The Tribune almanac and political register for.. (1898) (14753085296)

Identifier: tribunealmanacpo18981899newy (find matches)
Title: The Tribune almanac and political register for..
Year: 1856 (1850s)
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Subjects: Almanacs, American
Publisher: New York : Greeley & McElrath
Contributing Library: University of Pittsburgh Library System
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System



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)J THE LEADING ATLAISTTIC Cable Co. 11 ill Commercial Cable Building. Cablegrams Forwarded to allParts of the World, Via Commercial/ FROM COMMERCIAL GABLE BUILDING 20 AND 22 BROAD STREET,18 AND 20 NEW STREET, stock Exchange, Cotton E)xchange.9 Beaver Street. 253 Broadway,29 Spruce Street, 442 Broome Street,Hoffman House, Herald Building,In New York City, AND FROM ALL OFFICES OF THE POSTAL TELEGRAPH CO.THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. 10,000 MILES OF SUBXARUE CIBIEBETWEEJf AMERICA 1\D EUROPE.THE OXLY CABLE BETWEEJf NEW YORK CITTAHD THE COSTHEST OF EUROPE. JOHN W. MACKAY. Pres. GEO. G. WARD. Vice-Pres. & Gen. Mgr. AL.BERT BECK, Secretary.
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Correspondence invHed Cataloaaesofour various clepmimenis to responsible parties \\\)\ii!^k)t^M^. w Offices N^(FuUon5t.Con THE TRIBUNE ALMANAC For 1899. HENRY ECKFORD RHOADES, Editor. THE AMERICAN FLAG The official National ensign contains 45stars in a blue field, arranged in 6 rows—the 1st, 3d and 5th rows having 8 starseach, and the others having 7 stars each.The garrison flag of the Army is made ofbunting, 36 feet fly and 20 feet hoist;thirteen stripes, and in the upper quarter,next the staff, is the field or union ofstars, equal to the number of States, onblue field, over one-third length of the flag,extending to the lower edge of the founhred stripe from the top. The storm flagis 2> feet by 10 feet, and the recruitingflap 9 feet 9 inches by 4 feet 4 inches. The American Jack Is the union ofthe flag, its name originating with theunion of the English flag at the blend-ing of St. Andrews Saltier with St.Georges Cross. The narrow pennant or whip hasthe union composed of thirteen