1895
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1895 was the 24th year after the founding of the City of Birmingham.
Events
- February 16: The Flag of Alabama was adopted.
- The Apollo Club opera troupe founded by E. E. Williams.
- Birmingham's wards were expanded to nine and drawn with an eye toward dispersing African-American voters between wards.
- The Birmingham Board of Aldermen was expanded to 18 members and direct election of Aldermen by each ward was implemented.
- The Birmingham Conservatory of Music was founded by Benjamin Guckenberger.
- The first three locks on the Black Warrior River were completed.
- Women were first admitted to Howard College.
- Mount Pinson was renamed simply as Pinson.
- The Nineteenth Century Club literary society was founded by Hannah Elliot.
- Stillman College was chartered as a legal corporation by the State of Alabama.
Business
- The Daily News changed its name to the The Birmingham News.
- The Dixie Home magazine was founded by John Rountree.
- Industrial manufacturer Hardie-Tynes was founded.
- Susan Lunsford lost ownership of the Lunsford Hotel.
- James and Diva Mayfield produced bottled sodas for Atlanta's Cotton States Exposition.
- The O'Brien Opera House was purchased by Charles Whelan.
- The Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company moved its headquarters to Birmingham.
- Windham Construction was founded by Thomas C. Windham.
Religion
- December 27: McElwain Baptist Church was founded in McElwain.
- James Carey succeeded Matthew Blease as pastor of Trinity Methodist Church (Southside).
- S.S. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church was founded in Brookside.
- Alfred Moeller succeeded C. E. Scheibe as pastor of Zion Lutheran Church.
- Morris Newfield succeeded David Marx as rabbi of Temple Emanu-El.
- Warrior Baptist Church became Warrior Missionary Baptist Church.
- J. Q. A. Wilhite succeeded J. W. White as pastor of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church.
Sports
- John Heisman began coaching the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama's football team.
- November 23: The A&M College of Alabama defeated the University of Alabama 48-0 in what would later be known as the Iron Bowl, the first one played at Tuscaloosa.
- Alabama joined the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Individuals
- Henry Gray was elected president of the People's Bank & Trust Company.
- Victor Hanson took a post with the Baltimore World.
- William Mailly began serving as Associate Editor of the Birmingham Labor Advocate.
- Robert A. Morris was appointed chief clerk in the department of estates in the Jefferson County Probate Court.
- Thomas Duke Parke became the Birmingham City Physician.
- John Phillips became president of the Southern Educational Association.
- N. F. Thompson became an industrial agent for the City of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
- Oscar Underwood was elected as Representative of the 9th Congressional District of Alabama.
Births
- April: John Rice, Presbyterian minister
- July 12: Glenn Messer, aviation pioneer
- Frank Cross, Sr, pastor of Ensley Highlands Presbyterian Church
Graduations
- William Bankhead from Georgetown University, law degree
- Isaac Beatty, Jr from Birmingham High School
- Morris Newfield from the Theological College of the University of Budapest, M.A.
- Morris Newfield from the the University of Cincinnati, B.A.
Marriages
- June 5: Widowed educator A. H. Parker to the former Bessie D. Pettiford.
- Publisher John Rountree to the former Maude McIver.
Deaths
- August 7: Henry Caldwell, president of the Elyton Land Company
- December 3: John Cullmann, founder of Cullman
Works
Buildings
- Tower and portico of Cathedral Church of the Advent
- C. T. Davidson residence
- Powell Avenue Steam Plant
- G. H. Stevenson residence
- The original Woodlawn City Hall
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