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==Events==
==Events==
* [[February 9]]: 4 people were killed and 19 injured when an [[East Lake Streetcar]] was struck by a railroad car at [[27th Street North|27th Street]] and [[4th 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 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]].
* [[September 12]]: The [[Hillman Hotel]] hosted the first annual banquet of the [[Caterers of Alabama]].
* [[October 8]]: [[Buffalo Bill's Wild West]] performed in [[Opelika]].
* 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 [[City of Avondale]] was annexed into [[Birmingham]].
* 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.
* [[Hillman Hospital]] was sold to [[Jefferson County]].
* [[Phelan Park]] was dedicated.
* [[Bessemer]]'s [[DeBardeleben Park|Berney Park]] was renamed for industrialist [[Henry DeBardeleben]].
* [[November 15]]: Contralto Ernestine Schumann-Heink headlined a recital at the [[Jefferson Theatre]].
* [[December 16]]: 57 workers were killed in the [[1907 Yolande Mine explosion]].


===Government===
===Government===
* [[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.
* [[Archibald Carmichael]] was elected Speaker of the [[Alabama State House of Representatives]].
* [[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]].
* [[John L. Parker]] served briefly as [[Mayor of Birmingham]] during [[George Ward]]'s trip to Italy.
* 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.
* [[B. B. Comer]] succeeded [[William Jelks]] as [[Governor of Alabama]].
* [[August 5]]: [[Governor of Alabama|Governor]] [[B. B. Comer]] was lobbied to sign the Smyer and King "[[Greater Birmingham]]" bills during a meeting of the [[Commercial Club of Birmingham]] at the [[Hippodrome Theater]].
* [[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]].
* [[T. O. Long]] succeeded [[J. S. Moore]] was [[Walker County Sheriff]].
* 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.
* The [[Jefferson County Legislative Delegation]] was comprised of [[John Glover]], [[James Littleberry Jr]], [[Samuel John]], [[Jere King]], [[Robert Lovelady]], [[Milton Ragsdale]], and [[Walter Urquhart]].


===Business===
===Business===
* [[January 1]]: [[M. Paul Phillips]] founded the [[Steel City Lumber Company]].
* [[AlaBev|Birmingham Beverage Co.]] was founded.
* [[AlaBev|Birmingham Beverage Co.]] was founded.
* The [[Bluff Park Hotel]] opened.
* The [[Bluff Park Hotel]] opened.
* [[Bon Ton Hatters]] opened in the [[Roden Block]].
* [[Bon Ton Hatters]] opened in the [[Roden Block]].
* The [[Bright Star Restaurant]] opened in [[Bessemer]].
* The [[Bright Star Restaurant]] opened in [[Bessemer]].
* The [[Peanut Depot]] opened on [[Morris Avenue]].
* The [[Peanut Depot]] opened as Terminal Candy Kitchen on [[Morris Avenue]].
* [[William Jelks]] founded the [[Protective Life Corporation|Protective Life Insurance Co.]]
* [[William Jelks]] founded the [[Protective Life Corporation|Protective Life Insurance Co.]]
* 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.
* Architects [[William Warren]] and [[William Welton]] formed the partnership of [[Warren & Welton]].
* [[Dewberry Drug Co.|Dewberry & Sons]] acquired the business of [[H. H. Copeland]].
* [[July 26]]: The [[South Birmingham Heights Land Company]] was formed.
* [[October 26]]: The [[Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company]] idled the [[Oxmoor Furnaces]].
* November: [[U.S. Steel]] acquired controlling interest in Birmingham's [[Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company]] and appointed [[George Crawford]] was president.


====Disestablishments====
====Disestablishments====
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* The architectural firm of [[Breeding & Whilldin]] split up.
* The architectural firm of [[Breeding & Whilldin]] split up.
* The [[Dude Saloon]], [[Peerless Saloon]], [[Motlow Distilling Company]], and numerous other businesses closed in anticipation of county-wide [[prohibition]].
* The [[Dude Saloon]], [[Peerless Saloon]], [[Motlow Distilling Company]], and numerous other businesses closed in anticipation of county-wide [[prohibition]].
* [[Edgar Martin]] sold the [[Martin Cracker Co.]] to the [[American Bakery Co.]]


=== Education ===
=== Education ===
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* The "[[Blackfriars]]" drama troupe was founded at the [[University of Alabama]].
* The "[[Blackfriars]]" drama troupe was founded at the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Minor School]] opened in [[Ensley]].
* [[Minor School]] opened in [[Ensley]].
* [[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]] was purchased by the [[Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company]] and [[Miles College]] principal [[James Bray]] began overseeing plans to relocated the institution to [[Corey]] (now [[Fairfield]])
* [[Thomas Palmer]] succeeded [[Francis Peterson]] as [[President of the University of Montevallo|President]] of the [[University of Montevallo]].


===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]].
* [[Odenville First Baptist Church|Missionary Baptist Church]] was organized in [[Odenville]].
* [[Hoyt Dobbs]] succeeded [[James McCoy]] as pastor of [[Highlands United Methodist Church|Five Points Methodist Episcopal Church, South]].
* [[William Sellers]] began holding a Sunday School which grew to become [[Shades Mountain Baptist Church|White's Chapel Baptist Church]].
* The Triumph Methodist Church merged with the Church of God in Christ, forming what became the [[Triumph the Church and Kingdom of God in Christ]].
* [[Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church]] was organized in [[Hillman]].


===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]]
* [[First Presbyterian Church]] commissioned a marble baptismal font from [[Giuseppe Moretti]].
* [[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]]
* [[2210 2nd Avenue North]] 2-story commercial building
* [[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]]
* [[Lee Bradley residence]] at 640 [[Idlewild Circle]]
* [[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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* The [[A. H. Parker residence]] at 522 [[5th Street North]]
* The [[A. H. Parker residence]] at 522 [[5th Street North]]
* [[Pilgrim Congregational Hall]] at 725 [[19th Street North]]
* [[Pilgrim Congregational Hall]] at 725 [[19th Street North]]
* [[Pleasant Hill Academy]] in [[McCalla]]
* [[St Joseph's House|St Andrew's Rectory]]
* [[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]]
* The cut through [[Brock's Gap]] for the [[Atlanta, Birmingham & Atlantic Railroad]] was completed.
* [[Crestview Memorial Gardens]] in [[Adamsville]] was founded.


====Demolitions====
====Demolitions====
* The vacant [[Chalifoux Building]] burned down.
* The vacant [[Chalifoux Building]] burned down.
* [[Gunn's Pharmacy]] at 2017 [[2nd Avenue North]] was damaged by fire.
* The [[Hueytown School]] on [[Upper Wickstead Road]] burned.


==Publications==
==Publications==
*  
* ''[[The Arc Light]]'' weekly was launched.
* [[L. H. Harrison]] began publishing the weekly ''[[The Birmingham Blade]]''.
* The [[Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]] commissioned [[Ethel Armes]] to compile, ''[[The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama]].''
* "[[The Ransom of Red Chief]]" short story by O. Henry, set in [[Summit]].


== Individuals ==
== Individuals ==
*
* [[Hugo Black]] returned to Birmingham to open a law office.
* [[Harry Coveleski]] made his Major League debut with the Philadelphia Phillies.
* [[Henry Edmonds]] became pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Montgomery.
* [[B. O. Hargrove]] joined the [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]].
* [[Seale Harris]] joined the Medical College of Alabama in Mobile as chair of the practice of medicine.
* [[Wallace Rayfield]] resigned from the faculty of [[Tuskegee University|Tuskegee Institute]] to open an architectural practice in Birmingham.
* Merchant [[Raymond Rochell]] relocated to Birmingham from Pulaski, Tennessee.
* Sculptor [[Giuseppe Moretti]] hired [[Geneva Mercer]] as an apprentice.
* [[Oscar Hundley]] was appointed to the [[U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]].
* [[John Hearst Miller]] was appointed to the [[Jefferson County Circuit Court]].


===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 18]]: [[Asbury Howard]], labor organizer, civil rights leader and state legislator
* [[January 18]]: [[Asbury Howard]], labor organizer, civil rights leader and state legislator
* [[January 20]]: [[Bob Adams]], Major League pitcher
* [[January 20]]: [[Bob Adams (pitcher)|Bob Adams]], Major League pitcher
* [[April 21]]: [[Milton Grafman]], rabbi for [[Temple Emanu-El]]
* [[April 21]]: [[Milton Grafman]], rabbi for [[Temple Emanu-El]]
* [[May 6]]: [[Ivy Andrews]], Major League pitcher and [[Birmingham Barons]] manager
* [[May 6]]: [[Ivy Andrews]], Major League pitcher and [[Birmingham Barons]] manager
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* [[August 16]]: [[S. Lawrence Johnson]], pastor of [[Pilgrim Congregational Church]]
* [[August 16]]: [[S. Lawrence Johnson]], pastor of [[Pilgrim Congregational Church]]
* [[August 29]]: [[Edward Gardner]], Baptist minister and president of the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]]
* [[August 29]]: [[Edward Gardner]], Baptist minister and president of the [[Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights]]
* [[September 2]]: [[Ben Sankey]], Major League shortstop
* [[October 22]]: [[R. C. Coleman]], businessman and real estate developer
* [[October 22]]: [[R. C. Coleman]], businessman and real estate developer
* [[November 26]]: [[Abe Berkowitz]], attorney
* [[November 26]]: [[Abe Berkowitz]], attorney
* [[Theodore Lawson]], educator
* [[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===
* [[Edward Barrett]] married [[Lewis Barrett|Lewis Robertson Butt]].
* [[Jimmie Jones]] married the former [[Cynthia Jones|Cynthia Bryan]].
* [[Eugene Knight]] married the former [[Nellie Ray Knight|Nellie Ray Reeder]].
* [[Lloyd Noland]] married the former [[Margaret Noland|Margaret Gillick]].


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[January 20]]: [[Charles Shelley]], Confederate officer and U.S. Representative
* [[May 12]]: [[Samuel Hamilton]], [[Birmingham Police Department|Birmingham Police officer]]
* [[June 11]]: [[John Tyler Morgan]], former U.S. Senator and Klan leader
* [[June 11]]: [[John Tyler Morgan]], former U.S. Senator and Klan leader
 
* [[September 9]]: [[Jerry Johnson]] was [[Jefferson County Memorial Project#Lynching Victims of Jefferson County|lynched]] in [[Birmingham]].
===Graduations===
* [[September 21]]: [[James Lane]], Confederate general
*  
* [[November 11]]: [[J. B. Cunningham]], principal of [[Birmingham High School]]
* [[December 16]]: [[1907 Yolande Mine explosion]]


==Context==
==Context==

Latest revision as of 11:30, 29 October 2023

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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