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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Page 205
... Cent . of total ( 8,703,824 ) . For increase of wages .. 49.95 18.69 31.36 2,212,195 32.88 2,940,804 33.79 For ... cent . were closed , and the average number of days closed per establish- ment was 20.1 , The per cent . of establishments ...
... Cent . of total ( 8,703,824 ) . For increase of wages .. 49.95 18.69 31.36 2,212,195 32.88 2,940,804 33.79 For ... cent . were closed , and the average number of days closed per establish- ment was 20.1 , The per cent . of establishments ...
Page 376
... cent . of the capital , 47.5 per cent . of the wage - earners , and 53.3 per cent . of the value of products , while the lead industry furnished 38.8 per cent . of the capital , 28.2 per cent . of the wage - earners , and 41.2 per cent ...
... cent . of the capital , 47.5 per cent . of the wage - earners , and 53.3 per cent . of the value of products , while the lead industry furnished 38.8 per cent . of the capital , 28.2 per cent . of the wage - earners , and 41.2 per cent ...
Page 377
... cent . less than in 1900 . The capital invested was $ 239,559,194 , an increase of 61.6 per cent . Materials cost $ 178 , - 967,449 , 36.1 per cent . more than in 1900 ; the tonnage of products was 16,628,294 , a gain of 15.1 per cent ...
... cent . less than in 1900 . The capital invested was $ 239,559,194 , an increase of 61.6 per cent . Materials cost $ 178 , - 967,449 , 36.1 per cent . more than in 1900 ; the tonnage of products was 16,628,294 , a gain of 15.1 per cent ...
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