The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-02-01
THIS DAY IN
HISTORY OF
BIRMINGHAM

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February Il, 1874.
City Council under opinion rendered by
the city attorney. decides that the Bank
of Birmingham, the only bank in the city,
cannot be charged license since it has
already been licensed by the federal gov
eminent.
Three carloads of good heart lumber are
ordered for the building of sewers in the
city of Birmingham.
February l, 1877:
City Council meets in regular session,
and among other things orders bills for
the month of January paid. Among the
items is one for the salary of Mayor W.
II. Morris for the sum of 1888. Rent for
the city hall for the months of December
and January is s12, Sc per month.
February 1, 1886:
w. c. Watts, attorney for the Memphis
and Birmingham Railroad company. is
in town and announces that the charter
of the road has been amended so as to al
low the building of the road through Bir-
mingham to Brunswick Ca, instead of by
way of Selma which was the original
route. The development of the Birming-
ham mineral district has attracted the Of
fieers of the proposed road. and for some
time efforts have been making for the
change of route.
The work of laying the patent pavement
on Second avenue is nearing completion.
The front windows in the building of
Moore Moore & Handley, on South Twen-
tieth street, were put up today.
Mr. Nelson Guyer is preparing TO open
a New York restaurant on First avenue
near the opera house This promises to
be something extra.
February l. 1889:
The Age-Herald announces that it will
scoop the world with an exclusive story of
the Dick Halves tragedy next Sunday
morning.
February /, 1891:
Fifty men selected from the two mill
tary companies of Birmingham under
command of Capt. Randolph Peyton go to
Carbon Hill under orders from the COVER
nor to quell a race riot. They find
tempest in a teapot. Two men refuse to
be arrested by the local constable and
that official has called on the governo,
for assistance, it seems.
February 1, 1892:
James E. Hawkins secures the dele
gates in the county primary to the con-
gressional district convention, and Rob-
ert ]. Lowe withdraws from the race.
Irish Democratic club of Birmingham
meets and indorses David Bennett Hill Of
New York for President of the United
States.
February l, 1894:
The Firemen's Relief associa ton is or
ganized.
February J. 1898:
It is announced that the Birmingham
district shipped 749,065 tons of pig iron
during the year 1897.
February /, 1901
1t is rumored that a modern 10-story
slxyscraper will be built for the>First Ma
tional bank of Birmingham.
1t is announced that the Congregation
Knesses Israel of the orthodox Hebrew
faith will erect a large brick synagogue
at the corner of Seventh avenue and Sew
enteenth street
Commercial club of Birmingham begins
work of raising funds to buy silver SER
vice for battleshp Alabama
February |, 1903:
Suffering from a severe attack of grip,
Capt. Frank P. O'Brien is advised by his
physicians to retire from the race for
Mayor of Birmingham which he does.
February |, 1904:
Andy Bondholzer dies from wounds in
flicted by X. r. Shugart in the Metropolis
tan baToom.
Birmingham Board of Trade passes res
outions advocating the erection of a new
federal building. and also new high
school building in this city.
Abe Attel Is Victor.5
San Francisco. January Sl.-Abe Attel
of Chicago tonight won a fight from
Irronl,ia NionI Of San EErancispO no lat