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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* [[September 17]]–[[September 19|19]]: The [[1902 National Baptist Convention]] ended with more than 100 people dying in a stampede following remarks by [[Booker T. Washington]] at [[Shiloh Baptist Church]]. | * [[September 17]]–[[September 19|19]]: The [[1902 National Baptist Convention]] ended with more than 100 people dying in a stampede following remarks by [[Booker T. Washington]] at [[Shiloh Baptist Church]]. | ||
* [[Robert Munger]] purchased [[Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens|Arlington Home]]. | |||
* [[West End Lodge No. 753]] was chartered. | |||
===Business=== | |||
* [[June 13]]: [[Thomas Furnace No. 3]] was blown in. | |||
* The [[Peoples Bank and Trust Company]] was founded in Selma. | |||
* [[Shook and Fletcher Supply Company]] was founded. | |||
* The [[Sloss Iron & Steel Company]] acquired the assets of Sheffield Iron Company, becoming the [[Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company]]. | |||
===Education=== | ===Education=== | ||
* [[Booker City High School]] was founded. | |||
===Government=== | <!-- ===Government=== --> | ||
===Religion=== | |||
* [[October 12]]: [[First Lutheran Church]] dedicated their second sanctuary at [[2nd Avenue South|Avenue B]] and [[19th Street South]]. | |||
* A Sunday School mission on [[Southside]] was started by [[John Murray]], rector of the [[Church of the Advent]], concurrent with a group of Advent parishioners forming the [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church|Brotherhood of St Andrew]]. | |||
===Sports=== | ===Sports=== | ||
* [[October 18]]: The [[Auburn Tigers football|Alabama Polytechnic Institute]] defeated the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|University of Alabama]] 23-0 at the [[West End Park|Slag Pile]] in a still-budding [[1902 Iron Bowl|cross-state rivalry]]. | * [[October 18]]: The [[Auburn Tigers football|Alabama Polytechnic Institute]] defeated the [[Alabama Crimson Tide football|University of Alabama]] 23-0 at the [[West End Park|Slag Pile]] in a still-budding [[1902 Iron Bowl|cross-state rivalry]]. | ||
==Individuals== | ==Individuals== | ||
* June: Future Fire Chief [[Alf Brown]] joined the [[Birmingham Fire Department]]. | |||
* [[W. P. G. Harding]] succeeded [[N. E. Barker]] as president of [[AmSouth Bank|First National Bank of Birmingham]]. | |||
* [[Crawford Johnson|Crawford]] and [[Caroline Johnson]] moved to Birmingham. | |||
* [[Andrew P. Montague]] succeeded [[Frank M. Roof]] as [[List of Samford University presidents|president of Howard College]]. | |||
===Births=== | ===Births=== | ||
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* [[Orville Schanbacher]], [[Loveman's]] president | * [[Orville Schanbacher]], [[Loveman's]] president | ||
===Marriages=== | |||
* Banker [[William Berney]] to his second wife, the former Fiorella Robertson. | |||
===Deaths=== | ===Deaths=== | ||
* [[August 28]]: [[John Flowers]], [[Bessemer Police Department|Bessemer police officer]] (killed) | * [[August 28]]: [[John Flowers]], [[Bessemer Police Department|Bessemer police officer]] (killed) | ||
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===Buildings=== | ===Buildings=== | ||
* [[Avondale Marble Works building]] | * [[Avondale Marble Works building]] | ||
* [[Bibb County Courthouse]] | |||
* [[Birmingham Ledger building]] | * [[Birmingham Ledger building]] | ||
* [[Birmingham Medical College]] | * [[Birmingham Medical College]] | ||
* [[Birmingham Trust building]] (original) | * [[Birmingham Trust building]] (original) | ||
* [[Booker City High School]] | * [[Booker City High School]] | ||
* [[First Lutheran Church]] (second building) | |||
* [[Robert Jemison, Sr residence]], [[Glen Iris Park]] | * [[Robert Jemison, Sr residence]], [[Glen Iris Park]] | ||
* [[Meadows Mill Bridge]] | * [[Meadows Mill Bridge]] | ||
* [[Moody Annex]] | * [[Moody Annex]] | ||
* [[Pell City courthouse]] | |||
* [[Third Presbyterian Church]] (current building) | * [[Third Presbyterian Church]] (current building) | ||
* [[Woodward Building]] | * [[Woodward Building]] | ||
Revision as of 14:07, 6 May 2013
1902 was the 31st year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.
Events
- September 17–19: The 1902 National Baptist Convention ended with more than 100 people dying in a stampede following remarks by Booker T. Washington at Shiloh Baptist Church.
- Robert Munger purchased Arlington Home.
- West End Lodge No. 753 was chartered.
Business
- June 13: Thomas Furnace No. 3 was blown in.
- The Peoples Bank and Trust Company was founded in Selma.
- Shook and Fletcher Supply Company was founded.
- The Sloss Iron & Steel Company acquired the assets of Sheffield Iron Company, becoming the Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Company.
Education
- Booker City High School was founded.
Religion
- October 12: First Lutheran Church dedicated their second sanctuary at Avenue B and 19th Street South.
- A Sunday School mission on Southside was started by John Murray, rector of the Church of the Advent, concurrent with a group of Advent parishioners forming the Brotherhood of St Andrew.
Sports
- October 18: The Alabama Polytechnic Institute defeated the University of Alabama 23-0 at the Slag Pile in a still-budding cross-state rivalry.
Individuals
- June: Future Fire Chief Alf Brown joined the Birmingham Fire Department.
- W. P. G. Harding succeeded N. E. Barker as president of First National Bank of Birmingham.
- Crawford and Caroline Johnson moved to Birmingham.
- Andrew P. Montague succeeded Frank M. Roof as president of Howard College.
Births
- January 31: Tallulah Bankhead, actress
- February 5: Gordon Persons, Governor of Alabama
- April 24: Ernest Ferrara, warehouse and repair station manager
- September 12: Clarence Allgood, judge
- December 20: Walter Roland, blues musician
- Morris Benson, community leader
- Orville Schanbacher, Loveman's president
Marriages
- Banker William Berney to his second wife, the former Fiorella Robertson.
Deaths
- August 28: John Flowers, Bessemer police officer (killed)
Works
Buildings
- Avondale Marble Works building
- Bibb County Courthouse
- Birmingham Ledger building
- Birmingham Medical College
- Birmingham Trust building (original)
- Booker City High School
- First Lutheran Church (second building)
- Robert Jemison, Sr residence, Glen Iris Park
- Meadows Mill Bridge
- Moody Annex
- Pell City courthouse
- Third Presbyterian Church (current building)
- Woodward Building
Context
In 1902, the first college football bowl game, the Rose Bowl between Michigan and Stanford, was held in Pasadena, California. The British won the Second Boer War, annexing the South African Republic and the Orange Free State. Electric Theatre, the first movie theater in the United States, opened in Los Angeles. Cuba gained independence from the United States. Lord Salisbury retired as British prime minister. Edward VII was crowned King of the United Kingdom.
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