for the Confederate Soldiers & Sailors Monument in Capitol Park was laid.
- July 21: The Caldwell Hotel was destroyed by fire.
- June 9: The Birmingham Medical College was organized under a state charter.
- October 2: The Birmingham Medical College held its first classes in the former Lunsford Hotel.
- The Brighton Post Office was established.
Education
- Robert Allgood succeeded Prof. MacDonald as principal of Avondale Elementary School.
Government
- December 1: William C. Oates succeeded Thomas G. Jones as Governor of Alabama.
- James Van Hoose succeeded David J. Fox as Mayor of Birmingham.
- William Jemison regained the position of Mayor of Tuscaloosa from Henry Foster.
Religion
- February 11: Samuel Ullman resigned as lay rabbi of Temple Emanu-El.
- September: David Marx became rabbi of Temple Emanu-El.
- St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Church was founded in Brookside.
Sports
- November 29: The 1894 Iron Bowl was played at Montgomery's Riverside Park where Alabama upset Auburn by a score of 18-0.
Individuals
- Robert Aland came to Birmingham with his family at the age of 10.
- Truman Aldrich resigned from mining and manufacturing to pursue a political career.
- W. P. G. Harding was promoted to cashier at the Berney National Bank.
Births
- January 23: Luther Patrick, attorney and congressman
- January 31: Stuffy Stewart, baseball player and manager
- February 19: Ernie Cox, baseball player
- May 13: Emma Gelders Sterne, author and activist
- May 15: Julia Christian
- August 16: Sigmund Nesselroth, architect
- December 25: Harvie Branscomb, theologian and chancellor of Vanderbilt University
Graduations
- Hugh Morrow from the University of Alabama with a doctor of laws.
Deaths
- May 11: William C. Eubank, former Jefferson County Sheriff
- June 7: Baylis Grace, former Jefferson County Sheriff and tax assessor
- Ellen Pratt Debardeleben, first wife of Henry F. DeBardeleben
Works
- "John Pelham" poem about John Pelham by James R. Randall
Context
In 1894, Coca-Cola was sold in bottles for the first time. Blackpool Tower opened in Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Sadi Carnot, president of France, was assassinated. The Tower Bridge in London opened for traffic. The First Sino-Japanese War began. The Dreyfus Affair began in France with the conviction of French Army officer Alfred Dreyfus for treason.
Notable books published in 1894 included The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle, Trilby by George du Maurier, The Prisoner of Zenda by Anthony Hope, The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling, and Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain, . Notable music released included "The Little Lost Child" by Edward B. Marks & Joseph W. Stern and "The Sidewalks of New York" by Charles B. Lawlor & James W. Blake.
Notable births in 1894 included film director John Ford, illustrator Norman Rockwell, actor and comedian Jack Benny, dancer and choreographer Martha Graham, comedian Fred Allen, sexologist Alfred Kinsey, author Aldous Huxley, baseball player Harry "Slug" Heilmann, poet E. E. Cummings, cartoonist E. C. Segar, humorist James Thurber, and conductor Arthur Fiedler. Notable deaths included physicist Heinrich Hertz, inventor Adolphe Sax, Confederate general Jubal Early, baseball player Ned Williamson, King Hassan I of Morocco, politician and Union general Nathaniel P. Banks, author Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr, Tsar Alexander III of Russia, composer Anton Rubinstein, and author Robert Louis Stevenson.
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