A Dutch traitor and Sir John Gorst changes his name
A Dutch engineer officer is arrested in Amsterdam for betraying plans to Germany. The case involves the Dutch and German authorities coordinating, with the Kaiser informed of the treachery. Sir John Gorst surrenders his political pension and is set to become Sir John Lowndes after inheriting Castle Combe estate and adopting the Lowndes name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brentwood Company
William
Netherlands
Holland
Germany
Amsterdam
M. van Swinderen
Wilhelm
War Department
Sir John Gorst
Szapary kinship to former Hungarian premier noted
Count Julius Szapary, once a prominent Hungarian statesman, mentored by a priest at school, later rose to premier and nominated Vaszary for Rome’s cardinalate. His nephew Count Paul Szapary heads a Ritz Hotel Company project on the Danube Quai in Budapest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Szapary
Ritz Hotel Company
Danube Quai
Corso
Botvas Terrace
Marie Valerie Street
Budapest
Hungary
Julius Szapary
Julius
Vaszary
Kardos
Grau
Sacred College
Rome
Prince Eulenberg Flees Germany Amid Libel Case Fallout
Reports reveal Prince Eulenberg left Liebenberg for Gastein Austria a week after a libel suit against editor Harden was settled with a nominal 159 dollar fine. Berlin authorities learned of his travel days later as extraterritorial proceedings loom. The prince had been described as dying yet fit to testify before a court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Moltke
Harden
Varden
Zukunft
Moltke
Berlin
Helmuth von Moltke
German Empire
Prince Eulenberg
Cuno Moltke
Liebenberg
Gastein
Austria
Germany
Jefferson Davis Memorial Park Dedication in Fairview
Fairview Kentucky marked the 101st birthday of Jefferson Davis with the dedication of the Jefferson Davis Memorial Park. A local basket dinner and barbecue honored the event, with General Young delivering the main address read by Colonel W A Milton. Plans include raising funds to build a memorial temple and remodel the Davis farm house for widows of Confederate soldiers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Mississippi
Hodgenville
Abraham Lincoln
Todd
Christian
General Young
Louisville
W. A. Milton
Young
Chicago
Lincoln
United South
Mrs W Albert Pease Seriously Injured In Hempstead Crash
Mrs W Albert Pease wife of a Manhattan broker and daughter of Admiral Rogers was badly hurt when her new green horse bolted after a touring car and struck a tree. She suffered a skull fracture a broken nose deep cuts and contusions and was moved by auto to Meadow Brook Hempstead. Her companion Mrs Helen B Holt escaped with minor injuries. Pease is a cousin of August Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead
Long Island
W. Albert Pease
Manhattan
Admiral Rogers
Helen B. Holt
Holt
Expect Twenty Five Warships For Hudson Fulton Parade
General Woodford, president of the Hudson Fulton Celebration Commission, told yesterday’s Lawyers Club luncheon that the commission seeks twenty five to thirty first class warships from various nations to anchor in New York Harbor for the September celebration. He urged consuls to influence their governments to send ships for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart N. Woodford
Hudson-Fulton
Lawyers’ Club
Commission
New York
Woodford
Neighbors Plan Dinner for Jerome at Little Hungary Café
A committee of Jerome's neighbors announced after a May 27 meeting that a public dinner for District Attorney Jerome will be held June 10 at the Little Hungary Café, 257 East Houston Street. Three hundred sixty five tickets at $1 each will be sold. The event is described as non political with attendees from all parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Little Hungary Café
East
Houston Street
Morgan Return Date Unclear From Paris Report
Report from Paris said J Pierpont Morgan would sail to New York today but city authorities noted no confirmation he is returning yet. Morgan will not come back from his European trip until July or August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
Mr. Morgan
Eclipse Photographed at Harvard Observers Cite Poor Conditions
Cambridge Massachusetts June 3 officials at the Harvard Observatory reported that the total eclipse of the moon visible for about an hour last night could not be photographed successfully due to heavy cloud cover. Only two or three photographs were taken before clouds obscured the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard Observatory
Death of German Liberal Leader Dr. Theodor Barth
Dr Theodor Barth a leading liberal Reichstag figure died in Baden Baden on June 3 at age 54 of a digestive illness. Born July 16 1849 in Dunderstadt Hanover he studied law in Heidelberg Leipsic and Berlin earned a Doctor juris utriusque and held posts in Bremen Bremerhaven and the German Reichstag. He opposed Bismarck protectionism and army expansion and admired United States institutions visiting the U S multiple times including 1907 when he earned Harvard’s Lit D. He traveled with Bryan and praised Andrew White, reflecting strong ties to American circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodor Barth
Dunderstadt
Hanover
Gymnasium Andrianum
Hildesheim
Barth
Heidelberg
Leipsic
Berlin
Bremen
Bremerhaven
Dr. Barth
Chamber of Commerce
Reischbank
Deutsche Geselschaft Fur Rettung Schiffbruchiger
Bismarck
United States
Samuel Ashton Former Chicago Justice Passes Away at 85
Samuel Ashton, a retired lawyer born in 1824 in Virginia, died yesterday at 2376 Eighth Avenue where he lived with sister Mrs Lorraine L Williamson. Once a justice of the Chicago Supreme Court, he was a longtime friend of Chief Justice Fuller. He spent thirty five years in New York and had an office at 306 Broadway until three years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Ashton
Eighth Avenue
Lorraine L. Williamson
Virginia
Supreme Court
Chicago
Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Mr. Ashton
New York
Broadway
Mrs Fisk DAR leader dies in Pawtucket at 57
Mrs Stephen F Fisk vice-regent of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution and a Rhode Island figure died in Pawtucket on June 3. Dr James L Wheaton cited lack of nourishment as the cause. She was 57 and married to a prominent local druggist. She had attended the Washington DAR convention in April where she was elected vice-regent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pawtucket
R. I
Stephen F. Fisk
National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Rhode Island
James L. Wheaton
Washington
Notable Obituaries From Jefferson County and Beyond
Frank D. Pierce aged sixty five former Jefferson County Clerk died at his Watertown home after a long illness. Henry J. Bruce, a 47 year missionary in India, died in Panchgani at seventy four. Mrs. Robert F. Bower to be buried in Woodlawn. her former husband Colonel Worthington was killed in service. Henry F. Montague aged ninety six helped found an abolition party in Michigan in 1836 and aided the underground railroad to Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Pierce
Jefferson County
Watertown
N. Y
Mr. Pierce
New York
Henry J. Bruce
Panchgani
India
Boston
Mr. Bruce
American Board
Amherst College
MHS
Robert F. Bowborf
Worthington
Kentucky
Woodlawn
Church of the Transfiguration
Bower
Free Masons
Knights Templar
Colonel Worthington
Henry Clews
Henry F. Montague
Michigan
Kalamazoo
Drops Dead in Store at Claffin Company
James Hawelson fifty four assistant manager of the lace department at H B Claffin Company Church and Worth streets dropped dead yesterday morning in the store. He had worked about an hour after arriving in apparently good health when a sudden indigestion attack caused his death before a doctor could be called. Coroner Harburger ordered the body taken to Leonard Street police station while relatives from Bayonne New Jersey come. Hawelson left a wife three sons and a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hawelson
H. B. Claflin Company
Church and
Worth Streete
Harburger
Leonard Street
Hawelson
Bayonne
N. J
The
Claffin Company
Maude and Emery Shine in A Merry Devil at Playhouse
Cyril Maude and Winifred Emery received a warm welcome at the Playhouse Theatre when they starred in the farce A Merry Devil by W. B. Fagan. The production showcased Maude in a broad comedy role and Emery in strong form, while Fagan’s serious work The Earth recently appeared at the Kingsway Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Cyril Maude
Winifred Emery
Playhouse Theatre
W. B. Fagan
Maude
Miss Emery
Kingsway Theatre
Florodora for Aborn Company at Grand Opera House
The Aborn company's second week at the Grand Opera House Brooklyn presents Florodora as the main offering. Starting Monday June 14 a new farce Back Again will be added with book by Owen Davis and A. Hauerbach and lyrics and music by Hauerbach and Karl Hoschna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aborn Company
Grand Opera House
Brooklyn
Florodora
Owen Davis
A. ©. Hauerbach
Hauerbach
Karl Hoschna
Theatrical News Roundup of June Theaters and Casts
The article lists upcoming runs and engagements for June including shows by Thompson Shubert Dillingham Harris and Weyman in New York and Chicago. Henry Kolker joins next season's leading roles. Charles Dillingham schedules The Candy Shop at Knickerbocker with Studebaker starts June 14. Vernon Clarges stars in Nobie Spaniard for Harris. Follies of 1909 seats auction at New York Theatre. George Beban appears at Colonial Theatre in The Sign of the Rose. Swat Milligan features next week at Columbia Theatre with Frank Stone as bass. Sir Charles Wyndham attends a performance of The Blue Mouse at Maxine Elliott's Theatre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Dillingham
Chicago
Knickerbocker Theatre
Studebaker Theatre
Vernon Clarges
Henry B. Harris
New York Theatre
George Beban
Colonial Theatre
West End
George Manee
Messrs
Shubert
Swat Milligan
Bozeman Bulger
Columbia Theatre
Brooklyn
Frank Stone
Swat
Milligan
Charles Wyndham
the Blue Mouse
Maxine Elliott
American soprano Anita Rio to sing at Covent Garden
London reports Mme Anita Rio has signed for two seasons as a lead at Covent Garden. Her first appearance comes in about two weeks. She will also support Caruso on a September concert tour of England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mme
Anita Rio
Covent Garden
Rio
Caruso Fn
England
Graves Will Endows City Charities With 1850000
Mrs Margaret J P Graves widow of Henry Plant dies last Sunday and leaves 13 city charities about 1850000 plus a 1000000 to her husband and two trust funds of 690000 each. Executors include Bishop Broderick and J E Loughman. estate valued near three million with real property at about six million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret J. P. Graves
Robert Graves
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum
Vincent's Hospital
New York Hospital
Mount Sinai Hospital
Presbyterian Hospital
Sisters Misers
New York Infirmary For
St. Luke's Hospital
Medical Board
Ursuline Convent
Bedford Park
Hebrew Benevolent Orphan Asylum
Society For the Relief of the
Hebrew Technical School
Testatrix
Michael Francis Loughman
George P. Clover
Bonaventure F. Broderick
James F. Duffy
St. Agnes Church
Brooklyn
Bishop Broderick
J. E. Loughman
M. F. Loughman
J. Middlebrook
Henry B. Plant
Plant
Connecticut
Thaw Withdraws Petition for Discharge from Bankruptcy
Pittsburg June 3 Harry Kendall Thaw is allowed to petition his discharge from bankruptcy in the local federal court without appearing in person. Judge James S Young granted the order on Roger O Mara’s application, implying Thaw’s party has abandoned plans to leave Matteawan soon. A notable moment was Thaw signing as Henry K Thaw, a first according to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Tribune
Pittsburg
Harry Kendall Thaw
James S Young
Roger O'Mara
Thaw
Matteawan
Henry K. Thaw
Henry
Vacuumed lot sale to shield church from apartments
Trustees of the First Church of Christ Scientist consider paying about $500000 for a vacant eight-lot block at the southeast corner of 97th Street and Central Park West. A meeting Monday night will decide the proposition. Plans to enlarge the church or build a Riverside Drive branch were discussed previously but not pursued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
97Th Street
Central Park West
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Sth Street
A. E. Stetson
96Th Street
Riverside Drive
10Th Street
Cathedral Parkway
Margaret ©. Sage
Russell Sage
Grand Jury Souvenir To Judge Foster Receives Tablet
Judge Foster of General Sessions received a bronze tablet bearing Lincoln's Gettysburg address from the grand juries of the May term. Diamond Jim Brady served as morning jury foreman and Arnold Kohn, a banker, led the afternoon jury. The presentation speech followed by Judge Foster's reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
General Sessions
Lincoln
Jim’ Brady
Arnold Kohn
Anonymous donor confirms Holbein portrait purchase
London reports confirmation that an anonymous philanthropist has subscribed sufficient funds to acquire Holbein's portrait of Christina of Denmark, Duchess of Milan, for the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holbein
London
Christina of Denmark
Duchess of Milan
Prominent Arrivals at Notable Hotels Aboard Society News
Prominent guests checked into major hotels including Pierre Lorillard at the Albemarle and Judge and Mrs. Erskine Phelps at Belmon t in Saratoga. Other arrivals include Senator Brackett, Mr. and Mrs. Peabody, and J. Skelton Williams, with Columbia and London figures listed among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albemarle
Pierre Lorillard
Tuxedo
Belmont
Erskine Phelps
Chicago
E. T. Brackett
Saratoga
Charles Peabody
Boston
Gotham
P. W. Livermore
Newport
Grand
George F. Vooey
U. 8
F. A. Smith
A. Imperial
D. C. Robinson
Elmira
John Sloan, Jr
New Haven
Park Avenue
H.P. Huss
U. 8S
N. ST. Regis
Charles Wyndham
London
Waldorf-Astoria
J. Skelton Williams
Richmond
Weather Forecast From Washington June 3 Report
Official Weather Bureau record shows unsettled, showery conditions across the eastern half of the nation. Heavy rains prompt flood warnings along the Black Warrior, lower Tombigbee and Chickasawhay rivers while western regions expect generally fair skies. Local forecasts predict cooler temperatures in parts of the Northeast and mid Atlantic, with showers in Pennsylvania New York and western New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South Texas
Alabama
East Gulf
South Atlantic
Black Warrior
Tombigbee
Chickasawhay
Mississippi River
New York
New England
Mississippi Valley
Westeern
New Hand
Middle Ath
East Ft
Peennsylvania
Jdine
Pennsylvania
Exhibition Of Dutch Masters At Metropolitan Museum
The Hudson Fulton celebration brings 120 paintings from Dutch masters to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Selections include Rembrandt, Frans Hals, and Aelbert Cuyp, with dozens of other Dutch and Flemish artists represented. The American section features colonial era oils and miniatures, portraits by West and Vanderlyn, and notable loans from Society of Colonial Dames and collectors such as Frick and Morgan. The Barye bronzes collection is highlighted with ninety two sculptures and related works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Hudson-Fulton
Robert W. de Forest
Rembrandts
Frans Hals
Aelbert Cuyp
Rembrandt
Frans Hais
Johannes
Chicago Art Institute
New York Historical Society
J. Pierpont Morgan
Thatcher M. Adams
Wm. T Blodgett
MC. D. Borden
Charles B. Bushnell
W. Clark
Sir Drummon
Montreal
Elkins Estate
Philadelphia
R. W. de Forest
Charles M. Schwab
Society of Colonial Dames
New York
Smitert
Blackburn
Woolaston
Earle
Copley
Benjamin West
Fulton
Allston
Malbone
Sully
Stuart
Trumbull
Morse
Dough
Marie L. Dewsnap
Lorenzo Mopaco
Giotto
Bartolomeo Montagna
Wants Court Altered To Improve Children's Court Facility
John D. Lindsay of the New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children urges Mayor McClellan to overhaul the Children’s Court quarters at 66 Third Avenue or erect a new building. He cites overcrowding, poor ventilation, and unsafe detention conditions, proposing options including extending the rear lot, using the old Lexington Avenue building, or a new purpose built structure. The society offers to aid in finding a satisfactory plan. The letter is delivered via secretary E Fellowes Jenkins. In related news, the New York Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy marks Jefferson Davis’s birthday with a Waldorf Astoria reception, followed by dancing and a light supper.
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John D. Lindsay
New York Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
E. Fellowes Jenkins
McClellan
Mr. Lindsay
Candience Court of Special Sessions
Children’s
Third Avenue
East 11Th Street
Department of Charities
Children’s Court
Bureau of Dependent Children
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York City
Manhattan
Bronx
Old College
Street
Lexington Avenue
23D Street
John Dr. Lindsay
Daughters OF Confederacy
New York
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Waldorf-Astoria
Jefferson Davis
James Henry Barker
Association
Theodore Lyons
Alexander Scott
Julian Rivers
F. B. Carpenter
A. G. Dickinson
Miss Augusta Zuckerman Recital at Bechstein Hall
Miss Augusta Zuckerman of New York gave a successful piano recital in London at Bechstein Hall. She displayed powerful tone and fine technique in Brahms and Chopin, with two of her own ultra modern pieces warmly applauded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Zuckerman
London
Augusta Zuckerman
New York
Bechstein Hall
Brahms
Chopin
The Tribune Summer Resort Issue Preview
The Summer Resort number of The Tribune, out next Sunday, will be a veritable mine of information regarding where to go for vacations. Profusely illustrated. Consult it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Tribune
Free Admission and Public Auctions at City Exhibits
Free admission to the American Museum of Natural History and the Zoological Garden is noted along with United States Marshal's sale of smuggled goods. A Festival of folk dances and games is hosted by the Girls' Branch of the Public School Athletic League. An exhibition of science and arts is announced at Stuyvesant Street near Second Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Museum of Natural History
Zoological Garden
United States
Custom House
Stuyvesant We Sonsol
15Th Street
Second Avenua
Will of Mrs Straut Contested in Circuit Court
Chicago court proceedings challenge the 1907 will of Elizabeth Ann Straut who died at Murray Hill Hotel New York. The estate exceeds 700000 with three charities to receive the bulk and about 159500 to relatives. A 10000 bequest to the Church of the Transfiguration is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Henry L. Baldwin
J. W. Phipps
Circuit Court
Elizabeth Ann Straut
Murray Hill
New York
Allum Hicks and Chauncey Pierrepont Weddings Noted in Tribune Notices
Notices announce marriages including Walter Lancelot Allum and Hicks family ties at Grace Church Plainfield, Nathalie Chauncey and Seth Low Pierrepont in Trinity Church New York, and Jason Riggs Jr after Holy Communion. Deaths and other notices indicate standard indorsement required for Tribune publications.
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Hawes—Hyatt
Grace Church
Plainfield
John Bramham Hawes
Boston
Mase
Cornelia Lawrence
Edgar
Hyatt
N. J
D. D
Nathalie Elisabeth Chauncey
Seth Low Pierrepont
Riggs -Kidder
Wedneedar
Church of the Holy Communion
South Orarge
Lewis Cameron
Dorothy
Jerome E. Kidder
Jason Riggs, Jr
Death notices printed for June 1909 in The Tribune
A compilation of obituaries and funeral notices for June 1909 listing dozens of individuals by surname with ages and memorial details. Entries note residences such as 504 Libhs, No. 88 Amherst, 261 West 234 St, and 58 Halstead St, with service times, church or cemetery affiliations, and inland train arrival references. The batch includes Peters, Appelgate, Ashton, Bird, Black, Bower, Brown, Carolan, Cohen, Haight, Huntting, Russell, Tompkins, White House, and Young among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appelgate
East Orange
Daniel B. Appelgate
R Frank J. Center
Amherst Et
Barclay St
Ashton
Samuel Ashton
West 234
Trai
Peekskill
Piermont-on-the- Hudson
Haight
Catherine Lyon
David E. Haight
Katonah
Central Station
Tompkins
Mary Go
Noah S. Tompkins
Sears
Fitzhugh House
Beaulieu
France
Greenwood Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery Access and Undertaker Services Listed
The notice details Woodlawn Cemetery access via Harlem train from Grand Central, Webster and Jerome avenue trolleys, and carriages with lots starting at 150 dollars. It advertises Book of Views from Gramercy, 20 East 23d Street, and marks Frank F. Campbell as the undertaker with private rooms and ambulances. Florist listings include Newman Floral Co at 202 South Avenue with Madison Square contact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlem
Grand Cemetral
Webster and
Jerome Avenue
Gramercy
East 23d St
New York
Cit
Uptown Tribune Seeks Applicants for Various Positions
Special notices invite the public to consult the file of applications of selected aspirants for positions of various kinds. The file is installed at the Uptown Office of THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE, No 1364 Broadway, between 36th and 37th Streets. Office hours are 9am to 6pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uptown
NEW York Tribune
Broadway
36Th
37Th Streets
Tribune Subscription Rates for Domestic and Foreign Mail
The Tribune offers domestic and foreign mail subscriptions with varied rates for daily and Sunday delivery. Rates include weekly and tri weekly options, with monthly and yearly terms for the United States, Mexico, Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, the Philippines, Canada, and Europe. Foreign postal rates apply to different service levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
United States
Mexico
Manhattan
Bronx
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Inday Tribune
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Kaiser
John Gorst
Great Britain
Antipodes
Wiltshire
Lowndes
Sir John
Edward Chaddock Gorst
Purton
E. C. Lowndes
E. C. Gorst
Castle Combe
Sir John Lowndes
Harold Gorst
John
Admiralty
Exchequer
Treasury
Lord Cross
Lord George Hamilton
Henry Chaplin
Lord Balfour of
Burleigh
Scotland
Gerald Balfour
Ireland
New Zealand
Selwyn
Bishop Selwyn
Arthur Balfour
Sir Henry Drummond Wolff
Lord Randolph Churchill
Mt API
South
Norfolk
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Texas
Louisiana
New Orleans
August Belmont
Garden City
Morgan
Harvard
Baden Baden
Theatrical News
Mr. Thompson
Messrs. Shubert
Henry Kolker
Mme. Rio
Mrs. Graves
the Weather Report
Weather Bureau
Aewel
Metropolitan
Straut
Tri-Weekly
Church of the Redeemer
New Island
Hobart Clark
George F. Hicks
Walter Lancelot Allum Allum
Hicks
the Jewett
Frances Peters
Allers
Priedrick Ae Om
Black
Elmer Ellsworth Black
East 78Th St
Madison Ave
Robert F Bower
Church of the Treation
Brown
DeGraw St
Brookelyn
Thomas EB. Brows
St. A. Church
Sixth Ave
Sterling Place
Holy Cross Cemetery
Russell
Providence
Henry G. Russell
Moses Brown
Anne Allen
St. Stephen's Church
Undertakers
Frank FE. Campbell
West
St. B
Newman Floral Co
Sth
Ave
Tel
Madison Sq
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