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==Events==
==Events==
* [[June 18]]: 10 people were injured when a [[Frisco railroad|Frisco]] switch engine and a [[North Highland Line|North Highland streetcar]] collided at [[19th Street North|19th Street]] and [[9th Avenue North]].
* [[June 18]]: 10 people were injured when a [[Frisco railroad|Frisco]] switch engine and a [[North Highland Line|North Highland streetcar]] collided at [[19th Street North|19th Street]] and [[9th Avenue North]].
* [[June 30]]: The first [[Southern Railway]] train pulled into the platform at the site of the future [[Birmingham Terminal Station]].
* October: Stocks crashed during an ongoing recession, triggering the [[1907 financial panic]].
* October: Stocks crashed during an ongoing recession, triggering the [[1907 financial panic]].
* The [[Birmingham Motorcycle Club]] was founded.
* The [[Birmingham Motorcycle Club]] was founded.
* May: Traveling showman Orlando Clayton Brooks purchased the mummified body of [[Hazel Farris]] from Harvey Lee Boswell.
* May: Traveling showman Orlando Clayton Brooks purchased the mummified body of [[Hazel Farris]] from Harvey Lee Boswell.
* [[Phelan Park]] was dedicated.


===Government===
===Government===
* [[B. B. Comer]] succeeded [[William Jelks]] as [[Governor of Alabama]].
* [[B. B. Comer]] succeeded [[William Jelks]] as [[Governor of Alabama]].
* [[Henry Gray]] succeeded [[Russell Cunningham]] as [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]].
* [[John H. Bankhead]] succeeded [[John Tyler Morgan]] as U.S. Senator from Alabama.
* [[January 15]]: [[E. L. Higdon]] succeeded [[Andrew W. Burgin]] as [[Jefferson County Sheriff]].
* [[January 15]]: [[E. L. Higdon]] succeeded [[Andrew W. Burgin]] as [[Jefferson County Sheriff]].
* [[February 18]]: [[George Ward]] defeated [[Frank O'Brien]] for [[Mayor of Birmingham]] in the [[1907 Birmingham municipal election]].
* [[February 18]]: [[George Ward]] defeated [[Frank O'Brien]] for [[Mayor of Birmingham]] in the [[1907 Birmingham municipal election]].
* The "Southern Judicial District" of [[St Clair County]] was established, with its seat at [[Pell City]].
* [[October 28]]: Temperance voters carried the [[1907 prohibition election]], meaning that [[Prohibition]] would be enacted county-wide beginning [[January 1]], [[1908]].
* [[October 28]]: Temperance voters carried the [[1907 prohibition election]], meaning that [[Prohibition]] would be enacted county-wide beginning [[January 1]], [[1908]].
* The [[Elyton|City of Elyton]] was reincorporated.
* The [[Elyton|City of Elyton]] was reincorporated.
* [[August 7]]: A state law authorizing a referendum for the "[[Greater Birmingham]]" merger proposal was signed by [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[B. B. Comer]].
* [[August 7]]: A state law authorizing a referendum for the "[[Greater Birmingham]]" merger proposal was signed by [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[B. B. Comer]].
* [[Robert Thach]] began serving as [[Birmingham City Attorney]].
* The [[Birmingham Municipal Ownership League]] formed and campaigned in favor of public ownership of the [[Birmingham Water Works]].
* The [[Birmingham Municipal Ownership League]] formed and campaigned in favor of public ownership of the [[Birmingham Water Works]].
* The [[Mobile Basin and Tennessee River Association]] formed and lobbied for improvements to water transport in Alabama.


===Business===
===Business===
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* The [[Peek Beverage Company]] changed its name to the [[Rye-Ola|Rye-Ola Company]].
* The [[Peek Beverage Company]] changed its name to the [[Rye-Ola|Rye-Ola Company]].
* The architectural partnership of [[Warren & Welton]] was formed.
* The architectural partnership of [[Warren & Welton]] was formed.
* [[July 26]]: The [[South Birmingham Heights Land Company]] was formed.
* November: [[U.S. Steel]] acquired controlling interest in Birmingham's [[Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company]].


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
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* [[Minor School]] opened in [[Ensley]].
* [[Minor School]] opened in [[Ensley]].
* [[B. A. Thompson]] was elected President of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].
* [[B. A. Thompson]] was elected President of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].
* [[James McCoy]] succeeded [[John Turner]] as [[List of Birmingham-Southern College presidents|President]] of [[Birmingham-Southern College|Birmingham College]].
* [[Booker City High School]] was purchased by the [[Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company]] and principal [[James Bray]] began its merger into the nearby [[Miles College|Miles Memorial College]].


===Religion===
===Religion===
* [[January 6]]: [[Hunter Street Baptist Church|Compton Hill Baptist Church]] was organized.
* The [[All Saints Episcopal Mission]] was established on [[29th Street South]].
* The [[All Saints Episcopal Mission]] was established on [[29th Street South]].
* [[Temple Beth-El]] was founded.
* [[1st Church of Christ Scientist]] moved into the [[Five Points Chapel]].
* [[Temple Beth-El]] was founded by former members of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]].
* Maronite missionary [[Mobarek Bellama]] visited Birmingham and helped organize what would become [[St Elias Maronite Church]].
* Maronite missionary [[Mobarek Bellama]] visited Birmingham and helped organize what would become [[St Elias Maronite Church]].
* [[Odenville First Baptist Church|Missionary Baptist Church]] was organized in [[Odenville]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
* The [[1907 Birmingham Base Ball Club]], managed by [[Harry Vaughn]], finished in fifth place in the [[Southern League]].
* The [[1907 Birmingham Base Ball Club]], managed by [[Harry Vaughn]], finished in fifth place in the [[Southern League]].
* The [[Birmingham Giants]] claimed a Southern title.
* [[November 16]]: The [[1907 Iron Bowl]], played at the [[Alabama State Fairgrounds]], ended in a 6-6 tie.
* [[November 16]]: The [[1907 Iron Bowl]], played at the [[Alabama State Fairgrounds]], ended in a 6-6 tie.


== Works ==
== Works ==
*
[[File:Terrace Court rendering.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Terrace Court apartments]]
[[File:1907 Bessemer Library.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Bessemer Public Library]]
* [[May 29]]: The [[USS Birmingham (CL-2)]] was launched from Quincy, Massachusetts.


===Buildings===
===Buildings===
[[File:Terrace Court rendering.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Terrace Court apartments]]
* [[5th Avenue North underpass]] under the planned [[Birmingham Terminal Station]]
* [[5th Avenue North underpass]] under the planned [[Birmingham Terminal Station]]
* [[Bell Building]] for [[Southern Bell]] at 1814 [[2nd Avenue North]]
* [[Bell Building]] for [[Southern Bell]] at 1814 [[2nd Avenue North]]
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* [[Blanch Barnard residence]], a brothel, at 2227 [[1st Avenue South]]
* [[Blanch Barnard residence]], a brothel, at 2227 [[1st Avenue South]]
* The [[Bluff Park Hotel]] on [[Shades Mountain]]
* The [[Bluff Park Hotel]] on [[Shades Mountain]]
* [[Hardin House]]
* The [[George Harris residence]] at 2731 [[Highland Avenue]]
* The [[George Harris residence]] at 2731 [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Lone Pine Mines]] at present-day [[Vulcan Park]]
* [[Lone Pine Mines]] at present-day [[Vulcan Park]]
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* [[Terrace Court]] at [[Five Points South]]
* [[Terrace Court]] at [[Five Points South]]
* [[Robert Warner residence]] at 2733 [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Robert Warner residence]] at 2733 [[Highland Avenue]]
* [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham|Weather Bureau Building]] 1221 [[13th Street North]]


====Demolitions====
====Demolitions====
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== Individuals ==
== Individuals ==
* [[Hugo Black]] returned to Birmingham to open a law office.
* [[Henry Edmonds]] became pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Montgomery.
* [[B. O. Hargrove]] joined the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]].
* [[Wallace Rayfield]] resigned from the faculty of [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]] to open an architectural practice in Birmingham.
* [[Wallace Rayfield]] resigned from the faculty of [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]] to open an architectural practice in Birmingham.
* Sculptor [[Giuseppe Moretti]] hired [[Geneva Mercer]] as an apprentice.
* [[John Hearst Miller]] was appointed to the [[Jefferson County Circuit Court]].


===Births===
===Births===
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* [[Joe Giattina]], insurance executive and band leader
* [[Joe Giattina]], insurance executive and band leader
* [[J. T. Waggoner Sr]], [[Birmingham City Commission]]er
* [[J. T. Waggoner Sr]], [[Birmingham City Commission]]er
===Graduations===
* [[Hugh Locke]] earned his law degree at Vanderbilt University.
* [[Chauncey Sparks]] earned his bachelor of arts from Mercer University.
* [[Harry Pembleton]] graduated high school in Stamford, Connecticut.
===Marriages===
* [[Jimmie Jones]] married the former [[Cynthia Jones|Cynthia Bryan]].
* [[Lloyd Noland]] married the former [[Margaret Noland|Margaret Gillick]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[June 11]]: [[John Tyler Morgan]], former U.S. Senator and Klan leader
* [[June 11]]: [[John Tyler Morgan]], former U.S. Senator and Klan leader
 
* [[James Lane]]
===Graduations===
* [[Hugh Locke]] earned his law degree at Vanderbilt University.


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 17:09, 14 January 2020

Tom Bonduras at the Bright Star restaurant in 1907

1907 was the 36th year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Government

Business

Disestablishments

Education

Religion

Sports

Works

Terrace Court apartments
Bessemer Public Library

Buildings

Demolitions

Publications

Individuals

Births

Graduations

Marriages

Deaths

Context

In 1907 an earthquake killed nearly 1,000 in Jamaica. Romanian peasant rose in revolt. Robert Baden-Powell led his first Boy Scout camp. Oklahoma became the 46th state. Gustav V succeeded Oscar II as King of Sweden. New York began the New Year's Eve tradition of a ball drop in Times Square. Rudyard Kipling won the Nobel prize for literature.

Notable people born in 1907 include actors Gene Autry, Katharine Hepburn, Laurence Olivier, Barbara Stanwyck, John Wayne and Fay Wray; architect Oscar Niemeyer; artist Frida Kahlo; authors Rachel Carson, Robert Heinlein and Daphne du Maurier; businessman Orville Redenbacher; cartoonists Hergé and William Steig; Haitian dictator François Duvalier; Justices Warren Burger and Lewis Powell Jr; poet W. H. Auden; and singers Cab Calloway and Tino Rossi.

Notable deaths in 1907 included author Sully Prudhomme; chemist Dmitri Mendeleev; composer Edvard Grieg; engineer William Le Baron Jenney; and sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens.

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