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Library of Congress1930

Image 29 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), July 21, 1930

SALEHOUSES iCenUnaed SACRIFICE SALE IN FIRST COMMERCIAL ZONE MUST BE SOLD Two house 9 room and bath each orl two door from busy corner Those houses are easily worth 130000 Must be sacrificed to settle an estate Price 13750 H R HOW ENSTEIN CO 1315 H St NW SPECIAL BARGAIN Only S2OO Cash Bal Monthly 2634 10th St NE _ OPEN FOR INSPECTION Nearly new twostory brtrk dwelhnt with tarate in this very convenient location lust i north of R I eve cars and busses Don t m miss this chance Original price 8 95P Cur crlct 58250 Drive ou this evening and atif It pver ti K HOWENSTEIX CO 1315 H St NAV Pis 0908 Capitol Hill Corner Home Owner goirg to California offprs his modern folonlal home FOR LESS THAN IOOOO CVERLOOKINO GOVT TRIANGLE PARK AND MD AVE 6 nice bright rooms modern and in ftrst elass condition throughout Colonial porch on front and side brick garage This prop erty is very attractive and will sell quickly Fhone for sn appointment to see WAPLE JAMES INC 1326 14th St N VV ffnrth 006 Chevy Chase 89830 Colonialfront brick home in Chevy i Chase D C on paved street

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Library of Congress1930

Image 39 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), November 24, 1930

SALEHOUSES SALEHOUSES Hundreds Have Marveled at This Unique Achievement X SU6SeOO ewas flic urn expended to completely furnish this fllghclaas home 4448 Faraday Place NW It is amaz ing to find that such a small sum can so adequately find beautifully furnish this roomy house And this is fto ordinary collection for everythingrugs draperies Bis and furniturehave been thoughtfully se with s careful eyg to color ycheme and ar il Exquisite taste C i OPEN DAILY AM TO 0 PM f mtfc Small Cash Payment Balance Lika Rant WWr BOSS PHELPS 1411 K Street 7 Qq north an Wisconsin Avenue to Fessenden Street west to 45th Street turn right half block to home Practically New Bungalow 16th ST HEIGHTS _ A TUT pretty little home situated on a fine lot with 60 feet frontage just off 16th gt In a section of many lovely new homes There ere five rooms end tile beth done In colors throughout porches herdwood floors the latest and best equipment rrleed et only 10500 though built to sell for 5000 more Chevy Chase D C58750 DETACHED BRICK It Is seldom you can find e fullsite de tached brick home In this section et such e

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Library of Congress1934

Image 39 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), January 12, 1934

HOUSESUNFURNISHED Continued NBAR TECH HIGH SCHOOL Semidetached 6 rooms bath hwh Arranged so upstairs can be sublet 450 THOS E JARRELL CO NA 0765 30001362 L ST SE53000 2story brick 4 rooms bath hotwater heat electricity_ 39503547 10th 8T NW3950 2story Colonial porch brick o rooms and bath A very comfortable home 05002773 WOODLEY PL NW5500 2story semidetached brick fl rooms and bath modern In every way A C HOUGHTON CO REALTORS 1516 H St NW Phones District 53637 Ill Excellent Home Values CONVENIENT LOCATION 627 Upshur St NW55 00 Near Car Line Stores Schools Reception hall living room dinln room 3 bed rooms kitchen and bath Hotwater heat elec LOW RENT 511 Columbia Rd4500 6 rooms bath garage 440 Emerson St6000 6 rooms bath garage JUST LIKE NEW 4417 3rd St NW6500 Reception hall large bright living room dining room 3 bed rooms kitchen tiled hath builtin tub and shower Frigldalre garage 2 screened porches laundrv tubs 14th K CAFRITZ PL 9080 COLORED1705YOlTsT NW8 ROOMS and bath centrally located h50 CHARLES E TRIBBY S SONS 814 District National Bank Bldg Phone D1 4 8 COLORED39 QUINCY PL NWFLAT newly decorated attractive 5 rooms batn 42 50 Key 14 T

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Library of Congress1934

Image 4 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), April 26, 1934

DILLINGER ELUDES NET OF PURSUERS U S Men Mass in Vicinity of St Paul Preparing for Finish Fight Continued From First Page_ desperadoes shot their way to free dom killing two men and wounding four others Dillingers other wound was sus tained March 31 when he and at least two associates blasted their way out of a police and Federal trap in a St Paul apartment Dillinger was shot in the leg and later attended by Dr Clayton E May Minneapolis phy sician May and his nurse are now held on charges of harboring a criminal NET IS TIGHTENED Escape of Dillinger Is Feared by Officials CHICAGO April 26 The law with 5000 eager arms slammed shut the stable door today but the horse John Dillingerapparently was gone A great circle ol men blocking high ways and stopping all suspicious ap pearing persons was swung for hun dreds of miles around Mercer Wis to prevent the escape of the gunman yet even as the circle tightened there came reports that the desperado had lipped through Federal men burning under such criticism as seldom is made of Gov ernment detectives were massing some where in the vicinity of St Paul Minn

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Library of Congress1934

Image 57 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), November 4, 1934

Electrical Transcription Woe Haunts Commission Broadcasters Ask That Announcement Ruling Be Eliminated AltogetherProducers Want Whole Status Reviewed BY THE RADIO EDITOR ONE of radios bewhiskered squabbles gingerly side stepped by the old Federal Radio Commissionthat of announcing of electrical transcriptions as suchhas arisen to haunt the new Federal Communica tions Commission The F C C when it took over the functions of its predecessor last Summer found this issue on its door step but it was so engrossed in other more important matters that it gave the matter no attention Now how ever three formal steps have been taken which bring the matter forcibly before it The first was the adoption by the annual convention of the National Association of Broadcasters last Sep tember of a resolution petitioning the F C C to eliminate the requirements that electrically transcribed programs be announced as such and that they be treated in the same fashion as network or other live talent fea tures Promptly came the opposition of the American Federation of Mu sicians perennial objector to past efforts along this line It charged the broadcasters with trying to deceive listeners into believing that living rather than canned music was being performed

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Library of Congress1934

Image 37 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), November 13, 1934

MUTT AND JEFF The Little Mother With Big Worries By BUD USHER COME BACK HERE You AND GET Κ AT THISPUNCrtlNô BAGDONT f ALLRlgHXp fOR6ET Υονβζ f6HTiH ROU6H J MUTT I Li CUT 6ÊOR6IE BURNS SATURDAYy JUST WANNA fj 2oo j r return this 1 3 TOETZELSASKEtL it To THE OLDLAtV ft v coRNeRji HEREVoû ARE LtTTLE Mother THE pretzels WERE SWELL Η6ίf YOUR BASKET y THANK you SO MUCH sir RENTOFFICE SPACE DESIRABLE OFFICE SPACE ONE or more rooms at very reasonable prices In the BOSS PHELPS BUILDING 1417 Κ it nw WANTEDDESK SPACE WANT SMALL PRIVATE OFFICE OR DESK pace downtown district use o phone Reas Address Box 415K Star office RENTHALLS INSPECT DELIGHTFUL WINDSOR ARMS ball room with its huge fireplace Only 1ft minutes out In a beautiful setting In Virginia Just the place ior dances group suppers or dinners Beer on draught when desired Call Clarendon 1877 MISS CAMPBELL for information RENTWAREHOUSES SPACE FROM 150Π SQ FT UP ROBT L McKEEVER CO 232 Shoreham Bidg National 4750 OFFICES AND STUDIOS SMALL FURNISHED OFFICE OR DESK space wanted neighborhood of lfth and H sts Addreas Box 4oaK Star office DESIRABLE OFFICE ROOMS IN THE EVENING STAR BUILDING

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Library of Congress1936

Image 19 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), June 13, 1936

MANY SPLENDID THAYERS FOUND IN LOCAL GALLERIES A JL________ WORK STRICTLY AMERICAN French Training Left No Mark Upon Character of Artist Who Is Represented in Three Capital Galleries by 31 Paintings Children Often Were His Models painting certain great works in stantly come to mind as for all time outstanding such as La Farges mural of The Ascension in the Church of the Ascension New York Homers Alls Well in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and Thayers Caritas which has found permanent placement in the same institution The quality of Thayers work was happily recognized during his life time but since his death in 1921 his fame has steadily increased and found universal acceptance He was not a prolific painter When In 1922 a memorial exhibition of his work was held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York only 78 paintings some of which were un finished wer catalogued Under these circumstances it is very re markable and a matter of consider able congratulation that no less than 31 Thayers are in the permanent collections of art museums in Wash ington Sixteen are in the Freer Gal lery collection 13 are included in the collection left to

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Library of Congress1938

Image 11 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), March 3, 1938

Press Is Held Roosevelts Scapegoat Inquiry Was Made in Use of Profit From Writings By DAVID LAWRENCE CiNDOR between the White House and the American peo ple is an essential not only to good government but to the maintenance of a democracy If the White House in any way misleads the people and they lose confidence a tragedy ensues in whiqh both Gov ernment and the people suffer This is said apropos of the a nnouncement that not a penny of the money earned by the President in con nection with the sale of his writ lngs by newspaper y n d i c a tes or magazines will go j into his own pocket This an David Lawrence nouncement is in itself gratifying ana anybody who received either from this correspondent or anybody else the impression that Mr Roosevelt was trying to make personal profits should erase that impression from his mind and regard it as nonexistent Such a correction is essential because the President through his secretary now has officially announced that he will not profit by the sale of his writings and no matter what went on before it is the last statement that should count Handling

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Library of Congress1939

Image 15 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), February 5, 1939

Partisan Newspaper Is Out of Date Says Editorial Expert Veteran 83 Looks Back On 60 Years Work On One Daily By the Associated Press LOUISVILLE Ky Feb 4Har rison Robertson 60 years on one newspaper said today the 1939 model newspaper must cut loose from partisan ties to succeed Mr Robertson a frail man of 83 With eyes bright as a cub reporters leaned back in a worn swivel chair and declared emphatically The independent newspaper now adavs gets the respect of the people The day of the partisan paper is over You cant run a paper suc cessfully now as an organ of a party or faction Mr Robertson editor of the Louis ville Courier Journal started on January 17 his 61st year as an em ploye ol tne newspaper maae lamuus bv Henry Watterson The veteran editorial writer liter ally crashed his way into newspaper work Breaks Wattersons Door On his first day on the Courier Journel Mr Robertson related Mr Watterson hired him at 10 a week then took him out and introduced him to the managing editor A few minutes later I returned to Mr Wattersons office to get my hat and coat he said Mr

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Library of Congress1942

Image 8 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), August 29, 1942

Text of Justice Department s Trust Suit Against Associated Press NJW YORK Aug 29 mThe text of the Governments suit against the Associated Press fol lows In the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York Civil Action No United States of America Plaintiff v The Associated Press Paul Bel lamy George Francis Booth John Cowles William Hutchinson Cowles Edward King Gavlord Houston Harte Josh L Horne Clark Howell jr Joseph Russell KnowlRnd George Baker Longan Robert Rutherford McCormick Robert McLean Leon ard Kimball Nicholson Frank Brett Noyes Paul Patterson Stuart Hoff man Perry E LRnsing Ray Edward Hubert Butler and the Adrian Tele gram the A S Abell Co Bulletin Co the Cleveland Co the Consti tution Publishing Co Cowles Pub lishing Co The Evening Star Newspaper Co the Kansas City Star Co the Oklahoma Publishing Co the Register and Tribune Co Rocky Mount Publishing Co Globe Democrat Publishing Co San An gelo Standard Inc the Times Picavune Publishing Co Tribune Co the Tribune Publishing Co Worcester Telegram Publishing Co Inc Individually and as represent ing a class consisting of all the members of the Associated Press Defendants COMPLAINT To the honorable fudges of

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Library of Congress1950

Image 45 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), October 13, 1950

yy I l I U H 1 i 1 I i 1 I 1 Furniture STORES 1 V I I I I ANNIVERSARY SALE 1 I E SAVE IN ALL 24 I DREAMHOUSE E f DEPARTMENTS J H St at 7th NW I jj 1106 G Street NW i i 215 King Street 1 Alexandria i I I Blair Lee House Silver Spring Crops Out of Control DELBURNE Alta In 1948 a barley crop was sown and har vester near here Last year a good volunteer crop came through from seed accidentally scattered the year before although the land was due to be summer fallowed This year another volunteer crop is under way and looks as though it may be the heaviest of the three The Workers and Peasants Party of Bombay India has gone Communist i A FASHION SHOW ydurno I auHCAm l EVERY SATURDAY at I PM I staged and narrated by p MRS CLADSTONE WILLIAMS PrizesGuest StarsFavors j HOTEL RALEIGH I For res call Pierre NA 3810_J La Prensa Executive Receives Award for Freedom Efforts By the Associated Press NEW YORK Oct 13Dr Al berto Gainza Paz director of the Buenos Aires daily newspaper La Prensa last

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Library of Congress1955

Image 27 of Evening star (Washington, D.C.), February 24, 1955

David Lawrence Attempt to Regulate the Press Former President Truman and Politics Are Blamed For AntiTrust Conviction of Kansas City Paper Regulation and control of the press despite the protec tion supposed to be afforded by the Bill of Rights in the Constitution has been brought one step nearer to consumma tion in America by the deci sion in the case of the Kansas City Star A Jury obedient to the highly prejudiced instruc tions of a Federal judge now has convicted that newspaper of violating antitrust laws There are some 180 cities in the United States where a single newspaper ownership exists and where conceivably a politically minded admin istration can do what the Truman regime did in an attempt to wreak vengeance on the Kansas City Star for its crusade against the Pen dergast machine of the Dem ocratic Party and its vote getting frauds in that area Harry Truman as Senator helped to bring about the appointment of the judge in the case over the objection of Mr Roosevelts Attorney Gen era Francis Biddle who questioned his fitness for the bench The Star by its vig orous crusade against the political henchmen of Mr Truman earned the

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Library of Congress1898

Image 1 of Among the clouds (Mount Washington, N.H.), July 22, 1898

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Library of Congress1923

Washington, the beautiful capital of the nation

DCP AACR2 Oriented with north toward the upper right. Bird's-eye view. Includes text and index to points of interest. Map of Baltimore and Ohio Railroad on verso. Perspective map not drawn to scale. Library of Congress. Panoramic maps of cities in the United States and Canada (2nd ed.), 111.4 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.

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Library of Congress1893

Map of Washington, D.C.

15968Y U.S. Copyright Office Baltimore & Ohio Railroad shown in red. Includes index to points of interest. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. LC copy 1 trimmed and annotated in blue pencil on verso. Copy 2 mounted on cloth backing. 2 copies DCP

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Library of Congress1890

Balto. and Poto. R.R., profile of tracks in Washington

Typewritten on label affixed to verso: Profile of Sixth St., M'd & V'a Ave's, from the tunnel to the Potomac, showing effects of sinking tracks, &c. 1890. Blueprint annotated in yellow, red, and lead pencils. Profile drawn in 3 segments. Sectioned and mounted on cloth backing to fold to 22 x 14 cm. Includes drawing of "P.R.R. standard 60000 lb. freight car on standard roadbed." Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. DCP

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