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==Events==
==Events==
* [[January 28]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] brought 8.1 inches to Birmingham.
* [[January 28]]: A [[List of snowfalls|rare snowfall]] brought 8.1 inches to Birmingham.
* [[March 27]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was organized in [[Collegeville]].
* [[April 25]]: [[Russell Cunningham]] was sworn in as acting [[Governor of Alabama]] while [[William Jelks]] was hospitalized out of state.
* [[April 25]]: [[Russell Cunningham]] was sworn in as acting [[Governor of Alabama]] while [[William Jelks]] was hospitalized out of state.
* [[April 30]]-[[December 1]]: [[Giuseppe Moretti]]'s statue of [[Vulcan]] represented the mineral wealth of the [[Birmingham District]] at the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy at St Louis, Missouri's Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
* [[April 30]]-[[December 1]]: [[Giuseppe Moretti]]'s statue of [[Vulcan]] represented the mineral wealth of the [[Birmingham District]] at the Palace of Mines and Metallurgy at St Louis, Missouri's Louisiana Purchase Exposition.
* [[June 3]]: [[Parker High School|Industrial High School]] graduated its first senior class.
* [[June 7]]: The newly-assembled [[Vulcan]] statue was christened with water from the [[Cahaba River]] at the World's Fair in St Louis, Missouri.  
* [[June 7]]: The newly-assembled [[Vulcan]] statue was christened with water from the [[Cahaba River]] at the World's Fair in St Louis, Missouri.  
* [[July 11]]: By order of producer Mabel Whitman, the [[Jefferson Theatre]] agreed to open its dress circle and parquet seats to African-American patrons for performances of the Whitman Sisters' New Orleans Troubadours on [[July 23]].
* [[July 11]]: By order of producer Mabel Whitman, the [[Jefferson Theatre]] agreed to open its dress circle and parquet seats to African-American patrons for performances of the Whitman Sisters' New Orleans Troubadours on [[July 23]].
* The first barber shop opened in the space still in use as the [[Hippodrome]] barber shop in [[Woodlawn]].
* The first barber shop opened in the space still in use as the [[Hippodrome]] barber shop in [[Woodlawn]].
* The [[Woodlawn Library]] was established by the [[Women's Club of Woodlawn]] at [[Woodlawn City Hall]].
* The [[Woodlawn Library]] was established by the [[Women's Club of Woodlawn]] at [[Woodlawn City Hall]].
* [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church|St Andrew's Episcopal Mission]] purchased a lot at [[11th Avenue South]] and [[Center Street]] for a new church building.
* [[St Mark's Catholic Church]] was founded in [[Republic]].
* [[Birmingham City Physician]] [[Charles Whelan, Jr]] enforced a new city ordinance requiring smallpox vaccination.
* [[Birmingham City Physician]] [[Charles Whelan, Jr]] enforced a new city ordinance requiring smallpox vaccination.


===Business===
===Business===
* [[February 17]]: [[John Frye]]'s [[Traders National Bank]] opened.
* December: The [[Pratt Consolidated Coal Company]] was incorporated in Delaware.
* The architecture firm of [[Breeding & Whilldin]] was founded and commissioned to design a new [[Birmingham High School]].
* The architecture firm of [[Breeding & Whilldin]] was founded and commissioned to design a new [[Birmingham High School]].
* The [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] was subsumed into the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]] system.
* The [[Birmingham Mineral Railroad]] was subsumed into the [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]] system.
* The law firm of Walker, Tillman, Campbell & Morrow became [[Bradley Arant Boult Cummings|Tillman, Grubb, Bradley & Morrow]]
* The law firm of Walker, Tillman, Campbell & Morrow became [[Bradley Arant Boult Cummings|Tillman, Grubb, Bradley & Morrow]]
* [[Jesse Motlow]] and [[Spoon Motlow]] founded the [[Motlow Brothers Distilling Company]] in [[Birmingham]].
* [[Jesse Motlow]] and [[Spoon Motlow]] founded the [[Motlow Brothers Distilling Company]] in [[Birmingham]].
* [[Porter's|Porter's Clothing Company]] opened.
===Education===
* [[June 3]]: [[Parker High School|Industrial High School]] graduated its first senior class.
* [[A. H. Parker]] became principal of [[Parker High School|Industrial High School]].
* [[A. O. Lane]] completed his third term as president of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].
===Religion===
* [[March 27]]: [[Bethel Baptist Church]] was organized in [[Collegeville]].
* The [[Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College|Birmingham Baptist College]] was founded by [[William Pettiford]] and [[Charles Boothe]].
* The [[Birmingham-Easonian Baptist Bible College|Birmingham Baptist College]] was founded by [[William Pettiford]] and [[Charles Boothe]].
* [[February 17]]: [[John Frye]]'s [[Traders National Bank]] opened.
* [[James Coyle]] became pastor of [[St Paul's Cathedral]].
* December: The [[Pratt Consolidated Coal Company]] was incorporated in Delaware.
* [[W. W. Dorman]] succeeded [[E. B. Norton]] as pastor of [[East Lake United Methodist Church]].
* [[Adolph Loveman]] succeeded [[Simon Klotz]] as president of [[Temple Emanu-El]].
* [[J. C. Persinger]] succeeded [[W. T. Andrews]] as pastor of [[Avondale United Methodist Church]].
* [[St Andrew's Episcopal Church|St Andrew's Episcopal Mission]] purchased a lot at [[11th Avenue South]] and [[Center Street]] for a new church building.
* [[St Mark's Catholic Church]] was founded in [[Republic]].
* [[Rev. Yasgour]] served as rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]].


===Athletics===
===Sports===
* [[C. I. Taylor]] organized the [[Birmingham Giants]] baseball team.
* [[C. I. Taylor]] organized the [[Birmingham Giants]] baseball team.
* [[Mike Donahue]] became the head coach for the [[Auburn Tigers football]] team.
* [[Mike Donahue]] became the head coach for the [[Auburn Tigers football]] team.
* [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] won the [[1904 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] 29-5 at [[West End Park]].
* [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] won the [[1904 Iron Bowl|Iron Bowl]] 29-5 at [[West End Park]].
==Works==
* [[Vulcan]] by [[Giuseppi Moretti]]
* [[William Elias B. Davis statue]], also by Moretti
* [[Portrait of Lady Helen Vincent]] by John Singer Sargent
* Improved automatic railroad car-coupling, U.S. Patent No. 761,056 by [[Andrew Beard]]
===Buildings===
[[Image:Bham Country Club Lakeview.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Country Club of Birmingham clubhouse]]
* [[11th Avenue United Methodist Church]]
* [[Alabama A&M University]] library
* [[Buck Creek Mill]] mill building
* [[Clarkson Bridge]] in [[Cullman County]]
* [[Country Club of Birmingham]] clubhouse at [[Lakeview Park]]
* [[Ensley Works]] additional blast furnace and bessemer converter
* [[Richard Massey residence]]
* [[Thomas Rowan residence]] additions


==Individuals==
==Individuals==
* [[Laura Burton]] received her medical license and opened a practice in the [[Watts Building (1888)|Watts Building]].
* [[Laura Burton]] received her medical license and opened a practice in the [[Watts Building (1888)|Watts Building]].
* [[B. B. Comer]] was elected to the [[Alabama Public Service Commission|Alabama Railroad Commission]].
* [[B. B. Comer]] was elected to the [[Alabama Public Service Commission|Alabama Railroad Commission]].
* [[James Coyle]] became pastor of [[St Paul's Cathedral]].
* [[W. W. Dorman]] succeeded [[E. B. Norton]] as pastor of [[East Lake United Methodist Church]].
* [[Culpepper Exum]] was elected president of the [[Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]].
* [[Culpepper Exum]] was elected president of the [[Birmingham Chamber of Commerce]].
* [[William Gussen]] was elected first president of the [[Alabama Music Teachers Association]].
* [[William Gussen]] was elected first president of the [[Alabama Music Teachers Association]].
* [[A. O. Lane]] completed his third term as president of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]].
* [[Adolph Loveman]] succeeded [[Simon Klotz]] as president of [[Temple Emanu-El]].
* [[Lloyd Noland]] was appointed to assist William Gorgas to control disease in the Panama Canal zone.
* [[Lloyd Noland]] was appointed to assist William Gorgas to control disease in the Panama Canal zone.
* [[A. H. Parker]] became principal of [[Parker High School|Industrial High School]].
* [[J. C. Persinger]] succeeded [[W. T. Andrews]] as pastor of [[Avondale United Methodist Church]].
* [[Rev. Yasgour]] served as rabbi of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]].


===Births===
===Births===
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* [[July 10]]: [[William Walker, Jr]], attorney
* [[July 10]]: [[William Walker, Jr]], attorney
* [[Jesse Pearson]]
* [[Jesse Pearson]]
==Works==
* [[1904 Moretti bas-relief]] by [[Giuseppi Moretti]]
* [[Vulcan]] by Giuseppi Moretti
* [[William Elias B. Davis statue]], also by Moretti
* [[Portrait of Lady Helen Vincent]] by John Singer Sargent
* Improved automatic railroad car-coupling, U.S. Patent No. 761,056 by [[Andrew Beard]]
===Buildings===
[[Image:Bham Country Club Lakeview.jpg|right|thumb|275px|Country Club of Birmingham clubhouse]]
* [[11th Avenue United Methodist Church]]
* [[Alabama A&M University]] library
* [[Buck Creek Mill]] mill building
* [[Clarkson Bridge]] in [[Cullman County]]
* [[Country Club of Birmingham]] clubhouse at [[Lakeview Park]]
* [[Douglas Building]]
* [[Ensley Works]] additional blast furnace and bessemer converter
* [[Lacke Building]]
* [[Terence Mackin residence]]
* [[Richard Massey residence]]
* [[Thomas Rowan residence]] additions


==Context==
==Context==

Revision as of 09:34, 8 May 2014

Portrait of Lady Helen Vincent, Viscountess d'Abernon

1904 was the 33rd year after the founding of the city of Birmingham.

Events

Business

Education

Religion

Sports

Individuals

Births

Marriages

Deaths

Works

Buildings

Country Club of Birmingham clubhouse

Context

1904 was a leap year. A January fire destroyed 1,500 buildings in Baltimore, Maryland. The Russo-Japanese War broke out in February. Longacre Square in New York City became Times Square in April. Cy Young threw the modern game's first perfect game in May, the same month that FIFA was established. St Louis, Missouri hosted the Games of the 3rd Olympiad. Teddy Roosevelt defeated Alton Parker to serve a first full term as President.

Notable 1904 births include those of actors Ray Bolger, Peter Lorre and Cary Grant; choreographer George Balanchine; gangster Pretty Boy Floyd; musicians Count Basie, Jimmy Dorsey, Glenn Miller and Fats Waller; authors Theodore Seuss Geisel and Joseph Campbell; artists Salvador Dalí and Willem de Kooning, physicist Robert Oppenheimer; and Chinese leader Deng Xiaopeng.

Deaths in 1904 included those of Queen Isabella II of Spain; composer Antonín Dvořák; photographer Eadweard Muybridge; authors Anton Chekhov, Kate Chopin and Lafcadio Hearn; and sculptor Frédéric Bartholdi.

Ivan Pavlov won the 1904 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Puccini's Madame Butterfly debuted in Milan and Mahler's Symphony No. 5 premiered in Cologne. The New York Giants won the National League pennant, but declined to participate in a second-ever World Series against the Boston Americans.

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