The world was a smaller and simpler place in 1907, and was also a year of significant achievements that have had bearing on the world of 2007.

President: Theodore Roosevelt
Vice President: Charles W. Fairbanks
Population: 87,008,000
Federal spending: $0.58 billion
Unemployment: 2.8%
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.02
Oklahoma became the country's 46th state.

It was the year the Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers (4-0-1) in the World Series.

Only eight percent of the homes had a telephone, and a three-minute call from Denver to New York City Cost $11.

There were only 8,000 cars in the U.S. , and only 144 miles of paved roads.

The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph.

Population

• Alabama, Mississippi, Iowa, and Tennessee were each more heavily populated than California.
  
• With a 1.4 million people California was only the 21st most populous state in the Union.
• The population of Las Vegas , Nevada , was only 30 people.

The tallest structure in the world was the Eiffel Tower

Earnings and income of the US worker

• The average wage in the U.S. Was 22 Cents per hour, he average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year.

• A competent accountant could expect to earn $2000 per year
• A dentist made $2,500 per year
• A veterinarian $1,500 per year
• A mechanical engineer about $5,000 per year.
  

Medical care and health

• The average life expectancy in the U.S. Was 47 years.
  
• More than 95 percent of all births in the U.S. took place at home.
• Only 14 percent of the homes in the U.S. had a bathtub.
  
• 90 percent of all U.S. Doctors had no college education, and instead, they attended so-called medical schools, many of which were condemned in the press and the government as "substandard."
• Five leading causes of death in the U.S. Were:
  1. Pneumonia and influenza
  2. Tuberculosis
  3. Diarrhea
  4. Heart disease
  5. Stroke
• Most women only washed their hair once a month, and used Borax or egg yolks for shampoo.
  

Cost of living

• Sugar cost four cents a pound.
• Eggs were fourteen cents a dozen.
• Coffee was fifteen cents a pound.

Crossword puzzles, canned beer, and iced tea hadn't been invented yet.

There was no Mother's Day or Father's Day.

Two out of every 10 U.S. Adults couldn't read or write. Only 6 percent of all Americans had graduated from high school.

Marijuana, heroin, and morphine were all available over The counter at the local corner drugstores. Back then pharmacists Said, "Heroin clears the complexion, gives buoyancy to the mind, Regulates the stomach and bowels, and is, in fact, a perfect guardian Of health."

There were about 230 reported Murders in the entire country.