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STANDARD TIME.
In this Almanac the risings and settings of the Sun and
Moon are given in local mean time, as heretofore. The
Tides are given in STANDARD TIME.
To change to STANDARD TIME add or subtract the
minutes as given below, according as they are marked plus
or minus.
Standard Time Divisions as adopted by the Railroads.
EASTERN STANDARD—75th Meridian. Canada, be-
tween Quebec and Detroit,—U. S. east of Buffalo, N. Y.;
Pittsburg, Pa.; Wheeling and Huntington, W. Va.;
Bristol, Tenn.; Charlotte, N. C., and Augusta, Ga.
CENTRAL STANDARD—90th Meridian. West from
"Eastern" limits, as above, to Broadview, Canada; to the
Missouri River in Dakota; North Platte and McCook,
Nebraska; Wallace and Dodge City, Kansas; Toyah and
Sanderson, Texas.
MOUNTAIN STANDARD—105th Meridian. West from
"Central" limits to Heron, Montana; Ogden, Utah;
Needles and Yuma, Arizona.
PACIFIC STANDARD—120th Meridian. West from
"Mountain" limits to coast.
Correction for the following Cities.
Eastern Standard.
75° Longitude.
Minutes.
Bangor, Me. ………… — 25
Augusta, Me. ………… — 21
Portland, Me. ………… — 19
Boston, Mass. ………… — 16
Newport, R. I. ………… — 15
Providence, R. I. ………… — 14
Concord, N. H. ………… — 14
New London, Conn. ………… — 11
Springfield, Mass. ………… — 10
Montpelier, Vt. ………… — 10
Hartford, Conn. ………… — 9
Montreal, Que. ………… — 6
Albany, N. Y. ………… — 5
New York, N. Y. ………… — 4
Utica, N. Y. ………… + 1
Philadelphia, Pa. ………… + 1
Syracuse, N. Y. ………… + 5
Baltimore, Md. ………… + 6
Washington, D. C. ………… + 8
Rochester, N. Y. ………… + 11
Buffalo, N. Y. ………… + 16
Pittsburg, Pa. ………… + 20
Central Standard.
90° Longitude.
Minutes.
Cleveland, Ohio ………… — 33
Columbus, Ohio ………… — 28
Detroit, Mich. ………… — 28
Toledo, Ohio ………… — 26
Dayton, Ohio ………… — 23
Cincinnati, Ohio ………… — 22
Louisville, Ky. ………… — 18
Indianapolis, Ind. ………… — 16
Chicago, Ill. ………… — 10
Milwaukee, Wis. ………… — 8
Springfield, Ill. ………… — 2
Memphis, Tenn. ………… — 0
New Orleans, La. ………… — 0
St. Louis, Mo. ………… + 1
Rock Island, Ill. ………… + 3
Dubuque, Iowa ………… + 3
Burlington, Iowa ………… + 5
St. Paul, Minn. ………… + 12
Des Moines, Iowa ………… + 14
Kansas City, Mo. ………… + 18
Galveston, Texas ………… + 19
Omaha, Neb. ………… + 24
Mountain Standard.
105° Longitude.
Denver, Col. ………… — 0
Salt Lake City, Utah, + 28
Pacific Standard.
120° Longitude.
Sacramento, Cal. ………… + 6
San Francisco, Cal. ………… + 10
HIGH TIDE.
(STANDARD TIME.)
Day of Mo.
JANUARY,
FEBRUARY.
MARCH.
Bost.
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Bost.
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Bost.
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Tide.
Tide.
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Tide.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
Morning.
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