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PAGE

PAGE

Clearing-House.....182
Council Districts....531

PAGE
83 Monthly Calendars for 1899...37-48 N. Y. City Assembly Dists......533
.502
Map of Philippine Islands.
Maps of Brooklyn Borough.541, 543 Monuments, N. Y. City..
530-545 Moon, Information About...30-32
"N. Y. City.
Maple Sugar, Production of....189 Moon's Phases in 1899
Marine Corps, United States...401 Moonlight Chart for 1899..
....502 Mortality Statistics..
Markets, New York City.
Marriage and Divorce Laws..
Mars, Planet.....
Marshals, United States.

231 Mortgage Statistics, U. S.
.23, 26, 32 Mountains,Highest,on Earth.50,57
..393 Mt. Vernon Ladies' Associat' n.341

Maryland Election Returns....445 Mules, Value of, in U. S....
Masonic Degrees, Sovereign
College of..

Grand Lodges, U. S.
Masons, Knights Templars.
Negro, Lodges of

"Royal Arch..

66 Scottish Rite

Masonry, Degrees in

66

66

30

66

66

Government

...477,478

31

Information of..481-528

234

Judiciary.

..479,480

Maps of....

.530-545

66

66

Statistics.

386

456-459

.532

York Game Laws.

.264

Harbor Defences.

94

Legislature, 1899.

.425, 426

State Election Returns....456

State Government..

..424

State Judiciary

.422,423

...

.528

66

Municipal Council, N. Y....
.309 Municipal League, National...149
.308 Murders in U. S....

.309 Museums & Music Halls, N. Y..481
.310 Musical People, Ages, etc..
.309 Mystic Circle, Order of.
.309 Mystic Shrine, Nobles of the...310
N

.308, 309

Massachusetts Election Ret' ns. 446
Game Laws

State, Population of.....
Zoological Society.
Nicaragua Canal.......

.193 Nobles of the Mystic Shrine....310
265 NAPHTHA STATISTICS.
..280 North Dakota Election Returns.461
National Academy of Design. .274 No. Carolina Election Returns. 460
Academy of Sciences..

Mathematical Society, Amer. .280
.331
Mayflower Descendants...
.....501)
Mayors of New York City
of Cities in United States.385

Measles, Deaths from

Measures, Domestic

...11, 139-142

234

Metric System of......139-141
Used in Great Britain.....142

Mechanical Engineers' Society.280

Mechanics, Order of American.315
Medal of Honor Legion

Military. U.S..

Medical Association, Amer....280
Examinations, N. Y......273
Schools in U. S.

66

Medicine, American Academy.279

Merchandise Exported & Im-

Merchant Navies of the World.157

ported in 1898..

Mercury, Planet.

Metals, Precious.

Meteorites..

94

"

Militia..

84

Methodist Bishops, etc..

Metric System.

Mexico, Army and Navy...349,351

64 Statistics of...

Mica, Production of.
Michigan Election Returns.
Military Academy of U. S..

Society Spanish-Am. War.338

P

Spiritualists' Association.328 PACING RECORDS..
Union, Order of..

..11,321
.139-141 Nationalities in U. S.
Nations, Indebtedness of.
.357,377 Naturalization Laws of U.
.195 Nautical Almanac, U. S.
.447 Naval Academy of U. S..
Architects, Society of..
Enlistment.

Defences N. Y. Harbor...
Departments, U.S..

.394

Medal of Honor, U. S.....
Order Loyal Legion.......335

66 Order of Foreign Wars.....334

Resources of Europe in

Able-Bodied Men.........350

66 Service Regulations

in

Officers, Customs.

Societies of U. S.....94, 332-339 Navies of the World..

Strength of Nations.

Militia Ages, Population by

Mineral Products of U. S.

Mining Engineers, Institute of.280
Ministers, Foreign, in U. S.......411
"of European Countries....356
U. S., Abroad..

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Minnesota Election Returns...449
Mints, Deposits at U. S.

Patriotic Women's Societies....340
.75, 405 Patrons of Husbandry.

.343-350 Pawnbrokers' Regulations, N. Y504
..272
.522 Peabody Education Fund..
366 Peace Protocol and Treaty...72, 73

Captains & Commanders. 407 Peanuts, Production of..

Department Officials..

.389 Pennsylvania Elect'n Returns.464
.401 Pension Agents...

.350 People's Party National Com-

406 Periods, Chronological...

.402-406 Petroleum, Production of..193,195

..391 Nebraska Election Returns.
Missions. Am. Board Foreign. 325 Necrology for 1898....
Mississippi Election Returns...450 Negroes in United States....
Missouri Election Returns.

..451 Neptune, Planet

Mohammedan Calendar for '99. 36 Netherlands, Army and Navy,
Mohammedanism

..317

50

Monarchies and Republics.
Monarchs of European Coun-
tries..

Monetary Statistics.

.234
..230

342, 343, 349, 350 Planetary Configurations, 1899.. 26
357 Pneumonia, Deaths from
356 Poisons, Antidotes for.
.360 Pole Star,Mean Time of Transit 29
454 Police Dept., N.Y. City.477, 523.538

and Colonies..
Government of...
Royal Family of.
..357-362
.177-180 Nevada Election Returns.

Money in Circulation, U. S. .177,181 New Eng. Order Protection... 314 Political Committees..

.....127-129
and Plat-
Conventions
.116-122
forms of 1898
Divisions in Congress.....421
.268 Popular Vote for President.427, 428

.61, 63 New Hamp. Election Returns. 455
.496 New Jersey Election Returns..454
..144, 177 New Mexico Election Returns.455
.....452 Newspaper Statistics......

Moneys, Foreign.
Montana Election Returns..

66

Order of the United States.334
Retiring Board

Passport Regulations.

..138

.401 Patent Office.

.160, 161

from

..131

Ass'n. 338 Pauperism

232

.101 Piers, New York City.
.382 Pig Iron Production.
.26, 32 Pilgrim Fathers, Order of.
Plagues, Statistics of

.503

.194

.314

.234

"of Gt. Britain & Ireland.363,369
"of Largest Cities of Earth.378
.377
"of Mexico..
.....386, 502

of New York City
66 of New York State.

66

Maps.
Mileage.

"Speed Records..
Statistics of U. S....
of World.
Stocks, List...
"Traffic..

.508,525 Safe Deposit Co's in N. Y..486,516
.541-547 Salt, Production of..

.201-217 Santiago de Cuba, Battle of..69,73
"Society of Army

Great..217 Saturn, Planet....

.219 Savings Banks Statistics,183,485,516
.200-221 Saxon Royal Family.

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201-217 SACK-RACING RECORDS.

.255

.195

.380

66

.200-221 Salutes, U. S.....

.400

376

by States..

221 Salvation Army.

.329

Officials
Passenger Stations,

N. Y..539

338

"

.23, 26, 32

528 Railroads, Elevated, N. Y. .507, 524
Railways in China.

.528 Rainfall, Normal, in the
50 "of Foreign Cities..

New York City........497,510
.372 Scientific Alliance of N. Y
Progress in 1898.
55 Scotch-Irish Society.

.379 Rank of Officers, Army & Navy.350 Scotland, Government of.

382 Rapid Transit Com., N.Y.
381 Rates of Postage..

Ratio of Representation U. S.
Congress

Ratio of Silver to Gold......177, 178 Seasons, the
34 Secretaries, Cabinet, List...154-156
380 Ready Reference Calendar..
382 Real Estate Mortgages, U. S...184 Seigniorage Explained..
.401 Senate, N. Y. State.
382 Rear-Admirals, U.S..

.122 Receipts & Expenditures U. S..164
..190 Rechabites, Order of.
81, 357 Record of Events in 1898....99, 100 Servian Royal Family.
.262 Service Men of Spanish War..333
.187,190
.357,376 Records, Miscellaneous
360 Red Cross, American National.315 Sheep in U. S......
478 Redemption of U. S. Notes.....180 Shipping, American & Foreign. 157
Commissioners in N. Y...476
..59-63 Red Men, Order of...
Postmasters of Cities in U.S.....391 Reformed Churches, Alliance .322 Shotgun Records
Church in America
Postmasters-General, List of...155
390 "Episcopal Bishops.
Post-Office Dep't Officials..

Portugal and Colonies.
Portuguese Royal Family.
Port Wardens, N. Y. City.
Postal Information

323 Shot-Putting Records.
.321 Sidewalks, New York City....488
.505, 517 Regents' Examinations, N. Y..273 Signals, Weather..
Night, on Steamers.
136 Regents, University of N. Y....424
185 Regiments, Headquarters of...400 Silver Deposited in U. S. Mints. 179
.136
.242 Registration of Voters.....

Potomac, Society of Army of..335 Regular Army and Navy Union330
.352 Reigning Families of Europe .359
Powders, Strength of.
Precious Metals, Statistics...179, 180 Religious Denominations. .11,318
Precious Stones, Production...195 Representatives in Congr s.414-420
.322 Republic, Grand Army of the..336
Presbyterian Assemblies. ....
Battle Calendar of
Presbyterians, Number of. 317, 319
Republican National and State
Presidential Elections 1789 to
.150, 151
Committees..
1896
.154-156 Conventions in 1898
.152
"League, National.
427,428 Party Platforms.

.152 Republics and Monarchies..
153 Revenue Cutter Service
.268 Revenues, U. S.Governm't..164, 165 Societies in N. Y. City....... 514, 515
.258 Revolution, Dames of the......341 Soda, Production of.....

232

65
66

Daughters of the......
Sons of the...

Produce Minimum Weights of.141
Professional Schools in U.S....306 Revolver Records....
Prohibition Nat'l Committee. 128 Rheumatism, Deaths from.
Property. Assessed Valu'n. 372, 385 Rhode Island Election Returns 466
196 Rifle Records...
Property Losses by Fire..

Protection in Party Platforms 118 Rifles Used by Principal Armies351
Protestant Episcopal Bishops..321 Ritualistic Calendar.
Protestants, Number of..
Providen Loan Society

.317 Rogation Days.

of War Veterans

337

11,315

338
.361

American
Navies

and
.349,351
.244-246 S. Carolina Election Returns...466
.25 S. Dakota Election Returns.
.312 Sovereigns of Europe..
309 Spain, Army and Navy,
359-364

Armies

467
.357-362

342, 343, 349, 350
Government of.

.356
64-72

504 Roman Catholic Hierarchy....320 Sorosis....
Public Buildings, Manha'n Boro 499 Roman Era..
.167 Rough Riders' Association.
"6 Debt of U. S.
.385 Roumanian Royal Family
Cities in U. S.
Improvem'nt Board, N.Y.477 Rowing Records.
174. 175 Royal Academy
"6 Lands of U. S......
"Porters, New York City .500

QUALIFICATIONS FOR VOTING 134

Masonic Order of Scotland 310 Spanish-American War..
Am. War, Nat'l Society. .338
.361
"Templars of Temperance.315
Royal Family.
.357, 376
Territory
Quarantine Commissioners....478 Rulers of Nations
Quicksilver, Production of......195 Rum, Production of.
.238 Speakers of U.S. House of Rep-
resentatives.
Running Records...
342,343,348, 350, 371 Specific Gravity..
RACE,Population According to. 50 Russia, Army & Navy of.
Racing Records, Horse.....235-237
218 Russian Calendar for 1899.
Railroad Accidents.

.153

51

..188

.191.192

235-262

36 Spindles in Operation...
.357 Spirits, Statistics of..
.356,371 Spiritualists, National Ass'n...328
..361 Sporting Records

Star, Nearest to Earth.

"Table.....

32 Tonnage, Maritime

29 Tornado Statistics.

....329
11,74

171 Volunteers of America.

.157 "Officers of....

136

Qualifications for.......134, 135

53 Vote, Popular & Electoral..427, 428
Stars Morning and Evening... 23 Torpedo Boats of the World.343,350 Voters, Registration of....
State and Terri. Governments..388
of U. S.......
..403.404
and Terri. Indebtedness .166 Tract Society, American. .326
and Territorial Receipts 16 Trade, Foreign, of U. S ....108, 109
"and Territorial Statistics..387 Treasury Department Officials.389
.387
"Secretaries of the........

16

Capitals......

Committees, Political 127-129 Treaty of Peace..

66 Department Officials.

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Elections....

.389 Troops in Wars of U. S.
.388 Trotting Records..

77

Walking Records.....

..254

236

War Budget....

.351

229 Trust Companies in N. Y...486,513

46

.235-237

66 Civil, Statistics of.
Defences, U. S.

95

68

Legislation in 1898....111-115 Turf, the American

Officers, (See Each State

Election Returns.)

U. S. Secretaries of...

States and the Union

Statutes of Limitations
Steamboat Accidents.

Turkey, Army & Navy of,

105 Typhoid Fever, Deaths from..234]

Steamboats from N. Y. City....511
"Inspection, U.S.

105

Steamships from N. Y. City 513
Transatlantic.
.226-228
Steam Vessels, Inspection. 476)
Steel, World's Production of...194
Stocks, Prices of Leading. .198 199
Storm Signals.
53
Street-Cleaning Dept., N. Y. C. 477
Strikes, Labor, Statistics of.... 132
St. Andrew. Brotherhood of....327

:::

Department Officials

Fleets of the World...343-350

Heroes and Ships, ...opp. 64
History of Spanish-Am... 66
Investigation Commission 73
of 1812, Societies of.........334
President on the..

Question in Political Plat-

76

forms...

Revenue Taxes......

.119
...171

UNION ARMY CORPS, SOCIET' s.335
Veteran Legion......
337
Veterans' Union....
Unitarian Ass'n, American
United American Mechanics.. 315 Wards in N. Y. City
Confederate Veterans.....339 Wars of U. S., Troops Engaged 77
Friends, Order of..... 315 Washington, D. C...
.106.386
329 "State Election Returns....473
223 Workmen, Order of. ..315 Water, High, Various Places,.
476 United States Army.. 395-400,483 Wealth of U. S.....

St. Vincent de Paul Society. .324 Society Free Baptists.

Submarine Cables
Sub-Treasury, N. Y.

Suffrage Qualifications..134, 135, 137

" Woman....

Sugar Production.

Suicide, Statistics of.

Summer, Beginning of, 1899.

Swimming Records.

and Canada Commission. 107 Weather Bureau, N. Y.
and Colonies..

Assistant Treasurers..

Currency Circulation..
Customs Duties....

57

.164
.476

357 Weather, Rules for Foretelling 51

Signals.
Weight-Throwing Records.

400 Weights, Domestic.

Measures, Metric..

of Great Britain,

.52. 53

265

11, 142

.139

.142

..141

.145-149 West Point Military Academy..394
.392,480 W. Virginia Election Returns..474

Daughters, Society of....
District Attorneys,
Marine Corps.

Army Cannon.

.3531

แ

2331

23

Army Recruiting Require-
ments....

356

etc...357

.862

262

190

Marshals.

T

Medal of Honor.

Naval Academy

16
331

Naval Enlistment.

Survivors, War....

Sweden, Government of.
"and Norway, Area,
Swedish Royal Family.

Swine, Value of, in U. S......

TAMMANY, SOCIETY OF

Question in Party Platf' ms118

Tax, War Revenue.

Taxable Property of U.S. Cities.385
Taxpayers' Ass'n, N. Y.

Tea Statistics..

Telegraph Information.....224, 225
Telephone Statistics...

Temperance, Sons of..

406 Winter, Beginning of, 1899.
.401-408 Wisconsin Election Returns...474
180 Woman Suffrage..

Notes, Redemption of...

.373 Woman's Christian Temper-

.136 Women's Clubs, Federation of.315
.167 Woodmen, Fraternal Order....315

Receipts & Expenditures. 164 Workingmen's Wages..
Senate...
.413. 417 Workmen, United Order of....315
152, 392 World, Religions of the. .317

Supreme Court.

225
..312 Universalist Gen'I Convention.323
Temperature, Normal, in U. S. 54 Universities of U. S.

"of Foreign Cities.

"Statistics of Countries of .357
.287-304 World's Ecumenical Mission-
55 University Boat-Racing.....244-246 ary Conference....
.324

Tennessee Election Returns....467)

"Society of Army of.

.335 Uranus, Planet...

257 Utah Election Returns..

.307 Wurtemberg, Royal Family...362
26, 32 Wyoming Election Returns...476
.471

84 Winds, Velocity of, in U. S......55
.394 Wine, Statistics of

191, 192

23

11,136

.390

ance Union..

.324

.357 Woman's Relief Corps.

.337

..174, 175 Wool, Statistics of...

11, 187
....193

Tennis Records.

Territories of United States.

.387

Texas Election Returns.

..469

Theatres, New York City.

..481

Thermometers,

Scales......

Tide Tables...

Theological Schools in U.S....306

Theosophy

.316 VALUATION,

V

ASSESSED, OF

Comparative PROPERTY IN U. S. ......372, 385
51 Value of Foreign Coins.
.56,57 Vaulting Records..

Time Difference Between New Venus, Planet.

.144 Young Men's Christ. Ass'ns....326
250 People's Christ'n Union..325
.23,26.321 80 Women's Christ. Ass' us....326
..337

25 Vermont Election Returns....471
24 Veternus, Sons of..

FR Vice-Presidents of U. 8., Tdet 1601
Virginis Eloating Betas

679 ZING, PRODUCTION OF 194.198

Index

OF NOTEWORTHY ARTICLES OR PARAGRAPHS IN PRECEDING VOLUMES OF "THE
WORLD ALMANAC."

.1894...108 sional Names of Actors and Actresses..1888...135
...1894...200 St. Mary's Canal, Dates of Opening and
.1892...190 Closing

1891...150 Sub-Treasury Scheme of the Farmers'
.1889...114

Suicide Statistics of the U. S..........
Tariff Legislation, 53d Congress.
1893...185 Taxation of Bank Issues, U. S.
.1895..231 Telegraphic Statistics of the World..
1893...150 Telescopes in the U. S., Large......

.547

.573 Brooklyn Elevated R. R..... .Map
Long Island R. R.....
Manhattan Elevated R. R...Map
Brooklyn Heights R. R. Co....Map

Books and Publications. Housefurnishing Specialties
Goodwin's Bookkeeping and Samuel Lewis......
Business Manual.

..540

Excelsior Publishing House...549 Instruction.
Webster's International Dic-

tionary.......................................................
Colby & Co..................
Adam's History.

.565

New York Preparatory School ix Real Estate.

.562
563 Insurance.

..563 New York Life....

J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Co.....570

Brewers.

J. & M. Haffen..

German-American Title Gúar-
antee Co...
2H. H. Bliss.........
iv Joseph Oatman....
Fidelity and Casualty Co....... XD. H. Carroll...
Liverpool & London & Globe... 12

Mutual Life..

551 Penn Mutual Life....

529

Savings Bank,

.559

563

Equitable Life.back Cover and 561 Union Dime Savings Bank.....558

Peabody Medical Institute.....574 Clizbe Bros. Mfg. Co............549

..547 Type Founders,

Haas & Fried.

550 Metals.

Joseph Palladino...

554 A. B. Packard.

American Type Founders' Co..552

Metal Polish.

George W. Hoffman.........

560 Typewriters.

National Bank.
National Park Bank..

Sta Photograph Co...........
..556 Numbering Machines.
..........557 W. A. Force & Co...
..6691

...557 Pancoast Ventilator Co.........

..550 Mitchell & Lewis Co......

Hammond.

xiii

Odell Typewriter Co........

..560

Ventilators.

.562

Wagons.

..553

Oils.
Swan & Finch Co.........
Paper,

Fences.

Ellis & Helfenberger.......... .549 New York & Pennsylvania Co..553 Wrecking.
Jones Fence Co........
.560 George H. Simpson.............556 Merritt & Chapman Co.........573

FOR WORLD ALMANAC ADDENDA,

See pages 576 and Cover 3.