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Partial cadastral map showing owners' names and acreages of larger landholdings in districts adjacent to the B&O R.R. in Washington D.C. and Montgomery County (Md.). "Entered according to act of Congress in the year 1890 by Francis R. Fava Jr. in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington." North oriented towards the upper left. Includes notes, "Profile of the Metropolitan Branch B. & O.R.R. ... showing distances from Washington D.C. and elevations," and advertisement for "T. Janney Brown, general agent." LC copy stamped on verso--"Gilbert Thompson." Sectioned in 4 sheets and mounted on 2 sheets of cloth. Annotated in ink--"With the compliments of Francis R. Fava Jr. C.E., January 1892." LC Railroad maps, 461 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP
C2 THE EVENING STAR W aihinftn 0 C MWf Mey 25 IMS tffK v kMp tK 3H DISTINGUISHED PRESSMANSamueI H Kaifffmann left president 5 of The Evening Star Newspaper Co holds a plaque naming him an 9 honorary member of the International Wessmens Union after it was presented him by Anthony J DeAndrade the union president at the microphone Robert Callahan right vice president of the Washington pressmen is holdng a traditional pressmans paper cap also presented to Mr Kauffmann Edward Meyer president of the Washington press men is second from rightStar Staff Photos by Francis Routt and B Arnold Sachs Family Day at The Star Draws Crowd of 4000 Four thousand festive em ployes and guests of The Eve ning Star satisfied their curios lty yesterday at a premiere sho wins of the new Star Building Ranging in age from 4 weeks to 87 years employes ex employes and their families embarked on hourlong tours of the big modem plant at Sec ond street and Virginia avenue SJE which has housed The Star since March Probably the oldest visitor to the Family Day Open House was Charles Powers 87 of 7402 Arden road Cabin John Md A former street
Topographical map of part of Maryland showing relief by hachures, drainage, cities and towns, canals, the Washington Aqueduct, roads, and railroads with mileage on the main survey line. Chartered in 1853.
Includes (14 p. at end) supplement to Fourth report, (of Dec. 15th, 1862) concerning the aid and comfort given by the Sanitary Commission to sick soldiers passing through Washington / by Frederick N. Knapp. -- Washington : [The Commission, 1863.] Caption title.
DECENT JOURNALISM Newspapers That Are Not Yellow Still Prosper THE EDITORIAL PAGE GOOD RESULTS TO FLOW FROM THE PULITZER SCHOOL High Standards Among Washington CorrespondentsJohn Hay as Journalist An Addrraa IVllTfrwl by frothy 8 Noyea Defer the Worlda Preaa Parliament KeallTal Hall Inulalana Iurrhaae Kiixialtloii 81 Ixula Uii 21 1804 The great International exposition which the brains energy and grit of the men of Bt Iiouls have created hu Irresistibly drawn to It many men of many minds In oonventlon assembled and among them the worlds Journalists The Interchange of facts and opinions among the delegates to th Worlds Press Parliament In the course of this weeks meetings naturally develops much discussion with the newspaper as a text and pertinent practical comment con cerning the conditions and tendencies of newspaperdom In the various nations here represented may reasonably be expected There has been muah speculation as to the form and character of the newspaper of the future Some maintain that It will be In magazine form capable of being held in one hand and easily read with news and other mat ter compressed sufficiently to meet the re quirements of this form of publication The present Indications however are not
THE EVENING STAR WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Business Office 11th 8t and Pannsylrani Avenue Th Evening Star Newspaper Company Eunpcu Office 8 Hejent St London England New York Office Tribune Building Chicago Office First National Bank Euiliiag The Erennjr Star with the Sunday morning edit Ire In delivered by carriers on tlielr own ac count within the city at 50 cent pr month without The Sunday Star at 44 cents per month Br mall postage prepaid Ta11y Snnday Inrlnded one month H cpnts Pally SundaT excepted one month r0 cents Saturday Star one rear 100 8anday Star one year 150 T Pages 118 Part 3 WASHINGTON D C SATURDAY OCTOBER 31 1908 Character of a Store People identify the character of a store with the character of the paper in which they see the stores advertisement nminHnnmi REMARKABLE BUILDING ACTIVITY To those who have not kept in touch with the marvelous development of that remarkablv beautiful and picturesque sec tion a visit to SAULS ADDITION TO THE CITY OF W ASHINGTON will indeed be a revelation ALL CITY IMPROVEMENTS are already installed in cluding CITY WATER CITY SEWERS CITY GAS AND ELECTRICITY All the streets are being macadamized and provided
AUCTION SALES THIS AFTBRXOOM AT Ai A WESCHLER AUCTIONEER TmiUTEFJT SALE OF LOTS 11 AND 43 IN BLOCK 2 WHITNEY CLOSE AND IM PROVEMENTS KNOWN AS 436 KENTON STREET NORTH WEST Bv virtue of a certain deed of trust duly re corded In Liber No 3417 at folio 2VJ of tho and records for tke DNtrtct of Columbia and at the request of the party secured thereby we the undersigned trustee will sell a public auction n front of the premises on WEDNESDAY MAY FIFTEENTH 1012 AT HALF PAST FIVE OCLOCK PM the following described hind and premises situate In the county of Washington Tistrlct of Columbia known and diatlnguMicd a lot eleven 111 In B H Warners subdivision f block two i2 Whitney Close as per plat re rded In County Book 6 pages 2 and R3 In the surveyors office for the piitrlft of Columbia and lot fortyfive i43i Id Elizabeth W Voorheea subdivision of lota In Mock two 2 Whitney Ciose us per plat recorded In Book 40 pipe i2 In said surveyors office together with Improve ments known a No 438 Kenyon t nw Terms of ssle All cash above first trust of j 2350 A
WASHINGTON D C SUNDAY MORNING APRIL 27 1913 30 Serge Outfit 1875 Steins Great Combination Offer Famous Guaranteed Sunproof Serge Suit and Extra Pair of Fine White Flannel or French Striped Serge Trousers The Whole Outfit steinsTo Measure For t wdl SjriyrM I SUNPROOF A _ __ _ _ 11175 Sen A For a limited time only we make this extraordinary offer of the Finest Sunproof Serge Suit in America and an Extra Pair of Fine White Flannel or French Striped Serge Trousers to wear of evenings the whole outfit made to measure and guaranteed to fit at 1875 Other Stylish Suits to Order 1475 to 4000 Browns Grays Pin Stripesthe largest variety of the best quality woolens shown in Washing ton Call for samples Make comparisons M STEIN CO Largest Tailoring Establish ment in the United States IP Six Stores at 8tb and F Sts All Kinds of Talking Machines Victrolas Grafonolas taken in exchange for New and Used Pianos balance on easy terms Pianos for Rent Rent applied if the instrument is purchased Sole Agent for the Following Highgrade Pianos EMERSON SOHMER BLASIUS LAUTER HOWARD REGENT LINDEMANN SON We Make a Specialty of Rent Applied If Piano Renting
I amactt 1 Newspapermen Who Cover Foreign Embassies in Search of Information on War MovesHow News Is Received and Handed OutWireless Messages to Ambassadors Sometimes T ransmitted More Speedily Than Ordinary News Matter on Account of Rigid Censorship in Europe fP f3 ASHINGTON ha f an aual zone o iLTjf I European war T V fltf I is true that n Im I hostile armies op VQ I erate therein anc I that the zone ii Vf I as yct free rori I y I the shriek ol I shells and the bel aV azr V V guns but there it an alert and active corps of war cor respondents operating in this territory and it is through their activitiei that many important messages having to do with the checkerboard movei upon the war ground across the Atlantic have been given to the public some times many hours in advance of th censored and obstructed message which too often snails its way over th commercial cables Washingtons war zone is widelj scattered It is comprised of manj bits of property which in the eyes ol international law if not in the sighi of astute and literal geographers an really bits
FARMS FOH XALR THE LIFE OP LUXURY FARM LIFE IN VIRGINIA Affluence cannot buy the same quality mind ease and comfort anvwhere else I SELL FARMS AND ASSIST FINANCIAIXY Farms of every sortdairy stok poultry and general lauds J M KINCIIELOE 45 Pa ave nw Washington D C FR SALE OR ETI ANGETRU K AND POULTRY FARM within D C line 7 ares ellar hot water heat screened porch fruit large stable one car fare price 4550 easy erms At once Ilx Star office MR SAlECHEAPSEVERAL SMALL FARMS and modern home near city excellent car service l et lis know yonr wants WILLIAMS CO East Falls Church Va 1000 BARGAIN HOMES AND FARMS Dandy fruit garden and poultry farm 10 acres Sr dwelling barn poultry plant 1000 liens Only S50OO l mile D C In Md near cars BOOTHS FARM AGENCY 70 10th Ft n w 4 MY 5000 NEARBY VIRGINIA FARM home of 40 acres 10room dwelling porches barn fine orchard best of soil near Vienna and trllev pHTHS FARM AGENCY 700 lOth at n w 4 FOR SALEFARMS AND COUNTRY HOMES In northern Virginia and Maryland conven lent to National Capital high and healthful free from malaria lowest
AUCTION SALES THIS AFTEKWOO ADAM A WKSCHLER AUCTIONEER TDUTIES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED REAL ESTATE PREMISE8 419 O STREET SOUTHWEST By virtue of certain deed of truat duly recorded In Liber No 2758 folio 138 et acq of the land record of the District of Columbia and at the request of the party secured thereby we the underpinned truateee will eell at public netion In front of the premises m MOSDDAY THE TWENTY SECOND DAY OF MAY AD 1918 AT HALFPAST FOCR OCLOCK PM the followingdescribed land and premises situate In the city of Washington in the District of Columbia and designated as and being lot M of Benjamin Bradleys subdivision of the east IS feet of original lot 6 in square 503 aa per plat in Book 12 page 149 in the office of the surveyor for said District together with the improvements consisting of premises 419 O St sw Terms of aalc tinethird of the purchase money to be paid in cash and the balance in two equal installments payable in one and two years with interest at six per centum per annum payable semiannually from day of sale rtirei bv ded of trust mton the Dronertv sold
AUCTION SALES THIS AFTERNOON THOS J OWEN A SON AUCTIONEERS inromcEs sale of valuable improved REAL ESTATE NOS 319 321 323 323 AND 327 14H STREET NORTHEAST By virtue of a certain deed of trust duly re _ urili il In Liber No S401 folio 322 et seq of tlM land record of the District of Columbia and al the request of the party secured thereby the BBdertlgBed trustee will sell at public auction tat front f the premises on MONDAY THE TWENTYTHIRD DAY OF APRIL AD 1917 AT HALTTAST FOUR OCLOCK PM the fol lowingdescribed land and premises situate in tha city of Washington District of Columbia and dsalfnated as snd being lots numbered one hun dred and twenty Are 125 to one hundred and twentynine 12 inclusive In Mayse and Clark trustees subdivision of square numbered ten hundred and fiftyfour 104 as per plat re corded la Liber IS at folio 27 In the surveyors office for the District of Columbia together with the Improvements consisting of five twostory brick dwellings Soa 319 321 323 325 and 327 144 street northeast Tarns of ssle Onethird of the purchase JMney to be paid in cash balance in two equal
r National Newspaper Advertising How When and Where to Use It BY WILLIAM H RANKIN President Wm H Rankin Co New York Washington Chicago COMPETITION to secure na tional markets has become so keen that individual business firms are eagerly searching for new methods by which to domi nate the attention of the public and to dominate it first searching for methods that will give more intensive sales results that can be obtained by any usual form of advertising This method has been found it is National Newspaper Advertising As is invariably the case the new method was found not only to be an acceptable substitute for the old but to have certain superiorities over the old meth od of magazines plus newspa pers The ability of National news paper advertising to create large volume national sales has al ready been demonstrated Many million dollars have already been spent for the United States Government in this way helping to bring to the Government bil lions of dollars in return Mil lions more have been spent in this sort of advertising by com mercial firms and the results they have obtained have been highly remunerative The thing has been tried out
WEATHER Partly cloudy and continued warm tonight and tomorrow probably local thundershowers Temperature for twentyfour hours ended at S pm today Highest 93 at 380 pm yesterday lowest 74 at 6 am today Full report on page 7 i Closing N Y Stocks and Bonds Page 20 Vo 9ft 000 Entered as secondclass matter p os t office Washington D C PRESIDENT SERVES NOTICE OF A FIXED DETERMINATION TO ENFORCE DRY LAW Declares in Denver Address Readiness to Assume Bur den If States Continue to Shift It to U S Shoulders CONVINCED PROHIBITION WILL NOT BE REPEALED Cites Spectacle of a State Nulli fying Own AuthorityScores Buyers of Illicitly Sold Liquor as Arousing Resentment of Millions Less Rich BY DAVID LAWRENCE DENVER Colo June 25 President Harding today appealed to the Amer ican people to stop drinking intoxi cating liquors And the President went further than he has ever gone in any prohibition speech arguing that there are literally American millions who resent the lawful pos sessions of the few the lawless prac tices of a few and rebel against the denial to the vast majority Mr Harding made himself 101 per cent dry politically and otherwise in his formal