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Show RUSSIA BUYS NEW HOME FOR EMBASSY Washington, Nov 5 The Russian government has just purchased the palatial homo of John Hays Hammond, Ham-mond, the mining engineer, on one of the principal residential streets, for lis new embassy residence. The residence Is one of the handsomest In Washington and It Is understood was bought for about $500,000 The residence was originally built I by the lale George M. Pullman, but I vvas never occupied Last May It was sold to Mr. Hammond, who later decided to make him home In New York, thus again k-avlng the place j unoccupied He decided to sell when ' negotiations were begun by the Rus-j Rus-j aian government for an embassy ! home oo |