The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1908 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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... United States Senator , the vote being : Borah , 50 ; Fred T. Dubois ( Dem . ) , 18 . Jan. 16. Colorado Legislature elected Simon Guggenheim ( Rep . ) United States Senator , the vote being : Guggenheim , 68 ; Charles S. Thomas ( Dem ...
... United States Senator , the vote being : Borah , 50 ; Fred T. Dubois ( Dem . ) , 18 . Jan. 16. Colorado Legislature elected Simon Guggenheim ( Rep . ) United States Senator , the vote being : Guggenheim , 68 ; Charles S. Thomas ( Dem ...
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... United States vs. Pacific Mail Steamship Company ( District Court of Northern Cali- fornia ) . September 28 , 1907 , indictment returned under the Interstate Commerce Law ( eight counts ) charging the shipping of matting at less than ...
... United States vs. Pacific Mail Steamship Company ( District Court of Northern Cali- fornia ) . September 28 , 1907 , indictment returned under the Interstate Commerce Law ( eight counts ) charging the shipping of matting at less than ...
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... United Fruit Co ..... United States Cast Iron Pipe ( a ) . United States Express ... 16,000,000 11,000,000 ) 195,448,900 3,200,000 i Oct. 15,1907 84 52 61 395 154 542 8 % 4 2 Jan. 2,1908 1953 138 183 100 99,569,300 ) 100,569,000 2 Apr ...
... United Fruit Co ..... United States Cast Iron Pipe ( a ) . United States Express ... 16,000,000 11,000,000 ) 195,448,900 3,200,000 i Oct. 15,1907 84 52 61 395 154 542 8 % 4 2 Jan. 2,1908 1953 138 183 100 99,569,300 ) 100,569,000 2 Apr ...
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