What was the world like in 1907, the year the University of Wisconsin Medical School opened?

 

State of Wisconsin

Wisconsin in 1907

  • The population of Dane County was 69,435. (Now approximately 463,826)
  • The population of the entire state of Wisconsin was 2,059,042. (Now approximately 5,401,906)
  • State money expended in support of the University of Wisconsin was $1,022,072.
  • Wisconsin Senators: Robert La Follette and Isaac Stephenson

The United States in 1907

Theodore Roosevelt

  • Oklahoma became the country’s 46th state.

  • U.S. population was 87,008,000.

  • The President was Theodore Roosevelt (pictured).

  • The cost of a first-class stamp was two cents.

  • The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers for their first and only World Series victory.

  • The U.S. Congress raised their own salaries to $7,500.

  • The automatic washer and dryer were introduced.

  • United Parcel Service begins service.

  • The first domestic vacuum cleaner was introdcued by James Spangler and William Hoover.

  • Color photography was introduced by Auguste and Louis Lumiere.

  • Bacon cost 20 cents per pound.

  • Butter cost 33 cents per pound.

  • Eggs cost 29 cents per dozen.

  • Sugar cost five cents per pound.

  • The annual teacher’s salary was $325.

  • The average worker made $12.98 per week for 59 hours of work.

  • There were 8,000 cars for 10 miles of paved roads.

Katherine Hepburn

Notable Births

  • Poet W.H. Auden, February 21
  • Actress Katherine Hepburn (pictured), May 12
  • Actor Sir Lawrence Olivier, May 22
  • Environmental writer Rachel Carson, May 26
  • Baseball player Jimmie Foxx, October 22
  • Singer/actor Cab Calloway, December 25