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[[Image:City Federal top.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The [[City Federal Building]] (1913)]]
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'''1913''' was the 42nd year after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]].
'''1913''' was the 42nd year after the founding of the city of [[Birmingham]].


==Events==
==Events==
* [[George Ward]] succeeded [[Culpepper Exum]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham|President]] of the [[Birmingham City Commission]].
* [[George Huddleston, Sr]] succeeded [[Oscar Underwood]] as Representative for the [[9th Congressional District of Alabama]].
* A [[1913 Birmingham tornado|tornado]] damaged [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church]].
* [[Samford University|Howard College]] admitted its first female students.
* The [[Birmingham Public Library|Birmingham Public Library Board]] succeeded the [[Birmingham Public Library Association]].
* [[St Stanislaus Parish]] was established in [[Wylam]].
* [[St Joseph's Catholic Church]] was established in [[Ensley]].
* [[Miss Fancy]] was purchased from a failed circus by the [[Birmingham Advertising Club]] and displayed in [[Avondale Park]].
* [[Henry Edmonds]] became pastor of [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
* [[Lloyd Noland]] was hired by the [[Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company]] to reorganized their employee health department.
* [[John Wesley Gilbert]] succeeded [[William Bell (Miles College)|William A. Bell]] as [[List of Miles College presidents|president]] of [[Miles College]].
* [[A. Feinsilver]] succeeded [[J. T. Loeb]] as rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]].
* [[Calera Lodge No. 445]] began meeting at the [[Cowart Drug Company Building|Bondurant and Burke Drug Store]].
* [[February 6]]: The [[Rotary Club of Birmingham]] was chartered.
* [[February 6]]: The [[Rotary Club of Birmingham]] was chartered.
* [[October 1]]: The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)]]'' was recommissioned and sent to carry officials of the Panama-Pacific Exposition on a South American tour.
* [[April 24]]-[[April 25|25]]: The [[1913 Potlatch]] was put on by the [[Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]] to heal dissension among local political leaders.
* [[Patti Ruffner Jacobs]] addressed the annual convention of the National Woman's Suffrage Association in Washington D. C.
* [[June 11]]: [[Buffalo Bill's Wild West|Buffalo Bill’s Wild West and Pawnee Bill’s Far East]] paraded through [[downtown Birmingham]] and put on shows at [[Smith's Park]].
* Dean [[William B. Oliver]] left his position with the [[University of Alabama School of Law]].
* [[July 24]]: [[Donald Kenney]] and [[Christopher Gustin]] died during an initiation ceremony at [[Birmingham Lodge No. 432, Loyal Order of Moose]].
* [[October 1]]: At Mayor [[Culpepper Exum]]'s direction, Birmingham began enforcing laws against brothels in what had previously been reserved as a "restricted district" on [[1st Avenue South|Avenue A]].
* October 1: The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)]]'' was recommissioned and sent to carry officials of the Panama-Pacific Exposition on a South American tour.
* [[October 10]]–[[October 18|18]]: The [[1913 Alabama State Fair]] took place.
* [[November 18]]: 24 miners were killed in the [[1913 Acton No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* [[November 25]]–[[November 26|26]]: Wildfires burned large areas on [[Red Mountain]] and [[Shades Mountain]].
* The [[Avondale Regional Library]] joined the [[Birmingham Public Library]] system.
* The [[Avondale Regional Library]] joined the [[Birmingham Public Library]] system.
* [[Adna Moore]] became pastor of the [[Pilgrim Church]].
* The [[Birmingham Public Library|Birmingham Public Library Board]] succeeded the [[Birmingham Public Library Association]].
* The city of [[Brent]] was incorporated.
* The city of [[Brent]] was incorporated.
* [[November 18]]: 24 miners were killed in the [[1913 Acton No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* [[Calera Lodge No. 445]] began meeting at the [[Cowart Drug Company Building|Bondurant and Burke Drug Store]].
* [[Miss Fancy]] was purchased from a failed circus by the [[Birmingham Advertising Club]] and displayed in [[Avondale Park]].
* A [[1913 Birmingham tornado|tornado]] damaged [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church]].


===Business===
===Business===
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* [[August 3]]: The [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] began servicing the [[No. 7 Wylam-Bush Hills streetcar line]].
* [[August 3]]: The [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] began servicing the [[No. 7 Wylam-Bush Hills streetcar line]].
* [[December 23]]: The [[Birmingham, Selma & Pensacola Railroad]] was acquired by [[Birmingham, Selma & Mobile Railroad]].
* [[December 23]]: The [[Birmingham, Selma & Pensacola Railroad]] was acquired by [[Birmingham, Selma & Mobile Railroad]].
* The [[Oak Hill Memorial Association]] took over management of [[Oak Hill Cemetery]].
* [[George Crawford]] and [[Robert Jemison, Jr]] began planning construction of the [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|Tutwiler Hotel]].
* [[H. M. Newsome]] purchased the [[Bonita Theater]], later rebuilding it as the [[Rialto Theatre|Rialto]].
* The [[Birmingham Tidewater Railway]] began passenger service between [[Ensley]] and [[East Lake]].
* Hand picks supplanted mechanical coal cutters at the [[Brookside mine]].
* Hand picks supplanted mechanical coal cutters at the [[Brookside mine]].
* Actor [[Henry Walthall]] signed a contract with Reliance-Majestic Studios in Los Angeles, California.
* [[Ranson & Son Grocery]] opened.
* [[Browdy's]] delicatessen opened.
* [[Browdy's]] delicatessen opened.
* [[Franklin Glass]] was appointed to fill the vacant seat left by the death of Senator [[Joseph Johnston]], but was not confirmed. [[Francis White]] was seated in [[1914]].
* [[A. H. Cather]] founded the [[A. H. Cather Publishing Company]] in [[Birmingham]].
* [[A. H. Cather]] founded the [[A. H. Cather Publishing Company]] in [[Birmingham]].
* [[H. M. Newsome]] purchased the [[Bonita Theater]], later rebuilding it as the [[Rialto Theatre|Rialto]].
* The [[Oak Hill Memorial Association]] took over management of [[Oak Hill Cemetery]].
* [[Ranson & Son Grocery]] opened.
* [[George Crawford]] and [[Robert Jemison Jr]] began planning construction of the [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|Tutwiler Hotel]].
* [[George Covollos|George]] and [[Annie Covollos]] opened the [[Wylam Cafe]].
* The [[Hygeia Building Company]] was formed by [[W. S. Cobb]], [[R. J. McGarook]] and [[F. W. Stange]] to erect a 16 or 18-sotry building on [[4th Avenue North]].
* [[E. D. Henley]] founded the [[Birmingham Electric Battery Co.]]
=== Education ===
* [[John Wesley Gilbert]] succeeded [[William Bell (Miles College)|William A. Bell]] as [[List of Miles College presidents|president]] of [[Miles College]].
* [[Samford University|Howard College]] admitted its first female students.
=== Government ===
* [[Franklin Glass]] was appointed to fill the vacant seat left by the death of Senator [[Joseph Johnston]], but was not confirmed. [[Frank White]] was seated in [[1914]].
* [[George Huddleston Sr]] succeeded [[Oscar Underwood]] as Representative for the [[9th Congressional District of Alabama]].
* [[George Ward]] succeeded [[Culpepper Exum]] as [[Mayor of Birmingham|President]] of the [[Birmingham City Commission]].
=== Religion ===
* [[Henry Edmonds]] became pastor of [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]].
* [[A. Feinsilver]] succeeded [[J. T. Loeb]] as rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]].
* [[Adna Moore]] became pastor of the [[Pilgrim Church]].
* [[St Joseph's Catholic Church]] was established in [[Ensley]].
* [[St Stanislaus Parish]] was established in [[Wylam]].


===Sports===
===Sports===
* [[1913 Birmingham Barons]]
* [[February 1]]: A soccer match between "All-Star" teams from Atlanta, Georgia and the [[Birmingham District]] was held at [[Rickwood Field]]. Birmingham won 4-0.
* The 8-0 [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn Tigers]] won the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] football championship.
* The 8-0 [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn Tigers]] won the [[Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association]] football championship.
* [[Guy Tutwiler]] played his final season for the Detroit Tigers.
* [[Guy Tutwiler]] played his final season for the Detroit Tigers.
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* [[Samford Bulldogs|Howard College]] went 5-3-1 under coach [[Lonnie Noojin]].
* [[Samford Bulldogs|Howard College]] went 5-3-1 under coach [[Lonnie Noojin]].
* [[Harry Coveleski]] recorded a [[Southern Association]]-leading 28 victories for the Chattanooga Lookouts
* [[Harry Coveleski]] recorded a [[Southern Association]]-leading 28 victories for the Chattanooga Lookouts
 
* [[1913 Birmingham Barons]]
==Works==
===Buildings===
* [[Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rosedale]]
* [[City Federal Building|Comer Building]] on [[2nd Avenue North]]
* [[Ensley First United Methodist Church]]
* [[Howell-Porter House]]
* [[Pythian Temple]] ([[Alabama Penny Savings Bank]] building)
* [[Ridgely Apartments]] (now the [[Tutwiler Hotel (1986)|Tutwiler Hotel]])
* [[Trianon Theatre]]
* The [[Roden Hotel]] was begun, but construction was halted and the steel frame demolished for scrap.
* [[Rebie Hall]] was destroyed by fire.
* [[Sterling Foster residence]] on [[Niazuma Avenue]]


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* Former [[Mayor of Ensley]], [[D. F. Sugg]], was appointed the city's postmaster.
* [[Lee Bidgood]] was appointed to the economics faculty of the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[Isaac McAdory]] retired as Superintendent of Education for [[Jefferson County]]
* [[Patti Ruffner Jacobs]] addressed the annual convention of the National Woman's Suffrage Association in Washington D. C.
* [[Lloyd Noland]] was hired by the [[Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad Company]] to reorganized their employee health department.
* Dean [[William B. Oliver]] left his position with the [[University of Alabama School of Law]].
* Former [[mayor of Ensley]] [[D. F. Sugg]] was appointed the city's postmaster.
* Actor [[Henry Walthall]] signed a contract with Reliance-Majestic Studios in Los Angeles, California.


===Births===
===Births===
* [[January 10]]: [[Haywood Henry]], jazz saxophonist
* [[January 10]]: [[Haywood Henry]], jazz saxophonist
* [[January 15]]: [[Buddy Cooper]], labor attorney
* [[January 23]]: [[Leslie Wright]], president of [[Samford University]]
* [[January 31]]: [[Don Hutson]], football player
* [[January 31]]: [[Don Hutson]], football player
* [[February 14]]: [[Mel Allen]], sports announcer
* [[February 14]]: [[Mel Allen]], sports announcer
* [[March 9]]: [[Joseph Volker]], first [[List of UAB presidents|president of UAB]] and first [[Chancellor of the University of Alabama System]]
* [[March 12]]: [[Loulie Jean Norman]], operatic soprano
* [[March 12]]: [[Loulie Jean Norman]], operatic soprano
* [[March 13]]: [[Tat Bailey]], electrician and landscape artist
* [[April 1]]: [[Buster Bray]], baseball player
* [[April 1]]: [[Buster Bray]], baseball player
* [[May 6]]: [[Angelo Herndon]], labor organizer and Communist political activist
* [[June 9]]: [[Cotesworth Lewis]], Episcopal priest
* [[June 20]]: [[Al Gallodoro]], saxophone player
* [[June 20]]: [[Al Gallodoro]], saxophone player
* [[July 1]]: [[Wedo Martini]], baseball player
* [[July 1]]: [[Wedo Martini]], baseball player
* [[July 16]]: [[George Seibels]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[July 16]]: [[George Seibels]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[August 13]]: [[Matt H. Murphy]], attorney
* [[August 14]]: [[Rocco Sanfilippo]], speed shop owner
* [[August 17]]: [[Rudy York]], baseball player
* [[August 17]]: [[Rudy York]], baseball player
* [[September 11]]: [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]], football coach
* [[September 11]]: [[Bear Bryant|Paul "Bear" Bryant]], football coach
* [[September 30]]: [[Cholly Atkins]], Motown choreographer
* [[October 1]]: [[G. E. Kidder Smith]], architecture writer and photographer
* [[October 13]]: [[Kenneth Daniel]], [[ACIPCO]] president
* [[October 13]]: [[Kenneth Daniel]], [[ACIPCO]] president
* [[September 14]]: [[Nina Miglionico]], [[Birmingham City Council]] president
* [[September 14]]: [[Nina Miglionico]], [[Birmingham City Council]] president
* [[October 27]]: [[Robert Waldrop]], [[Mayor of Homewood]]
* [[October 27]]: [[Robert Waldrop]], [[Mayor of Homewood]]
* [[December 20]]: [[Carl Elliott]], U. S. congressman
* [[November 12]]: [[Grace Goode]], repeat killer
* [[December 20]]: [[Carl Elliott]], U.S. congressman
* [[Frank Bettencourt]], musician and bandleader
* [[Frank Bettencourt]], musician and bandleader
* [[Jack Brazleton]], comptroller and aviator
* [[Jack Brazleton]], comptroller and aviator
* [[Ninette Griffith]], fashion director at [[Loveman's]]
* [[Ninette Griffith]], fashion director at [[Loveman's]]
* [[Jessie Johnson]], daughter of [[Crawford Johnson|Crawford]] and [[Caroline Johnson]].
* [[Jessie Johnson]], daughter of [[Crawford Johnson|Crawford]] and [[Caroline Johnson]].
* [[Cecil Roberts|Cecil Johnson Roberts]]
* [[Nelson Weaver]], real estate developer
* [[Nelson Weaver]], real estate developer
* [[Nell Williams]], socialite and murder victim
* [[Nell Williams]], socialite and murder victim
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* [[Tom Stewart]] was admitted to the Alabama Bar.
* [[Tom Stewart]] was admitted to the Alabama Bar.
* [[Octavus Roy Cohen]] was admitted to the South Carolina Bar.
* [[Octavus Roy Cohen]] was admitted to the South Carolina Bar.
===Graduations===
* [[Kirkman O'Neal]] graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy.
* [[Kirkman O'Neal]] graduated from the U. S. Naval Academy.
* [[Frank Spain]] earned his law degree from the [[University of Alabama School of Law]].
==Marriages==
* [[April 3]]: [[Rosalie Leventritt|Rosalie Joseph]] married Edgar Leventritt.
* [[November 12]]: [[Beach Chenoweth]] married [[Nouna Chenoweth|Nouna Illges]] in Muscogee County, Georgia.
===Retirements===
* [[Isaac McAdory]] retired as Superintendent of Education for [[Jefferson County]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===
* [[February 4]]: [[Llewellyn Johns]], mine engineer
* [[March 19]]: Former Mayor of [[Avondale]] [[Freeman Daniel]] stepped into an open elevator shaft at the [[Young & Vann Building]] and died from the resulting skull fracture
* [[May 16]]: [[Louise Wooster]], madame
* [[May 16]]: [[Louise Wooster]], madame
* [[August 8]]: [[Joseph Johnston]], [[Governor of Alabama]] and U. S. Senator
* [[May 18]]: [[David Fox]], [[Mayor of Birmingham]]
* [[June 30]]: [[Thomas O'Byrne]], liquor distributor
* [[July 24]]: [[Donald Kenney]] and [[Christopher Gustin]] died during an initiation ceremony at [[Birmingham Lodge No. 432, Loyal Order of Moose]].
* [[August 8]]: [[Joseph Johnston]], [[Governor of Alabama]] and U.S. Senator
* [[August 15]]: [[James Powers]], [[List of University of Alabama presidents|president]] of the [[University of Alabama]].
* [[October 23]]: [[John Sutcliffe]], architect
* [[November 26]]: [[Rufus Cobb]], [[Governor of Alabama]]
* [[November 26]]: [[Rufus Cobb]], [[Governor of Alabama]]
* [[December 30]]: [[Bob McKinley]], [[Mayor of East Lake]]
* [[Charles Drennen]], physician
* [[Charles Drennen]], physician
** See also: [[List of homicides in 1913]]
==Works==
===Buildings===
* [[ACIPCO YMCA]]
* [[Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rosedale]]
* [[City Federal Building|Comer Building]] on [[2nd Avenue North]]
* [[Ensley First United Methodist Church]]
* Addition to [[Hillman Hospital]] on [[20th Street South]]
* [[Sterling Foster residence]] on [[Niazuma Avenue]]
* [[Howell-Porter House]]
* [[Pythian Temple]] ([[Alabama Penny Savings Bank]] building)
* [[Ridgely Apartments]] (now the [[Tutwiler Hotel (1986)|Tutwiler Hotel]])
* [[Sentinel Apartments]], [[S. Scott Joy]] architect
* [[Snow Rogers Elementary School]]
* [[William Sessions residence]] at 2930 [[Rhodes Circle]]
* [[Trianon Theatre]]
* [[October 13]]: The [[Convent of Perpetual Adoration]] and [[Blessed Sacrament Academy]] in [[West End]] were dedicated.
====Demolitions====
* [[Rebie Hall]] was destroyed by fire.
* The [[Roden Hotel]] was begun, but construction was halted and the steel frame demolished for scrap.


==Context==
==Context==
The year 1913 saw the ratification of the 16th and 17th amendments, allowing income taxes and the direct election of senators. Woodrow Wilson succeeded William Taft as President. King George I of Greece was assassinated. The all-purpose zipper was patented. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" caused riots at its Paris debut. Harry Brearley invented stainless steel. The Panama Canal was completed. Ford introduced the moving assembly line. The ''Mona Lisa'', recovered in Italy after a bold theft, was returned to France. Winston and Salem, North Carolina merged.
The year 1913 saw the ratification of the 16th and 17th amendments, allowing income taxes and the direct election of senators. Woodrow Wilson succeeded William Taft as President. King George I of Greece was assassinated. The First Balkan War ended. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" caused riots at its Paris debut. The Second Balkan War began and ended.  Harry Brearley invented stainless steel. The Panama Canal was completed. The Lincoln Highway, the first American trans-continental automobile road was dedicated.  Ford introduced the moving assembly line. The all-purpose zipper was perfected.  The ''Mona Lisa'', recovered in Italy after a bold theft, was returned to France. Winston and Salem, North Carolina officially merged.
 
Notable fiction published in 1913 included ''The Patchwork Girl of Oz'' by L. Frank Baum, 'The Poison Belt'' by Arthur Conan Doyle, ''Der Tunnel'' by Bernhard Kellermann, ''Sons and Lovers'' by D. H. Lawrence, ''The Valley of the Moon'' by Jack London , ''Eldorado'' by Baroness Orczy, and ''Pollyanna'' by Eleanor H. Porter.  Non-fiction included the final volume of ''Principia Mathematica'' by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell.
 
Notable music released in 1913 included "Ballin' The Jack" by Chris Smith and James Henry Burris; "Danny Boy" (now set to the music of "Londonderry Air") by Frederick Weatherly; "El Cóndor Pasa" by Daniel Alomía Robles; "On the Old Fall River Line" by Harry Von Tilzer, William Jerome & Andrew B. Sterling; "The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" by Harry Carroll and Ballard MacDonald; and "You Made Me Love You" by James V. Monaco and Joseph McCarthy.


Notable 1913 births include those of presidents Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon, actors Lloyd Bridges, Hedy Lamarr, Vivien Leigh and Danny Kaye, author Albert Camus, civil rights figure Rosa Parks, labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, designer Oleg Cassini, bandleader Woody Herman, coach Vince Lombardi, and athlete Jesse Owens.
Notable births in 1913 included those of presidents Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon, actors Lloyd Bridges, Hedy Lamarr, Vivien Leigh and Danny Kaye, author Albert Camus, civil rights figure Rosa Parks, labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, designer Oleg Cassini, bandleader Woody Herman, coach Vince Lombardi, and athlete Jesse Owens.


Deaths in 1913 included those of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, financier J. P. Morgan, emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, and retailer Aaron Montgomery Ward.
Deaths included those of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, financier J. P. Morgan, emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, and retailer Aaron Montgomery Ward.


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The City Federal Building (1913)

1913 was the 42nd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Education

Government

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Awards

Graduations

Marriages

Retirements

Deaths

Works

Buildings

Demolitions

  • Rebie Hall was destroyed by fire.
  • The Roden Hotel was begun, but construction was halted and the steel frame demolished for scrap.

Context

The year 1913 saw the ratification of the 16th and 17th amendments, allowing income taxes and the direct election of senators. Woodrow Wilson succeeded William Taft as President. King George I of Greece was assassinated. The First Balkan War ended. Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" caused riots at its Paris debut. The Second Balkan War began and ended. Harry Brearley invented stainless steel. The Panama Canal was completed. The Lincoln Highway, the first American trans-continental automobile road was dedicated. Ford introduced the moving assembly line. The all-purpose zipper was perfected. The Mona Lisa, recovered in Italy after a bold theft, was returned to France. Winston and Salem, North Carolina officially merged.

Notable fiction published in 1913 included The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum, 'The Poison Belt by Arthur Conan Doyle, Der Tunnel by Bernhard Kellermann, Sons and Lovers by D. H. Lawrence, The Valley of the Moon by Jack London , Eldorado by Baroness Orczy, and Pollyanna by Eleanor H. Porter. Non-fiction included the final volume of Principia Mathematica by Alfred North Whitehead and Bertrand Russell.

Notable music released in 1913 included "Ballin' The Jack" by Chris Smith and James Henry Burris; "Danny Boy" (now set to the music of "Londonderry Air") by Frederick Weatherly; "El Cóndor Pasa" by Daniel Alomía Robles; "On the Old Fall River Line" by Harry Von Tilzer, William Jerome & Andrew B. Sterling; "The Trail Of The Lonesome Pine" by Harry Carroll and Ballard MacDonald; and "You Made Me Love You" by James V. Monaco and Joseph McCarthy.

Notable births in 1913 included those of presidents Gerald Ford and Richard Nixon, actors Lloyd Bridges, Hedy Lamarr, Vivien Leigh and Danny Kaye, author Albert Camus, civil rights figure Rosa Parks, labor leader Jimmy Hoffa, designer Oleg Cassini, bandleader Woody Herman, coach Vince Lombardi, and athlete Jesse Owens.

Deaths included those of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, financier J. P. Morgan, emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, and retailer Aaron Montgomery Ward.

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