ay:7 0404 Many things of more than ordinary importance occurred in 1916 concerning which information will often be required in the months and years to come. To a large extent this information will be found in the present issue of the Almanac and Year-Book. It is not possible to enumerate here all the subjects dealt with in the volume, but the following may be mentioned: The European war, with its tremendous battles on land and sea, its huge cost in men and money, its cabinet upheavals and its diplomatic disputes. Much space is devoted to telling the year's developments in this mighty struggle. The awakening of America to its lack of national defense. All the essential facts in the "preparedness" campaign are given. Congress passed bills intended to strengthen the army and navy. These and other measures in the same direction are given either in full or in slightly condensed form. The railway eight hour controversy. The Adamson law and the circumstances under which it was passed aroused widespread comment, and the indications are that the matter will continue to be a topic of discussion for some time to come. The demands of the railroad brotherhoods, the position taken by President Wilson and the action taken by congress are given in detail. The presidential campaign. The story of each national party convention is told, each party platform is published in full, and comprehensive election tables from every state in the union are presented. The Mexican-American crisis. The events which brought the two countries, to the verge of war are described. To make room for data relating to these and innumerable other matters, the size of the book has been increased by thirty-two pages. The index has also been amplified. Amusement Taxes, U. S..... 183 166 69 69 57 345 553 Asiatic Association, Am..... 326 Asphaltum Produced... Assay Offices, U. S... Assembly, 50th, Illinois.. Assessed Valuation, States.. 408 Assessment, Chicago.. Assessment, Cook County. Assessment, Illinois. Assessors, Board of.. Assets, Fixed, Chicago.. Assets, Fixed, Cook County.. 327 Associated Press, The.... 563 Association of Commerce... 153 Associations, Building. 548 Associations, Illinois.. 653 Associations, National.. 500 Associations, Religious. Astronomical Society, Am... 326 Asylums in Chicago... .642, 644 Asylums, Insane in...... Asylums, State, Value...... Athletics Anti-Capital-Punishm't Soc.. 406 Antietam Park... Antiquities, American. 421 Anti-Saloon League, Am. 399 Anti-Saloon League, Ill... 59 Antitrust Law, Sherman. 142 Apiaries, State Inspector. 400 Apollo Musical Club... 400 Appam Case.. Accidents, Mine, in 1916.. Aeroplane Records. 624 171 Appeals, Circuit Courts.. 281 423 Africa, Governments in..... 161 128 674 674 599 604 622 608 398 642 100 569 327 303 110 121 380 669 279 Athletics, Chicago. Atlantic Voyages, Fastest... 127 Attorney-General, U. S... Attorneys-General Attorneys, U. S. District.. 230 Aurora Manufactures. 85 Aurora, Ill., Population.. 77 283 604 575 549 563 37 327 Australia 156 389 Archbishops 363 Australia, Wealth. 121 389 Archery 482 160 94 138 140 424 393 86, 101 Albania Alcohol Produced. Aldrich Tariff. 156 Architect, City. 385 Austria, Emperor, Death of. 469 617 Austria, Emperor, New. 469 604 Austria-Hungary 156 549 Austria, Navy of..... 346 326 Austrians in United States.. 96 549 Automobiles, Mfrs. of.. 336 166 Automobile Racing.. 386 563 Automobiles, Rules for.. 568 Automobile Stands... 102 Autumu Begins...... 103 686 686 15 161 Baker, N. D., New War Secy.202 425 Baker, N. D., Portrait. 425 Balkan-Bulgarian War.. 422 426 Balkan-Turkish War.. 422 425 Band Association, Chicago.. 653 347 Bank Clearings, Chicago.. 627 230 Bank Clearings, U. S...... 334 227 Bank Deposits... 333 204 Bank, Fed. Reserve, Chicago 651 343 Bank Notes, National.... 322 Bank Statistics, Chicago..... 627 Bankers' Association, Am.... 327 Bankers' Association, Ill.... 569 Bankers' Ass'n, Interna'l.... 328 Banking Power of U. S..... 322 Banking Statistics.. Banks, Chicago. 276 322 625 230 Alaska, Mineral Production.. 59 Alaska, Population.. Aldermen and Wards, Chi... 675 Army Department. Aldermen, Terms, Pay. Algeria Aliens Debarred. 161 Army Medal of Honor Act.. 196 Almshouses, Paupers in...... 109 Altitudes, Continental... Alton Manufactures... Aluminum Produced.. Alumni Associations.. American Defense Society... 324 American Derby...... American Hall of Fame.. Americans on Armed Merchantmen 339 214 322 Banks, Federal Land.. ....241 Banks. Federal Reserve. 335 Banks in Chicago, Number.. 642 Banks, Joint Stock Land.... 242 342 Banks, National, U. S.... 342 Banks, Savings, by States.. 333 339 Banks, Savings, Foreign..... 334 688 Banks, Savings, Statistics... 322 248 Banks, U. S. Postal Savings 333 547 Banks with Largest Capital. 322 Banner Farm Counties....... 139 Baptist Denomination.... 307 Bar Association, American.. 326 Bar Association, Illinois,. 57 Army Pay Table.. 672 68 475 376 544 Army, Strength of. 649 569 57 Barley Crop by States... 133 160 Barley Crop by Years.... 131 102 Barley Crop of World........ 129 293 America's Cup.. Arts and Letters, Institute.. 407 Bequests and Gifts... 400 Bequests to Education.. 145 Canals, Great Ship......... 30 Canning Industry. Churches in Chicago. 642 336 Bergen, Norway, Fire.. 308 85 Canton, Ill., Manufactures.. 575 Cape Cod Canal.... 309 30 121 551 Bible Society, American.... Bicentennial, Taxes....... Bicycling, Chicago. Billiards 197 Cape Good Hope, Wealth... 670 Capital Punishment.. 406 379 Capitals of States............. 420 Capitol in Washington. 274 Capitol, Washington, Height 126 Cardinals, College of.. 303 Cardinals, New.. Carlin Monument Commiss'n 549 Carnegie Foundation.... 422 Carrizal, Fight at.......... 537 Cartago, Earthquake..... Casa Grande Ruin...... Casement, Roger, Execution 481 Casualties in European War. 468 Catholic Church.... Catholic Societies.. Cattle in United States..... 422 Cement Produced. Biological Chemists, Am. Soc. 327 Bishops, Catholic.. Bishops, Episcopal. Bishops, Methodist. Bishops, M. E., South........ 304 Blacklisting by Britain...... 521 Blind Children, Chicago..... 714 Blind in Other Countries. 113 Klind in United States...... 113 Blind, Schocls for... 144 Bloomington Manufactures.., 575 Bloomington, Ill.. Populat'n 563 Board of Trade. 702 Boat Racing.. Boer War. 65 69 Churches, Federal Council... 308 105 303 304 373 136 57 160 Cemeteries in Chicago....642, 665 162 Census Bureau... 126 278 33 75 57 712 Citizenship of Foreign-Born. 93 353 Citizenship in United States 410 564 City Attorney.. 613 684 612 684 696 612 613 Book Printing. Borax Produced.. Borden-Lane Expedition...... 167 Boston Light Anniversary.... 353 Botanical Society, American 327 Boulevard Link. Boulevards and Parks........ 654 Bowling 369 667 197 543 Bowling in Chicago.. 162 197 City Attorneys Since 1837. Census Bureau, Work of..... Civic Association, American. 327 Civic Federation, Chicago... 696 Civic Federation, National... 328 Civic Music Association...... 653 Civil Engineers, Am. Soc... 327 Civil Service Com., City.... 616 Civil Service Com., County.. 603 Civil Service Com., Illinois.. 546 Civil Service Com., U. S..... 280 Civil Service Employes, U. S. 64 Civil Service League, Chi.... 696 Civil Service Reform, Chi... 696 Civil Serv. Reform Assn., Ill. 569 Civil Service, United States. 64 Claims, Court of, U. S.... 281 Clay Products.. 57 Clearances, Vessel, Chicago. 688 Clearings, Bank, Chicago... 627 Clearings, Bank, U. S....... 334 Clerks in Industries.......... 123 Climatological Association... 326 Climatology, United States.. 353 Clinical Congress Surgeons.. 327 Clubs, Chicago.. 648 Coal Production... 57 Coast and Geodetic Survey.. 279 Coast Guard, Chicago.. 624 Coast Guard, United States, 52 Ccast Line of United States. 33 Coffee Consumed.. 152 Coffee, Internat'l Trade...... 138 352 Death Rates, Ill. Cities... 661 117 704 405 136 Colleges, American, List..... 146 427 184 Cotton, Internat'l Trade..... 137 County Clerks, Illinois.. 143 186 613 Courts, of Arbitration.. 603 328 285 Congress, Appropriations..... 198 Courts, United States.. Death Roll, United States... 402 622 Public.. 337 Criminal Law. Am. Institute 326 .131 482 482 333 141 428 130 350 136 Deutschland, Voyage of...... 473 294 Crops, Proportion, by States 137 572 Crops, U. S., by Years.. 130 Diamonds, Famous.. 59 347 Crops, Value, by Years.. 138 Diamonds, Weights of.. 123 748 Cruisers, United States.. 349 Cuba 249 269 Cubans in United States. 162 Diplomatic Changes, Am... 534 96 Curling Diplomatic Correspondence.. 485 379 Diplomatic Service, U. S.... 293 603 604 624 281 173 566 Consulting Board, Naval... Cook Co. Sen'l Dists....560, 562 57 Copper Production, Michigan 142 Custodian County Building.. 193 299 51 307 Diplomats, Foreign, in U. S. 296 45 60 30 Corn Crop by States...... 132 130 Corn Crop of World.. 129 Corn, International Trade... Corn, Kafir.. Corn Prices, Chicago... Daughters Am. Revolution.. 323 320 Domain, Public.. 142 Domestic Trade, U. S....... 172 62 Drafting of Militia.. ...... 196 |