The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1915 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 198
... Chicago , Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway Company was deeded to the Chicago , Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company , December 24 , 1912 . Detroit , Toledo & Ironton R.R. , 436 dent ,. SYSTEMS , LOCATION , AND FINANCIAL DATA . Chicago ...
... Chicago , Milwaukee and Puget Sound Railway Company was deeded to the Chicago , Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway Company , December 24 , 1912 . Detroit , Toledo & Ironton R.R. , 436 dent ,. SYSTEMS , LOCATION , AND FINANCIAL DATA . Chicago ...
Page 342
... Chicago , Ill . Won by University of Wisconsin ; second , University of Chicago . Individual championship won by Replinger , Wisconsin . BOWLING . AMERICAN BOWLING CONGRESS . FOURTEENTH annual tournament was held at Buffalo , N. Y. ...
... Chicago , Ill . Won by University of Wisconsin ; second , University of Chicago . Individual championship won by Replinger , Wisconsin . BOWLING . AMERICAN BOWLING CONGRESS . FOURTEENTH annual tournament was held at Buffalo , N. Y. ...
Page 367
... CHICAGO SERIES . CLUB . Won . White Sox ( Am . League ) . 4 Lost . Per Cent . || CLUB . Won . Lost . Per Cent . 3 ... Chicago . Brooklyn . Games Won . Per Cent . 9 13 13 12 13 13 613 12 17 14 712 6 9 10 12 12 12 17 13 9 510 11 16 11 9 12 ...
... CHICAGO SERIES . CLUB . Won . White Sox ( Am . League ) . 4 Lost . Per Cent . || CLUB . Won . Lost . Per Cent . 3 ... Chicago . Brooklyn . Games Won . Per Cent . 9 13 13 12 13 13 613 12 17 14 712 6 9 10 12 12 12 17 13 9 510 11 16 11 9 12 ...
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