1912
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1912 was the 41st year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- Spring: The 1912 West End tornado pulled up fences at Rickwood Field.
- April 20: The light cruiser USS Birmingham (CL-2) reverted to the Atlantic Reserve Fleet at Philadelphia
- August 13: The 1912 Abernant Mine explosion killed 18 miners.
- Birmingham Lodge No. 757 was chartered by the Grand Lodge of Alabama.
- The Brookside Social Club was founded.
Business
- E. B. Van Keuren founded an architecture firm.
- Under the direction of company president George Crawford, the practice of convict leasing was abandoned at TCI's mines.
- May 8: ACIPCO employees were given access to a new bathhouse with hot and cold running water.
- September 5: The Birmingham, Ensley & Bessemer Railroad began passenger service to western Jefferson County.
- September 22: Publisher Victor Hanson launched a Sunday edition of The Birmingham News.
Education
- James Shelborne succeeded Andrew Montague as President of Howard College.
- William A. Bell succeeded [James Bray]] as President of Miles College.
- Roy Dimmitt succeeded R. E. Tidwell as principal of Ensley High School.
- September 12: The trustees of the Birmingham Medical College transferred its building and land to the University of Alabama.
Government
- The town of North Johns was incorporated.
- The Blount County town of Cleveland was incorporated.
- Hugo Black resigned from the Birmingham Police Court.
Religion
- Willis Clark succeeded Raimundo deOvies as pastor of St Andrew's Episcopal Church.
- John Plunker resigned from the pulpit of South Highland Presbyterian Church.
- James R. Edwards succeeded Willis W. Lee as pastor of Ruhama Baptist Church.
- Louis Pizitz succeeded Isadore Shapiro as president of the Young Men's Hebrew Association.
Sports
- April 11: Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Eddie Dent made his last Major League appearance.
- Carlton Molesworth's 1912 Birmingham Barons won the Southern Association pennant.
Individuals
- Kelly Ingram re-enlisted in the U.S. Navy.
- Oscar Underwood declined nomination for Vice President of the United States.
- A. H. Parker resigned from the Alabama Penny Savings Bank.
- November 5: B. O. Hargrove was promoted to Captain of Birmingham Fire Station No. 7.
Births
- January 11: Hugh Stubbins, Jr, architect
- January 12: Howard Bailey, football player
- January 13: George Gaunt, architect
- January 15: Leon Medlock, Birmingham Police Department
- April 4: George Brownell, Jr, president of Brownell Travel
- April 20: Helen Davis, architect
- June 1: Julius "Little Man" Popwell, poker player
- June 30: Mamie Foster, educator
- August 7: Tom Drake, baseball player
- [{December 23]]: John Monro, professor at Harvard University and Miles College
- Francis Falkenburg, Alabama State Representative and manager of the Alabama Theatre
Awards
Graduations
Marriages
- Mel Drennen married Eloise August Johnson in New York City.
Retirements
Deaths
- August 13: 18 miners were killed in the 1912 Abernant Mine explosion.
- September 4: William Mailly, labor leader
Works
- January 6: The Survey published a special issue, "[Birmingham: Smelting Iron Ore and Civics]"
Buildings
- Edgewood Park
- John A. Hand Building
- T. S. Jackson residence
- Pell City High School
- Rehobeth Baptist Church of Lawley
- Stewart Hall at Miles College
- Windham Building in Smithfield
- YWCA Birmingham
Context
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