... The World Almanac and Book of FactsPress Publishing Company (The New York World), 1912 The World Almanac and Book of Facts is a US published reference work and conveys information about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, sports feats, etc. It has been published yearly from 1868 to 1875, and again every year since 1886. The first edition of The World Almanac was published by The New York World newspaper in 1868 (the name of the publication comes from the newspaper itself, which was known as The World). Published just three years after the end of the US Civil War and the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, its 120 pages of information touched on such events as the process of Reconstruction and the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Publication was suspended in 1876, but in 1886 newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer, who had purchased The New York World and quickly transformed it into one of the most influential newspapers in the country, revived The World Almanac with the intention of making it a compendium of universal knowledge. The World Almanac has been published annually since. |
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Page 150
... island harbor , Pago - Pago , in the South Pacific , and perhaps in the entire Pacific Ocean . Commercially the island is unimportant at present , but is extremely valuable in its relations to the commerce of any nation desiring to ...
... island harbor , Pago - Pago , in the South Pacific , and perhaps in the entire Pacific Ocean . Commercially the island is unimportant at present , but is extremely valuable in its relations to the commerce of any nation desiring to ...
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... Island ) , to Pernam- buco , Rio de Janeiro , Santos , Montevideo , Fayal ( Azores ) to St. Vincent ( Cape Verde Island ) . Ascension Island to Buenos Ayres . 16,595 Direct West India Cable Co .... Bermuda Turk's Island , and Turk's Island ...
... Island ) , to Pernam- buco , Rio de Janeiro , Santos , Montevideo , Fayal ( Azores ) to St. Vincent ( Cape Verde Island ) . Ascension Island to Buenos Ayres . 16,595 Direct West India Cable Co .... Bermuda Turk's Island , and Turk's Island ...
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... Island ) .- From Battery . " Blackwell's Island . - From ft . 26th St. , ft . 53d St. , ft . 70th St. , E. R. " Brooklyn Borough . --From ft . Catharine St. to 66 66 66 60 86 61 66 66 " 60 66 16 66 • .. 06 66 66 Main St. , Brooklyn Boro ...
... Island ) .- From Battery . " Blackwell's Island . - From ft . 26th St. , ft . 53d St. , ft . 70th St. , E. R. " Brooklyn Borough . --From ft . Catharine St. to 66 66 66 60 86 61 66 66 " 60 66 16 66 • .. 06 66 66 Main St. , Brooklyn Boro ...
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