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==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.
* [[October 1]]: The ''[[USS Birmingham (CL-2)]]'' was recommissioned and sent to carry officials of the Panama-Pacific Exposition on a South American tour.
* [[Patti Ruffner Jacobs]] addressed the annual convention of the National Woman's Suffrage Association in Washington D. C.
* [[November 18]]: 24 miners were killed in the [[1913 Acton No. 2 Mine explosion]].
* Dean [[William B. Oliver]] left his position with the [[University of Alabama School of Law]].
* 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]].
* 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.
* [[Browdy's]] delicatessen opened.
* [[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.
* [[Ranson & Son Grocery]] opened.
* [[Browdy's]] delicatessen opened.
* [[George Crawford]] and [[Robert Jemison, Jr]] began planning construction of the [[Tutwiler Hotel (1914)|Tutwiler Hotel]].
 
=== 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. [[Francis White]] was seated in [[1914]].
* [[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]].
* [[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===
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==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* Former [[Mayor of Ensley]], [[D. F. Sugg]], was appointed the city's postmaster.
* [[Patti Ruffner Jacobs]] addressed the annual convention of the National Woman's Suffrage Association in Washington D. C.
* [[Isaac McAdory]] retired as Superintendent of Education for [[Jefferson County]]
* [[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===
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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.
===Retirements===
* [[Isaac McAdory]] retired as Superintendent of Education for [[Jefferson County]]


===Deaths===
===Deaths===

Revision as of 11:26, 10 September 2013

The City Federal Building (1913)

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

Events

Business

Education

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Religion

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Individuals

Births

Awards

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Deaths

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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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