When the United States entered the First World War Baker made certain that the Draft Act of 1917 prohibited the sale of liquor to men in uniform and that it provided for broad zones around the camps in which prostitution was outlawed.

On display were 343 first-class paintings and sculptures from his fabled collection -- and every single one of them was up for sale.

Light's survey was completed in this period, and land was promptly offered for sale to early colonists.

The money raised by the sale was expended in the purchase of stores for the support of the communities, and what was over was devoted to charity.

One was intended to be a show house, but on being completed in 1904 was put up for sale, and as no buyers came forward, Gaudí, at Güell's suggestion, bought it with his savings and moved in with his family and his father in 1906.

The high price was likely due to the rare documents and packaging offered in the sale in addition to the computer, including the original packaging ( with the return label showing Steve Jobs ' parents ' address, the original Apple Computer Inc ' headquarters ' being their garage ), a personally typed and signed letter from Jobs ( answering technical questions about the computer ), and the original invoice showing ' Steven ' as the salesman.

Unlike paintings, their sale was very rarely documented.

During the period 1825 – 1863 a sheep market was held at a site in Castle Street, to stop the sale of sheep on the streets of the town.

The 7800 had originally been designed to replace Atari Inc .' s Atari 5200 in 1984, but was temporarily shelved due to the sale of the company after the video game crash.

The system had been designed in 1983 through 1984 with an intended mass market rollout in June 1984, but was canceled shortly thereafter due to the sale of the company to Tramiel Technology Ltd on July 2, 1984.

* 1990s: With the Yamada and Kojima household chain stores appearing throughout the suburban outskirts of Tokyo, the sale of consumer durables at Akihabara was greatly reduced, but the sale of computer goods increased in equal measure.

The reality is that Micheline Musseli Pozzo di Borgo, a French aristocrat who at 20 was France's youngest lawyer ever, brought considerable wealth to her marriage to Lerner and lost most of it through him, including nearly $ 600, 000 from the sale of her Parisian apartment, which Lerner placed in investments that either failed or were looted by him during periods of financial desperation.

This wealth was generated through numerous illegal vice enterprises, such as gambling and prostitution ; the highest revenue was generated by the sale of liquor.

Sometimes the sale of certain types of merchandise was prohibited, and in some cases all retail and business activity.

The only exception to this rule is New Year's Day, in which case alcohol sales are permitted until 4 a. m. Alcohol sale was likewise banned on Sundays until 12p. m., and on Dec. 25 from 12 a. m. until 12 p. m, until a repeal in late 2010.

The most successful was the American Association ( 1881 – 1891 ), sometimes called the " beer and whiskey league " for its tolerance of the sale of alcoholic beverages to spectators.

An area of special concern for advocates of the Amendment was the sale of ships for salvage, shipbreaking.

In 1922 the Conservative backbenchers rebelled against the continuation of the coalition, citing in particular the Chanak Crisis over Turkey and Lloyd George's corrupt sale of honours amongst other grievances, and Lloyd George was forced to resign.

The announcement of the sale was also poorly handled, and a dive in business confidence ensued.

They do not understand how a small magazine with no advertising and no newsstand sale could have achieved such a following.

Energized by the anti-German sentiment during World War I, the League achieved its main goal of passage on December 18, 1917 — the 18th Amendment that established National Prohibition, consequently banning " the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcoholic beverages in the United States and its possessions.

This was achieved largely through aggressive cuts to the company's bloated and inefficient management structure, widescale layoffs in its workforce and continued abandonment or sale of its branch lines.

Seven never quite achieved the success of some of the other stations, as it continued to face financial difficulties even after the sale, and never was able to broadcast outside of certain large cities in the country.

The price achieved by the egg set three auction records: it is the most expensive timepiece, Russian object and Fabergé object ever sold at auction, surpassing the $ 9. 6 million sale of the 1913 Winter egg in 2002.

Following the sale of the plantation and slaves, he achieved financial stability, bought a generous plot of land and constructed a large brick house in Huntsville.

The show stimulated ticket sales, and Camelot achieved an unprecedented advance sale of three and a half million dollars.

Though he knew he needed the book to sell sufficient copies to make £ 2, 500 before he saw any profit, Edgar was confidently aware this would be achieved in the first three months of the book going on sale, hopelessly underestimating the expenses.

The advantages of such an arrangement include the avoidance of inheritance tax, capital gains tax and the ease of sale which can be achieved by transferring the property owned by the company and reduction of property purchase costs to the onward purchasers.

However, Leader did not finish his course of studies at the R. A, nor did he need to – his paintings proved to be in great demand by wealthy buyers and he achieved an enviable degree of commercial success within only a few years of his first sale.

The bigger budget was achieved by the advance sale of the distribution rights in the United States to United Artists.

The San Remo has consistently achieved the highest sale prices per unit on Central Park West, and is the top coop building in terms of price per square foot on the Upper West Side, attaining prices of $ 4, 200 per square foot for its penthouse units.

In most respects Leon has won: the chocolate sale has achieved its objectives, Jerry has been beaten, and an overt partnership has been forged with The Vigils.

Starting on Wednesday 7 May 2008 the magazine is issued each Wednesday, having been on sale each Thursday for the past 111 years, with the earlier day being achieved using electronic publishing technology, with the magazine retaining its usual Monday deadline.

Norfolk Road holds the record for the highest sale price achieved at auction in the suburb.

Heat achieved record sale figures when Jade Goody had a make-over and was first on the front cover after her stint in Big Brother 3 ( 2002 ) and later when Nikki Grahame and Pete Bennett from Big Brother 7 split and Nikki spoke exclusively to Heat ( 2006 ).

She has filed Public Interest Litigations that have achieved the replacement of the municipal killing of homeless dogs with a sterilization programme, the unregulated sale of airguns and a ban on mobile or traveling zoos.

The rationale behind the device is that the swift sale of the business may be necessary or of benefit to enable a best price to be achieved.

The company was accused of the practice of " internal sales " of uncompleted units, the absence of sale price-lists, and also for hyping sales for flats in its The Arch development in West Kowloon by announcing inflated prices ( per square metre ) achieved.

It was opened by Sir Richard Eyre in May 1999, and was part-funded from the £ 7. 7 million achieved through the sale of an Assyrian relief ( see below ), originally brought to Canford when it was a private house by Sir Austen Henry Layard in the mid-nineteenth century.

It achieved a six-figure sale in the UK, reaching No. 15 in the charts in a 15-week run, with virtually no air play, only by strong word-of-mouth.

Although the sale was affected by pressure from influential sectors like some bishops and certain delegates, it achieved Taft ’ s goal of sequestering all the Roman Catholic Church lands, something that the ill-fated Philippine Republic had failed to achieve.

It became the band's biggest-selling single in the UK, and also achieved the highest first week sale ( 292, 318 copies ) of any of their singles.

After the January 2010 sale of starter João Pereira to Sporting Clube de Portugal, Oliveira became the first-choice right back, and finished the season with 17 appearances, as Braga achieved a best-ever second place in the league.