The World Almanac and Book of FactsNewspaper Enterprise Association, 1911 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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... Boston . 6 15 6 810 9 7 14 12 8 Chicago New York . Philadelphia . ASSE 55 Pittsburgh . 4422 TO COOK Brooklyn . Boston . Won . Per Cent . Chicago . New York . 10 10 Lost CLUBS . 15 17 104.676 Philadelphia . 12 16 91.591 New York 11 12 12 ...
... Boston . 6 15 6 810 9 7 14 12 8 Chicago New York . Philadelphia . ASSE 55 Pittsburgh . 4422 TO COOK Brooklyn . Boston . Won . Per Cent . Chicago . New York . 10 10 Lost CLUBS . 15 17 104.676 Philadelphia . 12 16 91.591 New York 11 12 12 ...
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... Boston A. C. , third . Height , 11 ft . 9 in . Throwing 16 - pound hammer - Won by John J. Flanagan , Irish - American A. C. , New York ; B. F. Sherman , Boston A. A. A. , second ; Robert Edgren , New York A. C. , third , Distance . 179 ...
... Boston A. C. , third . Height , 11 ft . 9 in . Throwing 16 - pound hammer - Won by John J. Flanagan , Irish - American A. C. , New York ; B. F. Sherman , Boston A. A. A. , second ; Robert Edgren , New York A. C. , third , Distance . 179 ...
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... Boston , Guillermo McKissock , V. C. Mo. , Kansas City , Frank D. West , V. C. ( a ) Pa . , Philadelphia , Guillermo P. Wilson , V.C. Va . , Norfolk , Guillermo Klyver , V. C. AUSTRIA - HUNGARY . Ala . , Mobile , Siegfried Kissler , C ...
... Boston , Guillermo McKissock , V. C. Mo. , Kansas City , Frank D. West , V. C. ( a ) Pa . , Philadelphia , Guillermo P. Wilson , V.C. Va . , Norfolk , Guillermo Klyver , V. C. AUSTRIA - HUNGARY . Ala . , Mobile , Siegfried Kissler , C ...
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