1900

1900 was the 29th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.

Events

• May 28: Birmingham was darkened by a total eclipse of the sun in the morning.
• September: Industrial High School opened.
• October 24: Andrew Beard applied for his first "Automatic car-coupling" patent.
• December: William J. Samford became Governor of Alabama.
• The Alabama Insane Hospital was renamed Bryce State Mental Hospital.
• The Birmingham Carnival Society put on their final evening Mardi Gras parade.
• A fire numerous homes and businesses in Brookside.
• Cardiff, East Lake, and Wylam were incorporated.
• The Country Club of Birmingham moved to the site of the former Lakeview Park and Southern Female Institute.
• Lakeview Pavilion was torn down to build the Highland Park Golf Course.
• Hugh Morrow was elected to the Alabama State Senate.
• The Quid pro Quo Club was founded.
• St Vincent's Hospital moved to it's current location.
• The Semper Fidelis Club was founded.

Business

• January 1: The first load of steel was shipped from the Ensley Works.
• March 1: A predecessor of the No. 7 Wylam-Bush Hills streetcar line began operating between Birmingham and Owenton (Birmingham-Southern College).
• June: The Alabama Coal Operators Association was created.
• November 15: Ensley Furnace No. 5 was blown in.
• Bank of Ensley was founded.
• The first Bromberg's opened in Birmingham.
• B. H. Cooper opened his own furniture store.
• Heralds of Liberty and Marx & Co. were founded.

Religion

• February 11: Ensley Baptist Church was organized.
• December: W. T. Andrews became pastor of Avondale United Methodist Church.
• Robert Barnwell became the third Episcopal Bishop of Alabama.
• Henry Heise became pastor of Zion Lutheran Church.
• Simon Klotz became president of Temple Emanu-El.
• St Mark's Academic and Industrial School awarded its first high school diploma.
• James M. Shelburne became pastor of Ruhama Baptist Church.

Sports

• Auburn defeated Alabama by a score of 53-5 in the Iron Bowl.
• A meeting was held in Birmingham to organize the Southern Association.

Works

Buildings

• Walter Agee residence
• City Federation of Colored Woman's Clubs House
• Ensley City Hall
• Hillman Hotel
• Ruth Jackson Cottage
• Jefferson Theatre
• R. F. McKibbon residence
• Moore School
• The first Wylam School

Individuals

• September 1: Andrew W. Burgin became Jefferson County Sheriff.
• Isaac Beatty, Jr married the former Hughie Duffee.
• Robert F. Cox became Shelby County Sheriff.
• Russell Cunningham became Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Alabama, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons.
• Daniel Greene was elected an associate criminal court judge for the 10th Judicial Circuit of Alabama.
• John C. Forney married the former Anne Bonholzer.
• Jere King married the former Martha Munford.
• Henry Walthall went to New York City to become an actor.

Births

• April 11: Donald Beatty, aviator, explorer, and inventor
• March 31: Mule Suttles, baseball player
• November 7: Harlan Grooms, federal judge
• November 8: Margaret Mitchell, author
• November 18: Cooper Green, President of the Birmingham City Commission
• John C. Fletcher, pastor

Graduations

• Courtney Shropshire, M.D. from University of Tennessee in Nashville
• David O. Whilldin, degree in architectural drafting from Drexel Institute

Context

In 1900, the Second Boer War, Boxer Rebellion, and Philippine–American War were ongoing. The Gold Standard Act was ratified in the U.S. Hawaii became an official U.S. territory. The second modern Olympic Games took place in Paris. Australia was founded. A powerful hurricane hit Galveston, Texas killing about 8,000 people.

Notable births in 1899 included those of Spencer Tracy, Charles Francis Richter, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, and Aaron Copland. Notable deaths included those of Casey Jones, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Oscar Wilde.

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