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CIRCULATION OF THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS FOR 1918.

406.538

Jan. Feb. March. April. May. June. July, Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov.
Holid'y 392,566 394,304 394,837 385,921 343,344 383,143 376,177 Sunday 386,966 397,996
384,149) 366,967 366,695 407,945 383,939 Sunday 378,439 376,998 274,051 385.994 368,871
383,541 Sunday Sunday 385,731 382,705 408,916 374.907 345.013 380,663 371,690 Sunday
383,338 $336,305 398,594 384,054 356,003 389,603 Holid'y Sunday 402.041 374,062
352,287 394,735 395.079 384,123 Sunday 383.678 375.809 382.426 403,678 348,499 438,207
Sunday 401,198 393,626 360,984 385,527 380,023 345,871 373,567 377,993 Sunday
379,385 420,780 391,586 Sunday 383,502 381,168 Sunday 373,045 345,086 396,452
384,980 400,627 389,825 387,841 381,149 346,229 379,809 350,822 Sunday 381,943
386,192 368,915 361,204 385.371 380,119 Sunday 374,795 375,199 386.660 388.804
383,808 Sunday Sunday 385,155 379,226 385.593 372,035 343,265
380,828 $350,344 394.695 385,171 351,730 381,045 369,166 Sunday
*238,866 395,992 393,945 384,563 Sunday 380,381 368.996 375,224
Sunday 402,830 388,593 359,320 385.733 378.088 337.957 372,909
396,837 398.648 387,596 Sunday 381,186 376,093 Sunday 374,719 351,972 399.627 405.030
395,889 406,751 387,410 388,351 378,721 346,112 375,764 373,117 Sunday 393,818 402,474
396,480 368,949 359,197 388,773
375,490 Sunday 377,015 372,890 377.752 400,689
400,460 Sunday Sunday 383,333 373,620 381,253 383,995 340,845 382.131
375,526 402,892 391,299 384.784 343,729 378,628 377,464 Sunday 381.280
357,674 402,094 387,255 386.047 Sunday 377,566 381,145 375,731 378.908 364,225 401.066
397,112 384,914 355,310 380,227 375,215 340,356 373,673 375,795 Sunday
$364.570 391,353 383.848 Sunday 375,148 372,069 Sunday 372,715 347,251 409,278
379,256 378,553 386.827 390,207 374.153 357,708 379,512 369,410 Sunday
396,524 366,751 376,809 388,259 373,883 Sunday 376.133 369,802 382,894
395,315 Sunday Sunday 388,888 372,625 381,196 374,403 338,914 381.057 388,533 Sunday
396,603 398,975 430,130 383.729 342,877 382 776 373,386 Sunday 379.164 393.279
358,577 409,109 404,141 380,067 Sunday 381,298 369,951 373,057 376,972
395,490 394,868 358,261 378,919 378,163 340,953 371,129 377,498 Sunday
394.344 391,960 Sunday 372,272 377,706 Sunday 368,960 347.455
389,825 390,436 376,492 345,399 379,890 372,027 Sunday
363.295 387,402 291,491 Sunday 380,837 371,653 399,567
373.062
381,057 337.245

Dec.

The

omission

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the circulation figures for De

cember is due to going to press before the end of

be given in subsequent editions of the Almanac. the month. The circulation for the entire year will

Total... 9,791.833 9,287,789 10,056,167 9,944,657 10,004,811 9,354,959 9,641.681 9,895,176 9,364,208 10,461,935 10,045,609 Av'rage 376,608 386,991 386,775 382,486 370.548 374,198 370,833 366,488 374,568 387.479 401,824 *Snowstorm blockade. Coalless Monday. Unsold copies are deducted in the totals. TOTAL FOR THE YEAR 1918 (excluding December) 107.848.825 DAILY AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR 1918 (excluding December) 379.749

66,680

75,115 88.306

AVERAGE DAILY ISSUE OF THE CHICAGO DAILY NEWS FOR EACH MONTH FROM THE SECOND YEAR OF ITS PUBLICATION. YEAR. Jan. Feb. Mar. April. May. | June. | July. Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Av'ge 1877... 11,429 14,841 16,414 18,408 20,715 22,769 35,320 25,366 25.204 23,312 24,439 26,715 22,037 1878... 28.406 37,019 37,736 37.867 38,348 43,743 49,844 40,911 39,371 38,777 39.380 36.817 38,314 1879... 38,667 41,346 46,299 46,608 47,105 49,428 47,560 46,500 44,571 44,310 44.992 44,760 45.194 1880... 48.891 49,425 49,874 49,445 53,834 58,776 56,049 60,623 57,958 58,566 59,672 54,473 54,801 1881... 57,795 62,965 67,959 69,305 65,067 63,832 71,209 70.397 68,551 62,097 58,100 60,395 64,870 1882... 61,679 66,941 66,058 65.208 65,193 70,408 73,078 70,456 67,808 63,907 64,819 64,399 1883... 67,278 71,379 77,153 76,994 77,462 78.603 78,177 79.423 73,185 71,863 74,527 74,919 1884... 76,877 $2,538 86,828 87,852 88,645 93,292 91,231 88,495 86,221 89,196 107,429 82,465 1885... 84,119 69,959 98,029 104,513 100,802 100,238 108,823 101,329 97.900 96,817 102,705 102,497 99,005 1886... 104,197 110,325 116,024 117,869 125,294 113,471 112,438 117,677 109,728 110,460 115,103 110,148 113,615 1887... 114,022 119,148 123.040 124,912 118,743 122,714 126,925 132.178 121,938 122,659 154,096 122,419 125,225 1888... 120,657 126,891 137,123 136,490 135,921 140,525 128,897 123,852 113,894 127.724 131,777 159.098 128,676 1889... 120,947 126,446 130,828 132,348 131,378 148,576 142,653 134,238 130,016 128.670 135.527 147.786 134,059 1890... 136,365 141,885 142,655 143,633 136.923 130.414 125,136 125,190 124,497 120.304 139,020 130,850 132,957 1891... 136,926 139,769 144,467 156,196 141,953 141,733 141,858 139,707 138.025 137,294 140,524 145,707 142,022 1892... 148,232 155,402 159,849 162,563 161,804 169.096 170,430 166,259 171,053 163,626 173.070 168,430 164,175 1893... 171,818 180,019 188,567 191,933 196,218 202,267 201,591 203,216 190,481 188,966 192,575 200,589 192,495 1894... 206,388 204,471 207,590 206,285 198,495 195,865 232,022 194,071 185,595 186.070 198,017 197,256 200,881 1895... 198.947 207.246 211.378 212,992 205,732 202,605 201,378 195.907 193,311 195,562 202,553 202.762 202,496 1896. 208.781 213,032 216,542 212.104 209,945 210,265 206,272 193,853 189,166 190.700 206.609 200,479 204,724 1897... 201.340 208,779 226,392 231,396 222,560 217,707 212,111 219,557 229,763 238.603 228,113 232,997 222,595 1898... 239,065 249,951 260,222 295,313 338,695 310.820 298.526 279,243 262.061 257,339 259,085 254,947 275.514 1899.. 260.995 266,761 267,597 266,677 253.148 252,405 249,243 250,598 250,564 256.681 271,733 269,975 259,562 1900... 279,219 287,116 288.389 286,657 275,427 272,598 262,081 261,109 268,278 276,960 280,789 271,384 275,788 1901.. 281,609 287.113 292.285 295,8741 283,297 281,698) 275,910 271,783 304.780 292.918 295.635 296,526 288,156 1902... 304,466 309,198 310,385 305,825 300,007 307,406 301,915 305,133 299,607 302,895 303,883 300,589 304,218 1903... 304,870 310,033 311,771 311.374 302,644 306,305 297,500 294.147 295,351 301,732 312,165 319,518 305,534 1904.. 321,898 338,458 338,784 333.324 320.867 319,064 310,249 310,677 309,431 309,212 314,616 307.765 319,539 1905... 315,800 317,994 325,024 322,607 325,373 318.204 306,335 302,624 301,714 301,560 305 211 308,865 312,637 1906... 318,373 325,877 328,589 336,797 320.312 316,595 313,428 311,351 309,372 311,133 313,521 313,344 318,185 1907.. 322,586 336,876 337,125 336,366 324,524 320,681 312,069 308,511 310,822 320,136 323,614 324,845 323,079 1908. 334,006 338,955 343,811 336,453 324,474 324,372 314,569 311,147 313,850 318.928 326,050 322,278 325,674 1909... 328.925 334,399 337,599 334,429 325,881 325,791 315,633 311,885 318,444 321,928 329.251 324.682 325,698 332.374 336,242 338,493 332,346 331,200 328,137 316,951 316,558 316.844 321.346 315.828 314,309 325,028 317,628 321,475 321,645 331,087 322.159 320.932 312,499 318,408 321.302 329,002 328,226 330.036 322.838 1912*.. 334,364 343,173 348,445 359,338 *127,208 *185,945 *187,218 *203,950 *229,159 *276,338 323,851 347,536 *342,875 1913.. 359,831 366,575 373,267 364,840 346,744 342,786 332,706 334,317 340,614 354,044 356,088 358,090 352,395 1914... 362,972 368,496 375,770 390,974 373,485 367.038 365,753 403,071 403,593 406,090 411.561 401,342 385.857 1915... 405,359 415.897 413,675 410,784 402,105 407,287 407.885 403.355 400,833 409,210 416,114 413,695 408,808 1916... 431.860 441.970 443,427 439,079 426.181 441,601 426.940 424,979 428.925 432,640 458.570 441,981 436.395 446,575 468,246 465,774 479,450 +408.875 +371,524 +374,572 1361,320 +358.224 +363,046 +377.380 +372,725 †403.691 376.608 386.991' 386,775 382,496 370,548 374,198 370.833 366,488 374,568 387,479 401.824

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

OF THE FIRST THIRTY-FOUR VOLUMES (1885 TO 1918 INCLUSIVE) OF THE
CHICAGO DAILY NEWS ALMANAC AND YEAR-BOOK.

NOTE-The figures following the year are the | Alcohol in Beverages-1891, 102. page numbers of that volume.

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Abbreviations-1915, 165; 1916, 213; 1917,

44.

Abdul Hamid Deposed-1910, 212.
Absent Voting Law-1918, 613.
Abyssinia-In each volume since 1902.

Academy of Arts and Letters, American-1913,
402, and in succeeding volumes.

Academy, French-1902, 132, and in succeeding volumes.

Academy of Sciences-In each volume since
1903.

Acapulco Theater Fire-1910, 152.
Accidents, First Aid in-1914, 552.

Accidents, Football-In each volume since 1911.
Accidents. Fourth of July-In each volume
since 1904.

Accidents, Hunting-In each volume since 1910.
Actors' Fund-1902, 422: 1903, 380.
Actors' Stage Names-1889, 186.
Adams, J. G. B., Sketch-1894, 64.

Aldermen, Board of-In each volume.
Aldrich-Payne Tariff-1910, 37.
Aldrich-Vreeland Law-See Currency Reform.
Alexander, E., Sketch-1894, 60.
Alfonso XIII.-1903, 13, 236: Attempts to
Assassinate, 1906, 166; 1907, 26; 1914, 142.
Algeciras Conference-1907, 85.
Alger, R. A., Sketch-1898, 201; 1903, 234.
Algeria-In each volume since 1906.
Alien Land Owning-1896, 81.
Alien Property Custodian-1918, 476, 488.
Allee, J. H., Sketch-1904, 202.
Allen, C. H., Sketch-1901, 249.
Allen, Frederick I., Sketch-1902, 99.
Allen, H. N., Sketch-1898, 206.
Allen Labor Law in Arizona Void-1916, 82.
Allied Third Party-1902, 108.
Allison, William B., Sketch-1903, 234.
Alloys, Principal-1892, 155.
Altgeld, Gov., to Cleveland-1895, 82, 84.
Alumni Associations, Chicago-In each volume
since 1903.
Alvey, R. H., Sketch-1897, 158.
America Cup Races-1894, 356; 1896, 376;
1899 and succeeding volumes.

America, Discovery-1894, 199.

America Enters Great War-1918, 377.
American-French Arbitration-1909, 220.
American-French Reciprocity-1909, 37.

American Institutions, League to Protect

1893, 185; 1894, 110.

American-Japanese Agreement

1912, 98; as to China, 1918, 276.
American Wealth-1915. 281.
Ames, A. A., Trial-1904, 245.
Amundsen, Roald, Expedition-1907,

246:

1910, 331; 1911, 175; 1912, 210; Reaches South Pole, 1913, 148; 1915, 338.

Anarchy-1902, 108, 110, 111; 1909, 110, 215,
282; 1912, 215.

Ancona, Sinking of-1916, 339.
Anderson, W. F.. Sketch-1909, 332.
Andrew, A. P., Sketch-1911, 333.

Adamson Railroad Act-1917, 239, 423; 1918, Angell, J. B., Sketch-1898, 204. 42.

Addams, Jane, Sketch-1910, 391.
Administrative Act. Illinois-1918, 598.
Adventists-See Religious Statistics.

Aeronautical Progress-In each volume since
1909.

Afghanistan-In each volume since 1902.
Africa Explorations-1891, 318.
Africa, Partition-1899, 100.

Age of Presidents at Inauguration-1886, 16.
Age, When a Man Is of-1889, 188.
Agricultural Extension Law-1915, 288.
Agriculture, Statistics-In each volume.
Agriculture vs. Manufactures-1898. 104.
Aguinaldo, E.-1900, 225; 1901, 260; 1902,
141.

Aid Given Chicago in 1871-1904, 387.
Ailes, M. E., Sketch-1902, 99.

Air, Danger of Foul-1889, 162.

Aircraft Production-1918, 536.

Airship, Santos-Dumont's-1907, 251.

Airships, Military-1908, 130.

Airship, Wellman-See Wellman Expedition.
Aisne, Battle of-1915, 455.

Akron (Balloon) Disaster-1913, 266.

Alaska-In each volume since 1907.

Alaska-Boundary Dispute - 1896, 79; 1898,

257 (map 256); Purchase,

1901,

Award, 1904, 135.

Alaska Coal Leases-1915, 289.

Alaska, Prohibition in-1918, 50.

Alaska Railroads-1915, 288: 1916. 114.
Alaska Territory Organized-1913, 188.

Anglo-American Peace Centenary-1916, 114.
Anglo-Boer War-1900. 123; 1901, 104, 119;
1902, 111, 217; 1903, 210.
Anglo-French Treaty-1905, 176.
Anglo-Japanese Alliance -
127; 1912, 130.

1903, 145; 1906,

Anglo-Russian Treaty-1908, 339.
Ankeny, Levi, Sketch-1904, 202.

Annuity Tables-1915, 39, and in succeeding
volumes.

104, 119.

Anti-Imperialist League-1900.

Antinarcotic Act-1916, 236.

123;

1901,

Antiquities, American-1911, 87; 1912, 101. and in succeeding volumes.

Antitipping Legislation-1916, 479.

Antitrust Conference-1900, 122.

Aoki, Ambassador, Recalled-1908, 395.
Apostles, Fate of-1888, 128.

Appam Case-1917, 500; 1918, 551.

Apportionment, Congressional-In each volume since 1891.

Appropriations by Congress-See Expenditures.
Appropriations, Chicago-In each volume since
1904.

Appropriations, Cook County-In each volume
since 1903.
429: 1907.

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition - 1907, 470; 1908, 390; 1909, 408; 1910, 326.

Albania-1915, 43; 1916, 161.

Arabic, Sinking of-1916, 339.

FOR INDEX OF THE CURRENT VOLUME SEE PAGES 3-14.

Archbald Impeachment-1913, 490; 1914, 201.
Arctic and Antarctic Exploration-1892, 39;
1902, 156, and in succeeding volumes.
Area, Chicago, Growth of-In each volume
since 1908.

Areas, Comparisons (Maps)-1894, 216.

Area, United States-1902, 86, and in succeed-
ing volumes.

Argentina and Germany-1918, 501.
Argentina-In each volume since 1902.

Baer, George F., Sketch-1903, 238.
Bailey, Joseph W., Sketch-1902, 99; 1908,
353.

Baker, L., Sketch-1894, 60: 1896, 89.

Baker, N. D., Made Secretary of War-1917,
202.

Baku Riots-1906, 311.

Balfour, A. J., Sketch-1903, 236.
Balkan-Bulgarian War-1914, 130, 226.
Balkan Crisis-1909, 318.

Arizona, Admission of-1911, 42: 1912, 73: Balkan-Turkish War-1913, 391; 1914, 130,
1913, 377.

Arizona, Constitution-1912, 77.
Armenia and Turkey-1897, 130.

Armenians, Massacre of-1910, 196; 1911, 71:
1916, 328.

Armies of Great Powers-1894, 125: 1896.
232; 1899, 97; 1902, 222, and in succeed-
ing volumes.

Armor Plant, Government-1917, 230.
Army Camps-1918, 478.

Army Law of 1916-1917, 204.
Army Law, Volunteer-1915, 284.

Army Lists-In all volumes from 1886.
Army Officers, Where Born-1899, 126.

Army Organization-1902. 195: 1904. 184:
1905, 160; 1906, 173; 1909, 143; 1918, 480.
Army Staff Law-1904, 185.

Army, United States, Strength-In each volume
since 1897.

Around World in Forty Days-1912, 108.

Art Commission, Chicago-1904, 377; 1905,
390; 1906, 411.

Art Commission, State-1910, 441; 1912, 502,
and in succeeding volumes.

Art Galleries, Leading-1911, 76, and in suc-
ceeding volumes.

Art Institute-In each volume since 1902.
Art League, Municipal-In each volume since

1904.

Ashurst, H. F., Sketch-1913, 387.

Asphalt Dispute, Venezuelan-1906, 149.
Assassinations-1897, 251; 1902, 110; 1905,
143; 1909, 132, 172; 1914, 138; 1915, 64,
368.
Assessments, Chicago-In each volume since
1902.

Assessments, Cook County - In each volume
since 1891.

Assessments, Digest-1894, 48; 1895, 147.
Assessments, Illinois- In each volume since
1908.

Assessments of Corporations-1902, 422.
Associated Press-In each volume since 1903.
Associations, National-In each volume since
1902.

Asylums, Chicago-In each volume since 1902.
Athletic Federation, International-1914, 393.
Atlanta (Ga.) Race War-1907, 242.
Atlantic City Disaster-1907, 264.
Atlantic Fisheries Dispute-1911, 69.

225.

Ballinger-Pinchot Controversy
1912, 225.

-

1911, 311:
Ballinger, R. A., Sketch-1908, 353; 1910, 33.
Ball, Lewis H., Sketch-1904, 202.
Ballooning-1903, 149; 1908, 130; 1909, 153;
1913, 320; 1914, 396, and in succeeding
volumes.
Ballot Reform-1892, 51; 1910. 276; 1912.
88, 91, 93.

Ball Teams, World's Tour-1915, 303.
Ballot, Short-1912, 91.
Baltimore Fire-1905, 169.
Banana Trade-1903, 272.
Bangor (Me.) Fire-1912, 129.
Bank Clearings-In each volume.
Bank Failures-1902. 338; 1903, 286.
Bank Guaranty, Kansas-1910, 123.
Bank Guaranty Laws Legal-1912, 181.
Bank Guaranty, Nebraska-1910, 125.
Bank Guaranty, Oklahoma-1909, 106.
Bank Notes, Life of-1899, 305.
Banks, British Postoffice-1902, 109.
Banks, Chicago-In each volume since 1891.
Banks, Federal Reserve 1915, 591, and in
succeeding volumes.

Banks, National-In each volume since 1891.
Banks, Savings-1894, 395; 1898, 280; 1901
and succeeding volumes.

Baptists-See Religious Statistics.

Barbers, Registration of, Illinois-1910, 441.
Bard, T. R., Sketch-1901, 246.
Barker-Keller Trial-1902, 107.

Barker, Wharton, Sketch-1899, 222; 1901,
243.

Barnes-Roosevelt Libel Case-1916, 100.
Barometer Table-1906, 191; 1908, 269, and
in succeeding_volumes.

Barton, Clara, Death of-1913, 116.
Bashford, James W., Sketch-1905, 206.
Bates, J. C., Sketch-1899, 229.
Bathtub Trust Suit-1914, 398.

Battle Ship Fleet Cruise-1909, 219; 1910,
260; 1911, 162.

Battles in World War-1918, 551.
Bavaria, King of, Deposed-1914, 276; died,
1917, 406.

Bayard, T. F., Sketch-1894, 59.
Beach, Mrs. David, Walk by-1913, 67.
Beattie Murder Case-1912, 562.

Atrocities in European War-1915, 448; 1916, Beaubien, Alexander, Death of 1908, 62.
350.

Auditorium, Chicago-1891, 350.

Australia, Commonwealth -1892, 61, and in
each volume since 1902.

Austria-Hungary and Submarine War -1918,

467.

469.

Austria-Hungary, Death of Emperor of-1917,
Austria-Hungary-In each volume since 1902.
Austria-Hungary, U. S. Declares War on-1918.
464, 466.

Austro-Serbian Dispute-1910, 126.

Authors, Society of Midland-1916, 643.
Autocracy, Russian, Surrendered-1906, 311.
Automobile Bandits, French-1913, 155.
Automobiles-1902, 66, 306; 1903, 269; 1908,
158, 472.

Automobiles, Rules of Road-1916, 643.
Avezzano Earthquake-1916, 49.
Aviation (Army) Law-1915, 286.

Aviation Fatalities 1912. 364: 1913, 322;
1914, 395; 1915, 321; 1916, 463; 1917, 390.
Aviation-See Aeronautical Progress.
Aylesworth, A. B.. Sketch-1904, 205.
Bacon, Robert, Sketch-1906, 298.

Beaupre, A. M., Sketch-1904, 206.
Becker, Charles A., Execution-1916, 474.
Beef Trust Cases-1904, 95; 1906, 350; 1907,
262.

Beer-1891, 75; 1892, 110; 1893, 51; 1894,
31; 1895, 67.

Beers, Alfred B., Sketch-1913, 387.
Beiliss Trial-1914, 419.

Belgian Deportations-1917, 482; 1918, 504.
Belgian War Mission to U. S.-1918, 527, 571.
Belgium-In each volume since 1902.
Belgium, Political Strike in 1914, 295.
Bells, Great-1889, 178.

Bender Murders-1909, 282.

Benedict XV., Pope, Election of-1915, 236.
Benevolent Institutions-1907, 64.
Bennington Disaster-1906, 162.
Benson, Alfred W., Sketch-1907, 272.
Bentley, C. E., Sketch-1897, 156.
Bergen (Norway) Fire-1917, 85.
Berger, V. L., Sketch-1911, 333.
Bering Sea Dispute-1893, 65; 1894, 37.
Berlin, Wreck of the 1908, 169.
Bernstorff as Briber-1918, 501; Given Pass-
ports, 1918, 382.

FOR INDEX OF THE CURRENT VOLUME SEE PAGES 3-14.

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