155 Wars, Colonial, Society of... 156 Woodmen of the World.. 147 155 158 211 Union Veterans' Union... United Christian Party....... 326 38 38 Wars, Foreign, Order of..... 144 Wealth of States.. 125 251 Wealth Per Capita. Weather Bureau, Chicago. 472 Weather, Chicago... Weather Forecasts.. Weather. United States.. Weber, W. H.. Portrait. Wedding Anniversaries.. Weights and Measures.. Weights, Bushel.... University Illinois Trustees.. 425 University of Chicago Library 460 University (Chicago) Settlem❜t 509 University, State Normal..... 425 Upham, F. W.. Portrait..... 434 Urban Population, U. S...... 45 447 World's Fairs... World's Religions. Wreck, Electric Train, N. Y. 172 299 177 169 234 315 Wrestling 267 Writs of Error in Crim. Cases 75 Wyoming Election Returns... 315 38 472 .38. 39 Wyoming Forest Reserves... 122 Wyoming Game Laws... 271 Wyoming Officials... 215 39 489 448 Yachting 255 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. Sun enters THE SEASONS AND SUN'S APPARENT PATH THROUGH THE ZODIAC. constellation December 22, 5 44 p. m., 1907. Winter begins and lasts 89 0 35 south of equator. 4 20 a. m., 1908. 6 44 p. m., 1908. 20, 6 19 p. m.. 1908. Spring begins and lasts 92 19 52 north of equator. 20, 6 03 a. m., 1908. 21. 5 08 a. m., 1908. Sun enters - constellation 2 11 p. m., 1908. Summer begins and lasts 93 14 39 north of equator. 21, 23, 23, 7 49 a. m., 1908. the 7 15 21 longer north of 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 1908 corresponds to the following eras: From July 4 the 133d year of the independence of the United States. The year 1326 (nearly) of the Mohammedan era, beginning Feb. 4. The year A. M. 8017 of the Greek church, beginning Jan. 14 (0. S.). The year 4605 (nearly) of the Chinese era, be- The year 5668-9 (nearly) of the Jewish era, be- . Mch. 3 St. Barnabas. .Mar. 4 Quadragesima Sunday... Mar. 8 St. Patrick's Day. . Mar. 17 Annunciation (Lady Day) Mar. 25 Mid-Lent Sunday. Palm Sunday.. Mar. 29 Apr. 12 Maundy Thursday.......Apr. 16 Whitsunday (Pentecost)..June 7 Trinity Sunday. Corpus Christi. . June 11 June 14 ..June 18 St. John the Baptist...June 24 July 25 St. Bartholomew........Aug. 24 Michaelmas (St. John and All Angels) St. Luke. Saints Simon and All Saints' Day St. Thomas.. .Sept. 21 .Sept. 29 .Oct. 18 Jude..Oct. 28 Nov. 1 . Nov. 2 .Nov. 26 Nov. 29 Nov. 30 .Dec. 21 Christmas Day (Friday). Dec. 25 .Dec. 26 .Sept. 16, 18, 19 JEWISH OR HEBREW CALENDAR YEAR 5668-9. The year 5668 is the 6th of the 299th cycle of 19 years. -MONTH- 5......Shebat.. .Nissan.. ..Ijar Year. Number. 5668. 5668. .13.. .2d Adar......14 and 15. Nissan.. 1. . Rosh Chodesh. .15. 1st day of Passover.. 1 5668. 8......Ijar.. .18. 33d day of Omer. Rosh Chodesh... Sivan..... .Tammuz. 1.. Rosh Chodesh.. .Tuesday, Wednesday, March 17, 18, 1908 Thursday, April 2, 1908 Thursday, April 16, 1908 ....Friday, Saturday, May 1, 2, 1908 ..Tuesday, May 19, 1908 .Sunday, May 31 1908 .Monday, Tuesday, June 29, 30, 1908 Thursday, Friday, August 27, 28, 1909 ..Monday, October 5, 1908 ..Saturday, October 10, 1908 ..Friday, October 16, 1908 .Simchas-Torah.. Sunday, Monday, October 25, 26, 1908 Rosh Chodesh......Tuesday, Wednesday, November 24, 25, 1908 1st day of Chanukah... 1..... Rosh Chodesh... ..Saturday, December 19, 1908 .Thursday, Friday, December 24, 25, 1908 GREEK CHURCH AND RUSSIAN CALENDAR--A. D. 1908. A. M. 8017. HOLY DAYS. May 28 May 15 Ascension Thursday. *4th month begins... ........ April 30 8th month begins.........August 27 *These months are of 30 days; all others have 31 days. The year 1308 corresponds nearly to the 4605th of the Chinese era or the 45th year of the 76th cycle of 60 years and contains 355 days. The year 1326 is the 6th of the 44th cycle of 30 years and is a common year of 355 days. 29 1326....11. .Nov. 25. .30 .30 1326....12. .Dec. 25. .29 |