... 425 .... 141 .... 192 Senatorial Districts, Ill...416, 417 South Parks.. 468 Strikes in United States...... 172 183 Strikes, Railroad, Prevented. 400 89 Stompage Estimates... 124 133 Superior Court Judge, Vote... 321 231 Subsidies, Ship. Pres't on..79, 374 489 245 68 Suffrage, Qualifications for... 72 447 Special Delivery Stamps. 75 Suffrage, Woman, Norway 73 13 92 Summers, Cold. 343 116 137 Spirits Used, Per Capita.. 97 Sugar Production, by Years... 115 133 Sugar Production, World..... 112 97 13 Sun, Annular Eclipse of.. 22 342 Sun, Facts About.... 26 211 27 472 Superior Court.. 436 233 Superior Judges, Election Law 404 234 Supplies, Department of...... 447 234 Supreme Court, Illinois.. 197 222 27 Surgeons, Orificial, Am. Ass'n 16? 87 Surgical Association, Am..... 162 95 435 26 Sweden 183 403 Sweden, Death of King of... 390 225 State Canvassing Board... 429 Swedenborgian Church.. 42 State Contracts, Comm'rs.... 429 Swedes in American Cities... 54 43 State Department Officials... 133 Swedes in United States.. 51 State Elections... 267 269 Swine in United States.. 118 405 Swiss in American Cities..... 54 269 Swiss in United States... 51 183 89 435 Syracuse-Wisconsin Race...... 258 108 State's Attorney. Vote for... 32 115 State's Attorney's Fees... 404 Taft, W. H., Portrait. 88 48 Taft's Trip Around World.... 401 244 69 Target Practice, Navy......... 37 262 69 105 417 106 85 512 61 Taxes in Cities.. .389, 390 105 356 97 38 Tea, World's Trade in.... 152 483 448 Stations, Railway, Chicago... 504 Teachers' Pension Law.. 403 456 483 461 Technical Society. Chicago.... 512 163 13 Telegraph Operators' Strike.. 390 Telegraph Statistics... 37 42 38 Telephone Ordinance 402 402 229 Telephone Statistics.. 129 244 Telephone Systems. Value..... 38 146 209 266 507 443 Territorial Growth, U. S..... 38 309 501 Texas Officials.. 311 Street Railways, Chicago. 501 Texas, Property in.. .40, 41 60 171 Thermometers 108 .... 172 123 313 268 159 Thompson, J. R., Portrait.... 131 Uruguay 186 Weights. Department of. 448 Ticket Scalping.. 405 Utah Election Returns.. 31 Weights, Illinois... 92 Tillman, B. R., Sketch... 356 Utah Forest Reserves.. 122 Weights of Adults.. 330 Timber Supply, The.. Utah Officials. 330 Time, Eras of.. 13 134 Time, Foreign Standards. 28 54 Welsh in American Cities.. Time, Standards of.. Valuation. Illinois.. 417 51 Tire Ordinance. 466 390 West, Roy O., Portrait....... 434 Tobacco Crop by States. 113 Value of Property in U. S... 40 West End Woman's Club.. 472 340 117 Western Avenue Boulevard.. Vehicle Industry........ 469 Tobacco Industry. 44 44 Western Society Engineers. 512 Tobacco Trust.. Venezuela 186 280 Tonnage of Lake Ports. 218 West Park Finances.... 452 Torpedo Boats, U. S. Navy.. 226 311 Vermont Officials.. West Parks.... 469 Towers, High... 260 West Point Academy. 201 465 Vernon Park.. 469 West Virginia Elec. Returns. 313 42 Track Elevation Department. 447 Vessels Built in U. S. West Virginia Officials.. 314 Tract Society, American.. 144 Vessels in Carrying Trade.... 272 West Virginia, Property in. 40, 41 Trade, Board of.... 512 What Travelers May Bring... 122 Trade, Chicago's Lake... 508 Vessels, World's.. 42 Veterans' Legion.. Wheat Consumption Per Capita 97 Trades in United States.. 155 171 Wheat Crop by States...... 111 Trade Marks, Registration. 71 Veterans' Union.. 155 116 Trade Union Statistics.... 158 Veterinarian, State.. 428 Wheat, International Trade.. 110 Traeger, J. E.. Portrait.. 411 Virginia Election Returns... 312 Wheat Prices, Chicago.. 485 Treasurers, State, Vote... 419 Virginia Officials.. Wheat Production, World's.. 109 Trains, One Day's, Chicago. 484 Virginia, Property in... .40, 41 Whist Transports, U. S. Navy 227 Visibility of Objects. 126 Whitman, J. L., Portrait 444 Transvaal Colony.. 185 62 Wholesale Prices in 1906.... 174 Travelers, Free List for.. 122 Volunteers of America.. 1 15 Wicker Park.... 469 Treasurer, City.. 446 Voters' League, Legislative.. 471 Wide-Tire Ordinance. 466 Treasurer, County, 433 Widowed Persons, Number 47 Treasurer, Vote for. 391 Width of Chicago. 443 Treasurers, City.. 467 320 Williams, J. S., Sketch..... 356 Treasury Dept. Officials.. 193 Vote for Mayor... 316 192 Treasury. Secretaries of....64, 65 Vote for President (1904).. 275 Wilson Tariff Bill.. 69 Trial of Will J. Davis.. 78 Wilson, W. H., Portrait.. 444 Wind-Barometer Table. Trial of C. P. Shea.. 269 78 Voting Age, Males of... 43 Wind Cave, National Park. 237 Tribe of Ben-Hur.... 148 Voting Commissioners.. 498 175 Troops in U. S. Wars. 32 72 322 Trotting Records.. 246 Voyages, Fastest, Atlantic... 43 Wines Used Per Capita... 97 Trust, Accumulation of.. 403 Wages. Assignment of......... 338 Winter Begins.... 13 Trust Companies.... 91 Wireless Messages. 329 Trust Law, Sherman.. 74 Wages, Table of Monthly 170 Wisconsin Election Returns.. 314 Trusts, Proceedings Against.. 224 Wages, Table of Yearly. 170 Wisconsin Game Laws........ 270 Tuberculosis, Soc. for Study of 162 Walcott, C. D., Sketch. 355 Wisconsin Officials... 315 Tunis 185 130 Wisconsin, Property in.....40, 41 Tunnels Under River.. 159 Wisconsin Public-Utility Law 326 Tunnels, Water.. 462 93 Wisconsin-Syracuse Race.. 258 Turkey 184 Wolf, Adam, Portrait... 494 Turkey. Bank of.. 89 War of 1812, Society of.. 156 Woman Suffrage, Norway 73 Turpentine, Trade in.. 114 Woman's Athletic Club.. 472 Tutuila 241 Woman's Relief Corps.. 154 Twentieth Century Club. 472 War, Secretaries of.........64, 65 Woman's Suffrage Association 352 Two-Cent Fare Law, Illinois 403 Ward Boundaries 490, 491 Women, Hours of Work..... 338 Union Club... 472 Wards and Aldermen Since 1837 467 Women's Christian Temp. Un. 352 Union League Club. 472 Wards, Population of........ 475 Women's Clubs. Am. Fed'n.. 352 l'nion Park. 469 Warehouse Commissioners..... 428 Woodlawn Park Club.. 472 Union Traction Litigation.... 501 Warren, F. E., Sketch.... 356 Woodmen, Modern. 147 Union Veterans' Legion.. 155 Wars, Colonial, Society of.. 156 Woodmen of the World. 147 Union Veterans' Union.. 155 Wars, Foreign, Order of..... 156 Wood Pulp, Trade in.. 115 Unions, Members in.... 158 Wars, Recent, Chronology 135 Wool by States.... 113 l'nitarian Church Officials.. 144 Wars, Troops in U. S... 32 Wool Consumption Per Capita 97 Unitarians, Number... 141 Washington Boulevard.. 469 1:3 United Christian Party. 326 Washington, Capitol in.... 63 Work, Hours of, Railroad.... 76 United Confederate Veterans. 154 Washington Election Returns 313 Work of Congress.. United Soc. Christian End'r. 145 Washington Forest Reserves. 122 Workers, Structural.. 404 United Spanish War Veterans 155 Washington (State) Officials.. 3:3 World's Athletic Records 254 United States Army.. 211 Washington Park... 468 World's Fairs... 32 United States Civil Service... 78 Washington, Property in...40, 41 World's Religions.. 145 United States Coast Line.... 38 Water, Bureau of.... 447 Wreck, Electric Train, N. Y. 172 United States, Growth... 38 Water-Pipe Extension. Wreck of 18-Hour Train... 177 l'nited States, Manufactures. 44 Waterway, Lakes to Gulf.... 299 Wreck of the Berlin... 109 United States Marshals.. 200 Waterway Message, Deneen.. 399 Wreck of the Columbia.. 234 United States Military Acad. 201 Waterways Commiss'n, Inland 82 Wrecks, Railroad... 315 United States Navy... 219 Wrestling 267 United States Population... 46 Waterways, President on...... 369 Writs of Error in Crim. Cases 75 United States, Progress of... 39 Waterworks System, Chicago 4c? Wyoming Election Returns... 315 United States Ter.. Extent... 38 Waterworks. Value... 39 Wyoming Forest Reserves.... 122 United Workmen, Order of... 148 Waunanseh Club. 472 271 l'niversalists, Number...... 144 Wealth of States.. ......38, 39 Wyoming Officials.. 215 l'niversities 125 Wealth Per Capita. 39 Wyoming. Property in... ..40, 41 University Baseball 251 256 University Club. 472 Weather, Chicago... 448 Yachting 255 University Illinois Trustees.. 425 Weather Forecasts. 103 Yachts, Converted. 227 I'niversity of Chicago Library 461 Weather, United States.. 342 Yale-Harvard Races.. University (Chicago) Settlem't 509 Weber, W. H.. Portrait. Yukon Exposition. 390 l'niversity, State Normal..... 425 Wedding Anniversaries... 231 244 Upham, T. W.. Portrait.... 434 Weights and Measures.. 92 Zionists (Dowie)... 127 Crban Population, U. S.. 45 | Weights, Bushel... 330 | Zoological Park.... 237 189 447 20 434 CHICAGO DAILY NEWS ALMANAC AND YEAR-BOOK 1908. Astronomical calculations prepared by Berlin H. Wright, De Land, Fla., and expressed in mean or clock time unless otherwise indicated. THE SEASONS AND SUN'S APPARENT PATH THROUGH THE ZODIAC. Central standard time. D.H.M. D. H. M. 89 0 35 92 19 52 89 18 35 93 14 39 178 19 10 south of equator. 186 10 31 north of equator. 178 19 10 7 15 21 longer north of the equator than south of it. This is due to the slower motion of the earth (apparent motion of the sun) when the earth is near its aphelion, or farthest point of its orbit from the sun, during the summer months. ERAS OF TIME, The Gregorian year 1909 corresponds to the following eras: From July 4 the 1330 year of the independence The year 4605 (nearly) of the Chinese era, be. of the United States. ginning Feb. 2. The year 1326 (nearly) of the Mohammedan era, The year 5668-9 (nearly) of the Jewish era, be. beginning Feb. 4. ginning Sept. 26 or at sunset Feb. 25. The year A. M. 8017 of the Greek church, be- The year 2568 (nearly) of the Japanese era, beginning Jan. 14 (0. S.). ginning Feb. 2. CHURCH DAYS, FIXED AND MOVABLE FEASTS. Epiphan', 12th Day.....Jan. 6 Good Friday. A pr. 17 St. Bartholomew........ Aug. 24 Conversion of St. Paul..Jan. 25 Easter Even. Apr. 18 St. Matthew. .Sept. 21 Purification B. V. M.... Feb. 2 Easter Sunday Apr. 19 Michaelmas (St. John and Apr. 23 . Sept. 29 Septuagesima Sunday....Feb. 16 St. Mark. . Apr. 23 St. Luke .Oct. 18 Sexagesima Sunday Feb. 23 Low Sunday. Apr. 26 Saints Simon and Jude..Oct. 28 St. Matthias.. .Feb. 24 Saints Philip and James. May 1 All Saints' Day Nov. 1 Quinquagesima Sunday.. Mch. 1 Rogation Sunday. May 24 All Souls' Day. Nov. 2 Shrove Tuesday.. ..Mch. 3 Ascension (Holy) Thurs.. May 28 Thanksgiving Day. Nov. 26 Ash Wednesday (Lent be Whitsunday (Pentecost). .June 7 Advent Sunday. Nov. 29 gins) . Mar. 4 St. Barnabas. June 11 St. Andrew Nov. 30 Quadragesima Sunday...Mar. 8 Trinity Sunday .June 11 St. Thomas. .Dec. 21 St. Patrick's Day. . Mar. 17 Corpus Christi. June 18 Christmas Day (Friday).Dec. 25 Annunciation (Lady Day)Mar. 25 St. John the Baptist...June 24 St. Stephen... .Dec. 26 Mid-Lent Sunday. Mar. 29 Saints Peter and Paul..June 29 St. John the Evangelist. Dec. 27 Palm Sunday. Apr. 12 .Dec. 28 Maundy Thursday.......Apr. 16 Transfiguration Aug. 6 EMBER DAYS. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday after- 14th of Sept.. First Sunday in Lent.. ..Mar. 11, 13, 14 13th of Dec.. Pentecost ...... June 10, 12, 13 .Sept. 16, 18, 19 ..Dec. 16, 18, 19 JEWISH OR HEBREW CALENDAR YEAR 5668-9. Year. 5668. 5668. 5668. 5668. 5668 5669. 5668. 5668 5668. .Ijar ... 18. Sivan... The year 5668 is the 6th of the 299th cycle of 19 years. -MONTH Day. Begins. Saturday, January 4, 1908 Sunday, Monday, February 2. 3. 1908 6.. .2d Adar... 1.... Rosh-Chodesh. Tuesday, Wednesday, March 3, 4, 1908 6. 2d Adar.. .13. Fast of Esther. ..Monday, Marcb 16, 1908 6.... 2d Adar... .14 and 15. Purim... Tuesday, Wednesday, March 17, 18, 1908 7......Nissan.. 1.. Rosh Chodesh.. Thursday, April 2, 1908 7.. .Nissan. .15. ..1st day of Passover. .Thursday, April 16, 1908 8... 1 Rosh Chodesh... ....Friday, Saturday, May 1, 2, 1908 8.. Ijar... .Lag B'Omer... Tuesday, May 19, 1908 33d day of Omer. 9. Sivan.. 1.... Rosh Chodesh.. ......... Sunday, May 31 1908 9. 6. ..1st day of Pentecost. Friday, June 5, 1908 .10. .Tammuz 1. .Rosh Chodesh.... Monday, Tuesday, June 29, 30, 1908 .10. .Tammuz .17.... Fast of Tammuz.. ... Thursday, July 16, 1908 .11. 1. Rosh Chodesh. Wednesday, July 29, 1908 .11.. Av.. 9.. .Fast of Av... Thursday, August 6, 1908 ..12. Ellul.. 1. ..Rosh Chodesh.. .Thursday, Friday, August 27, 28, 1908 1.. Tishri.. 1. ..1st day of New Year. ..Saturday, September 26, 1908 1.... Tishri.. 3.. ..Fast of Gedaliah.. Monday, September 28, 1908 . Tishri.. .10. .Monday, October 5, 1908 .Saturday, October 10, 1908 1...... Tishri.. 21. Hoshannah-Rabbah.. .Friday, October 16, 1908 1. Tishri. .22. .Saturday, October 17, 1908 ..Sunday, October 18, 1908 2... ..Chesvan. 1... .Rosh Chodesh... ..Sunday, Monday, October 25, 26, 1908 3... Kislev. 1.. .Rosh Chodesh.. Tuesday, Wednesday, November 24, 25, 1908 3......Kislev. 25. ...1st day of Chanukah.. ...Saturday, December 19, 1908 4......Tebet... 1..... Rosh Chodesh. .......... Thursday, Friday, Deceinber 24, 25, 1908 5668 5668 5668 5668 5658. 5668 5668 5669. 5669 5669 5669. 5669. 5669. 5669 5669. 5669. 5669. 5669. .Av... .23. GREEK CHURCH AND RUSSIAN CALENDAR--A. D. 1908. A. M, 8017. New Old New Old style.style. HOLY DAYS. style. style. HOLY DAYS. Jan. 14 Jan. 1 Circumcision. July 12 June 29 Peter and Paul, Chief Apostles. Jan. 19 Jan. 6 Epiphany (Theophany). Aug. 14 Aug. 1 First Day of Theotokos. Feb. 15 Feb. 2 Hypopante (Purification). Aug. 19 Aug. 6 Transfiguration. Feb. 23 Feb. 10 Carnival Sunday. Aug. 28 Aug. 15 Repose of Theotokos. Mch. 4 Feb. 20 Asb Wednesday (Lent begins). Sept.12 Aug. 30 St. Alexander Nevsky.* Mch. 8 Feb. 24 First Sunday in Lent. Sept.21 Sept. 8 Nativity of Theotokos. April 7 Mch. 25 Annunciation of Theotokos. Sept.27 Sept. 14 Exaltation of the Cross. Aprl.12 Mch. 30 Palm Sunday. Oct. 14 Oct. 1 Patronage of Theotokos. A prl.17 April 4 Great (Good) Friday. Nov.28 Nov. 15 First Day of Nativity. Aprl.19 April 6 Holy Pasch (Easter Sunday). Dec. 4 Nov. 21 Entrance of Theotokos. May 6 Api. 23 St. George. Dec, 21 Dec. 8 Conception of Theotokos. May 22 May 9 St. Nicholas. 1909 May 27 May 14 Coronation of the Emperor.* Jan. 7 Dec. 25 Nativity (Christmas). May 28 May 15) Ascension Thursday. *Peculiar to Russia. ....March z CHINESE CALENDAR, *1st month begins... .February 2 1 *5th month begins... .May 30 *9th month begins..... September 25 2d month begins. 6th month begins.. .June 29 *10th month begins... October 23 3d month begins... .April 1 *7th month begins.... ...July 28 11th month begins..... November 25 *4th month begins.. April 30 8th month begins.. August 27 | *12th month begins.....December 24 *These months are of 30 days; all others have 31 days. The year 1908 corresponds nearly to the 4605th of the Chinese era or the 45th year of the 76th cycle of 60 years and contains 355 days. MOHAMMEDAN CALENDAR--A.M. 8017. Lasts Lasts Begins. days. 1325....12.. Dulheggia.. .Jan. 5......29 1326.... 7......Rajeb... ...July 30......30 1326. 1. Muharrem. .Feb.4. 30 1326... 8.. Sheban... Aug. 29. 29 1326.. 2. Saphar. March 5. .29 1326. 9. Ramadan (fasting) Sept. 27. .30 1326. 3......Rabia I.. April 3. 30 1326....10.. .Schawall... Oct. 27 .29 1326. 4.. Rabia II. .May 3. 29 1326....11. .Dulkaeda.. Nov. 25 .30 1326.... 5..... Jomhadi I.. June 1. .30 1326....12.. Dulheggia.. Dec. 25. .29 1326.... 6......Jomhadi II. ...July 1......29 1327.... 1......Muharrem. ...Jan. 23, 1909 The year 1326 is the 6th of the 44th cycle of 30 years and is a common year of 355 days. EASTER SUNDAY DATES. 1907 March 31 1909 ..... Aprl 11 1911 .A pril 16 1913 March 23 April 4 1908 ....... April 19 1910 ......March 27 1912 ....... April 7 1914 ....... April 12 1916 April 2? The time of the celebration of the principal church days which depend upon Easter is as follows: Days. Before Easter. Days, After Easter. Septuagesime Sunday. 9 weeks Rogation Sunday .5 weeks First Sunday in Lent.... .6 weeks Ascension Day (Holy Thursday). .40 days Ash Wednesday (beginning of Lent). 46 days Pentecost (Whitsunday). 7 weeks Palm Sunday. .8 days Trinity Sunday.. .8 weeks New Moon, 3d. 1st MONTH. JANUARY, 1908. 31 DAYS. ☺ Full Moon, 18th. Last Quar., 26th. COORIA CON 7 38 77777 St. Louis, S. III., St. Paul, N. E. Moon Sun Sun rises Sun Sunrises rises. sets and rises. sets. and sets. sets H. M.B. M н. м. н. м. H. M. 10 4 51 7 394 29 16 7 394 30 16 4 53 7 38 4 31 16 4 53 7 384 32 16 7 384 34 16 A 36 7 38 35 4 57 4 36 10 40 morn || 7374 37 737 4 38 morn 55 1 31 439 7 36 440 36 4 42 4.49 73747 10 44 | 737 138 274 48 10 10 11 11 12 13 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 ROOVIDA COCORO For 8815661884 20wooO CON అంటే లవండరాలు సంక్ష అనిపించి 000OOUA COCON -777777777777777777 1455555555665 FOOD ACRO లం10-3 MATION 24 25 | 25 OCCHIA 7777777777777 4 57 OUA CONH 10 35 4 56 5 Chicago, Iowa, St. Louis, S. III., St. Paul, N. E. SIDE- Moon | Neb., N. Y., Pa., Va., Ky, Mo., Wis. and Mich., S. Wis., S. Mich., Kas., Col., Cal., N. E. New York, REAL N. ill., Ind., 0. Ind., Ohio. Minn., Ore. NOON Moon Moon Sun Sun rises Sun Sun rises Sun Sun rises and rises. sets. and rises, sets. and sets. H. M. S. H. M. .M H.M H. M. H. M. H. M H. M. 6.43 721 5 7 7 4 12 13 47 125 14 sets sets 720 5 sets 12 13 54 11 195 10 6 59 175 11 817 12 13 1 95 19 9 34 7165 10.43 38 13 15 16 39 658 5 30 125 16 40 DO TATO 10518 6 56 5 33 4211 6 55 5 34 43 654 5 35 44 | 13 6 535 36 45 14 46 15 5 32 47 | 16 5 33 5 29 48 | 17 6545 34 6 595 31 4918 6 525 36 6 57 5 32 50 | 19 50 5 38 655 5 34 654 1 5 35 6 52 5 36 641 547 10 59 6 50 538 647 5 40 6 46 5 42 5728 641 5 46 2 29 6 36 5 5 19 6 44 543 5827 8 17 6 39 5 47 3 36 635 5 51 3 25 643545 59 28 Friday......... 18 6 38 5 48 6315 52 6 41 5 46 4 45 60 | 29 Saturday....... 10 20 11 6 37 549 5 29 16 33 15 53 5 20 11 6 40 5 47 5 39 For far western points within any of the above zones of latitude add 2 min. for each hour of longitude to moon's rising and setting and southing. For far eastern points subtract 2 min. for each hour of longitude from moon's rising, setting and southing. CONPO0002 O OVA CON 77777777b. -77777777777 NNN BBS976432189 55544333c COCO COCO |