Government Fosters Good Architecture In Bold Federal Plan
Secretary MacVeagh approved an 5000000 bond for Baltimore firm J Henry Miller to build the new bureau of engraving and printing. The plan envisions a grand federal complex between the Capitol and Mall housing the bureaus of engraving and printing along with Commerce and Labor Justice State Agriculture National Museum and Smithsonian. The site near the present location will host the structure where Uncle Sam will print silver and gold certificates.
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Washington, D. C
Franklin MacVeagh
Treasury Department
J. Henry Miller Company
Baltimore
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Capitol Building
Washington Monument
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mall
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department of Justice
State Department
Department of Agriculture
National Museum
Smithsonian Institute
Departments of Justice, State and Commerce and Labor
Bureau
Uncle Sam
Group Building Plan Aims for Unified Washington Architecture
The project emphasizes a cohesive whole where each new structure serves the group, not just the $8,000,000 cost. The administration seeks the best final result: a harmonious ensemble of whole units Complementing Washington’s existing architecture. The site, chosen by Congress from the McKim commission, lies between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, extending from Pennsylvania Avenue southward.
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Washington
Congress
McKim Commission
National Fine Arts Commission
Fourteenth
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mall Run From Capitol To Washington Monument Site
The Mall extends from the Capitol to the Washington Monument with the Department of Justice building planned for the northern end of the site.
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Capitol
Washington Monument
Department of Justice
Design plans for three new federal buildings outlined
Treasury announces parallel design competitions for the justice, commerce and labor, and state departments to be placed along Pennsylvania Avenue near the Mall. York & Sawyer, Donn Barker, and Arnold W Brunner win and must harmonize with surrounding monuments and lighting while saving costs and consolidating agency offices.
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Department
Secretary of the Treasury
Department of Justice
Donn Barker
Department of Commerce and Labor
York & Sawyer
Monument
Mrs. Barnes Dies at Cotulla Station Agent’s Wife
Mrs Pp m Barnes wife of the I G N station agent at Cotulla died at her home at 5 o'clock this morning. The body was sent to Gauze Texas for interment. She is survived by her husband and two sons the youngest four weeks old.
Gunter Hotel Promoted as Traveler's Luxurious Retreat
The Gunter Hotel with grand rooms high ceilings and luxury furnishings features its own excellent dining rooms as the natural headquarters for the traveler who demands quality.
Massachusetts Leads In Insanity Rates Across States
Washington report shows insanity rising faster than general population with 187,454 mentally unsound in 872 asylums. Massachusetts leads in ratio with 344.6 per 100,000, New York close behind, while the West and Southwest show lower figures. Government study notes many cases not counted and possible overstatement due to hospital transfer trends.
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Washington
E. Dana Durand
Bureau of Census
United States
Census Office
Massachusetts
Columbus
Ohio
New York
New England
District of Columbia
Government Hospital
Army
Navy
West
Census Bureau
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
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Jack Cudahy
Los Angeles
Ramona Convent
Michael Cudahy
Kansas City
Pasadena
Michael
Anne
Mamie
Edna
Cudahy Children
America
Andrew Carnegie
Frio Valley Winter Gardens
Carnegie
Fowler Bros. Land CO
E. Houston St
Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
Texas
Fowlerton
Frio Valley
Treasury
Fifteenth Street
Fourteenth Street
Department of War and Navy
Justice
Terrill Medical and Surgical Institute
THE
Hicks Bldg
England
House of Parliament
Lords and Commons
King Lee
Emmaline Pankhurst
David Lloyd- George
Herbert H. Asquith
Tooth
Chicago
Union Carmen
Hood
Pike Theater
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