War College at Washington Barracks completes design
The new War College building by McKim Mead & White at Washington Barracks is finished at a cost near 700000 dollars. Gen Mackenzie reports readiness for occupancy while experts hail its Romanesque classic exterior and brickwork as among the finest in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKim, Mead & White
New York
War College Butlatte
Washington Barracks
Bnd
Mackenzie
United States Army
Secretary of War
McKim. Mead & White Architects
Harris Eoing
War College
Frederick the Great
Northwest Washington home sales lead in high end trades
Residential property demand remains strong as Peachy Hagner and Fitch Fox Brown report major deals in fashionable northwest Washington. Dr L B T Johnson buys 1207 Connecticut Ave residence occupied by Dr H B Deale. J E Thropp acquires three lots at Twentieth and Rhode Island with plans for two new houses. $130000 in sales reported since March 1 including 1618 Twenty second St and a large Twenty second Street corner lot bought by Gen J W Kearney.
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Peachy & Hagner
Fitch, Fox & Brown
H. G. Beyer
L. B T. Johnson
Connecticut Avenue
Rhode Island Avenue
H. B. Deale
Price
J. E. Thropp
Twentieth and
Astredta
R Street
Thropp
Twenty-second Street
Gen. Corbin
Spencer
Wood
Admiral Dewey
Philip Mauro
Freak Farming and Women Who Profit from Unlikely Ventures
The Glenwood estate near Ballston, Virginia, rented to Dr. J. R. Devereux, opens June 1 under a lease through October. Meanwhile a Chicago Tribune feature highlights how women run diverse ventures from frog and terrapin farms to pepper mint, fox, skunk, and herb operations, turning neglected lands into profitable enterprises across Maryland New Jersey Michigan and Illinois.
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Glenwood
J. R. Dev
John B. Henderson, Jr
Ballston
J.R. Devereux
K Street
Devereux
Army Medical College
Tis
Washington
Chieags Tribune
United States
Stege
Cal
Edith Stege
New Jersey
New York
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Lavalette
K. E. Skinner
Bangor
Fucts
B. Warton
M. F. Stevens
Dover
Minnesota
Mary Clark
Berrien
Mich
Niagara Cenny
N. Y
Elgin
Chicago
Indiana
Illinois
Obeying orders versus smart disobedience in business
A Chicago Tribune essay argues that strict obedience can hinder advancement. It cites a fire alarm incident where a watchman was fired for literal gate obedience, and a Missouri clerk who defied a rule to satisfy a customer, later becoming a European buyer for Marshall Field & Co. The piece urges self reliance, discretion, and willingness to bend rules for common sense, noting cases from business to telephone service where rigidity cost lives or livelihoods.
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Chicago Terbune
Deering Harvester Works
Orth
Chicago
Clybourn
Marshall Field
Missouri
Marshall Field & Co
U. K
Suburban Growth in Berwyn Driven by Auction Plan
Greater Washington Realty Corp pursues rapid Berwyn development five miles northeast of Washington via auction sales enabled by ground tours and preinformed purchasers. The firm donates 1 to 10 acre sites to firms for factories and schools, with Carter Motor Car Corp as the first taker for a planned $100,000 factory. T. C. H. Vance, from Kentucky, leads the venture, joined by Harvey Irwin and F. A. Vance as secretary.
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National Capital
Iian
Greater Washington Realty Corporation
Berwyn
Washington
Ciy and Suburban Electric Railway
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Carter Motor Car Corporation
T. C.H. Vance
Kentucky
Trighland Park
Louisville
Thiz
Harvey $4 Irwin
Congress
F. A. Vance
Elegant Twenty-First Street apartment building planned
A five story five windowed limestone wall five story five eight room suites will be erected at the northeast corner of Twenty first and A street by Bradford. Wood Donn and J aiming are architects for the project. Spanish renaissance style uses limestone stucco cement and face brick on the exterior. A cast iron and glass marquee will crown the front door. Modern electric elevator service will serve each suite.
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Gay
John §. Sawetl
Corps of Englanger
Boston Symphony
War College
Univerelty
War ‘College
Jackson ‘Place
Lafayette Square
United States
Walch
Bradford
Wood, Donn & Jaiming
Philadelphia Price Record Land Sold At Historic Rate
The sale of the southeast corner of Thirteenth and Market Streets set a new Philadelphia real estate price record. The Sharp estate sold the lot to Representative Daniel F. Lafean for 21 843 dollars per front foot, totaling 2 750 000 dollars. The property originated with Joseph Galloway, forfeited to the State in 1776, then sold at auction to Charles Keen ten years later for 6 360 dollars. The transfer was signed by Benjamin Franklin as president of the executive council.
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Philadelphia
Thirteenth
Market Streets
Sharp
Daniel F. Lafean
York
Joseph Galloway
Charles Keen
Benamin Franklin
Execuive Council of the Commonwealth
Porter to Remodel $260000 Pittsburgh Home
Former Representative Henry Kirke Porter of Pittsburgh plans extensive interior improvements to his house at the southwest corner of Sixteenth and I streets. He bought the property for $250,000, the city’s highest price for a residence. Plans by Stornblower Marshall. contractor John S. Lurcombe to carry out the work. Interior changes include new partitions and bathrooms with electric lighting replacing existing fixtures.
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Henry Kirke Porter
Pittsburg
Kags
Sixteenth
Stornblower & Marshall
John S. Lurcombe
San Francisco Banking Power Surges After Fire
A prominent San Francisco financial study shows banking capital at 40.9 million and total capitalization at 710.2 million, surpassing several Western cities and rivaling major East Coast centers. Bank clearings topped 1.93 billion in 1966, with first quarter 1977 near 599.3 million, signaling a strong rebound for the city’s banking and business sector.
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Wall Street
San Francisco
Denver
Salt Lake City
Portland
Seattle
Spokane
California
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Omaha
Kansas City
New Orleans
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Washington
Oakland
First Use of Hollow Tiling in City Flats
The Brickbulidar reports hollow tile first used in the Vaucobara flats, New York City, about thirty years ago, marking the United States debut of the style. Early experiments succeeded as production expanded to 2,500 tons yearly, with a Perth Amboy plant capable of 20,000 tons per month.
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Vaucobara Flats
New York City
United States
Perth Amboy
Horstman House Sold to Washington Banker for 38000
The Horstman house at 1710 Rhode Island Avenue NW has been sold through Murray A. Cobb to a prominent Washington banker for 38000. The eighteen room residence in the fashionable district is to undergo extensive improvements with plans to rent the property, signaling a strong investment in the heart of the city.
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Horstman
Rhode Island Avenue
Murray A. Cobb
Washington
Gen Corbin Begins Home On Broad Branch Road Site
Work started on General Corbin’s proposed country home at Rock Creek Ford and Broad Branch roads, northeast of Chevy Chase Circle, expected to be completed by fall. Fincharet Company begins adjoining building as it develops Western avenue through Pinehurst to Broad Branch. District opens Rittenhouse street to improve east west connection.
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Gen. Corbin
Rock Creek Ford Road
Broad Branch Road
Chevy Chase Circle
Rittenhouse Street
Hygiene and Sentiment Clash in London Life
The London Lativery panel discusses a long debated clash between hygiene and sentiment in daily life. It contrasts preserving aged objects and rituals with sterile cleanliness, noting odors, pipes, curtains, and fires as contested elements. Knowledge advances may shift judgments, leaving a never ending tug between comfort and sanitation.
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London
Hygiene Hoas
Thrilling Sea Tale Sparks Sailors in a Gale
In a lively Ship News session a New York Herald reporter recounted a wild Jamaica voyage tale. The Baker of United Fruit, anchored at Pier No. 1 Worth River, allegedly faced a 40 foot sawfish with a forty foot plus saw impaling her side. A carpenter finally used a bow saw to free the vessel as officers confirmed the strange encounter and return to port with a load of bananas.
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New York Herald
Ship
Cunard
United Fruit Company
Jamaica
Worth River
Oertel
Ang
Capitan
Bess
Maritime Register
Annie U
Provincetown
Tide Water
Annie U. Footthers
True Politeness at the Waldorf Astoria
A ten to twelve year old girl wearing a pink silk tea gown sits at a palm room desk in the Waldorf Astoria. She chooses a pocket pen that the owner asks to reclaim, and she graciously offers to let him finish his letter with it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Waldorf-Astoria
Mademoiselle
For Sale By Caywood Garrett Listing Streets and Rooms
Caywood Garrett lists multiple for sale and rent properties across Washington DC area including 1231 New York Ave NW corner 3rd and 8th, 9th Street NW, Irving Street NW, Mass Ave NW, Columbia Street NW, Rhode Island Ave NW, and more. Properties include several 4 to 7 story brick and frame structures with rents from 20 to 52 dollars monthly, some with monthly installments or outright sale details. Caywood and Garrett appear as agents handling listings in a dense classified-style notice.
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Columbia
N.ww
Oat
Main
Rhode Island Ave NW
Ogiet
A. Ave
Bet
Jersey Ave
Roun
Bet O and P Sts
Groum
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L. B. T. Johnson
Twentieth
RI Streets
George Oakrey Totten
Hn 8
Henderson, Jn
Oakley Totten, Jr
Henderson
John B. Henderson
Bilasouri
On Washington
Wood, Donn & Deming
Ote Sai
AvKim, Meed & White
Harria Ennis
Wision of War College
Horrocks
Entrane
Market Street
Chevy Chase
Medical Authority
Drem
Houston Post
Capitol Hill
Bloomingdale
Washington Heights
N St. Mw
Lowa Circle
Columbia Heights
Corner
le Droit Park
Bath
1Qth
David Moore
New York Avenue N. W
West Eckington
Pardielwars
Thos. J. Fisher & Co., Inc
St. N. W
ONEY
D. of C
Thos, d. Fisher & Go., Inc
Caywood Sigarrett
New York Ave
N. W
John Marshall
Neer Paeve
Lt Muds
Intralev
Irving
Belek
Mass Ave
N.W
Nese
New Union Depot
Rentlig
Lea Aixby
Bet Sih
Ste
Calvert Street
F St. N. W
MT. Pleasant
Lewel
Irs
Post
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