Vaudeville and Variety Listings at Local Theatres
The page lists amusements and show times at venues including Hamiet Gardens, Ordway, Havana, Colonial, Coney Island Dreamland, and Ernstein s. Acts include The Man from Home, The World in Wax, The Climax, The Beauty Spot, The Third Degree, The Candy Shop, A Fool There Was, and The Girl from Rector's with times from 2 to 8:15 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamiet Gardens
Gertieman
Mississippl Sey
Ordway
The
Midnight Sons
Havana
Coney Island
Dreamland
Luna Park
Aly
Mexico
Erstein
Souare
Berty
Tyric
John Ganton
Maxine Elliott
Blue Mouse
Weber
Rector
Tribune Association publication details and officers
The Tuesday June 1909 issue lists the Tribune Association as owner publisher with a New York base at Tribune Building 153 Nassau Street. Ogden Mills serves as president Henry Wackett as secretary and James M Barrett as treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune
Neseau Street
New ‘York
Ogden Mills
Henry Wackett
James M. Barrett
Congress and World Affairs Feature a Turbulent Morning
Senate restores Dingley tariffs on hosiery while Porto Rico law reform passes the House. Foreign news cites a $600 million naval plan by France, diplomacy shifts in Salonica, and a long ambush escape in Luzon. Domestic items report transit union tensions, a Kentucky shooting, and legal opinions on whiskey and taxes. Weather notes show a cloudy day with a high near 78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Senate
House
Porto Rico
A Word as to Charters and Buffalo Reform
A special legislative committee weighs charter reform with Buffalo as a model for a commission government. The Buffalo plan mirrors Des Moines and Galveston, sparking debate among upstate Republicans and Tammany era figures, while The Buffalo Express urges informed openness to the reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Commission
Wes Moines
Galveston
Ivins
Legislative Committee
Senate
Middle West
Buffalonians
Buffalo Express
New York Reform Ideas Meet Opposition Across Cities
The piece argues that populist proposals and government by commission face broad resistance from sober politicians. It notes Dallas, Houston, Leavenworth, Colorado Springs, and Boston show interest in commissions while recalls and direct nominations threaten traditional organization politics. The Express suggests progressives may favor studying Buffalo and Ivins charter for potential merits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Dallas
Houston
Leavenworth
Colorado Springs
Boston
Express
Buffalo
Legislative Committee
New York
Procession of Progress
Liens for Unpaid Taxes Show Early Success in Citywide Sale
A new method selling tax arrears claims on real estate drew strong early results. Of 260 properties, 220 owners paid up and 40 liens remained. Interest ranged 7 to 12 percent, reflecting market dynamics and court risk. The plan shifts delinquent taxes into a playable claim, offering a fairer route than outright sale or long leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
New York County
Schurman Replies On College Student Earnestness
President Schurman of Cornell argues that lack of serious purpose is a local issue in older New England and New Jersey institutions not seen at Cornell or western universities. He cites modern course breadth but concedes the critique that cultural studies may seem diminished in the collegiate department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schurman
Cornell University
Lowell
Harvard
Wilson
Princeton
New England
New Jersey
Cornell
West
The Cretan Crisis and Its Impending Settlement
The crisis over Crete nears a probable July evacuation by the four powers. Greece expects handover to Greece with Crete’s Cretan majority supportive. Turkey insists on retaining Crete with autonomy, while powers face a legal obligation to restore it to Turkey. The Turkish ministry threatens resignation if resolved otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crete
Greece
Turkey
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid
Powers weigh Crete guardianship amid Greek Turkish tension
The four powers favor a reforming system in Crete but fear unsettling it. Leaving Greece and Turkey to resolve issues could spark a new war. Proposals to keep troops on Crete indefinitely face Turkey’s objections, while withdrawing from Macedonia complicates matters. Germany’s emerging interest adds to European chancelleries’ anxiety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
Greece
Macedonia
Crete
Germany
Europe
Castle Point to be home of Stevens Institute at Hoboken
The proposal to acquire Castle Point for Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken pleases many as the site is praised for its beauty and proximity to commerce. The piece notes New York University Columbia College and other institutions favoring elevated sites, with Hoboken marking the fourth highly situated school in the metropolitan district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company
Callahan
Breathitt
Kentucky
Taft
Lloyd W. Bowers
United States
Aurel Batony
Newport
Koenig
Hughes
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Charles A. Richmond
Union College
Union University
General Synod of the
Reformed C Church of America
Rutgers College
Reformed Church
Castle Point
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken
Hudson
New York
New Jersey
Palisades
Riverside
New York University
Columbia
Morningside
College of the
City
Cornell
Colby
Practical
The Outlook for Aerial Travel in the Early Age of Airships
The piece argues against commercial airship travel between cities 200 to 300 miles apart. It notes enormous costs, limited capacity, and weather delays with Zeppelin dirigibles. It also doubts freight feasibility and points to irregular schedules and high accident risk, stressing military control and financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
United States
Zeppelin
Subways Reform Aimed at Safer Sunday Travel
A New York report argues sending troublemakers to the workhouse will curb subway rowdiness and improve weekend travel safety. It notes 26 835 workers on the Panama Canal project and cites recruitment and humane treatment as key to maintaining steady labor, with Spaniards and West Indian blacks comprising the workforce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Spain
Persians face crisis as calls grow for reform
The piece argues Persia risks losing independence without radical reform. It notes public preference for speed in transit over comfort, critiques Santo Domingo rebel groups, debunks airship scares from California to England, and recalls past balloon records while urging modern aviators to surpass the 1,150 mile, twenty hour Missouri to New York flight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Missouri
New York
Mayor Mahool Uses Water Wagon to Promote Sobriety
Baltimore Mayor J Barry Mahool launches a municipal water wagon to remind city employees to stay sober after two officials were jailed for embezzlement blamed on drink. The move signals strict city conduct and a push for integrity in public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Barry Mahool
Baltimore
Mahool
New York Seeks Portrait Fund For ex President Cleveland
The Baltimore Sun reports New York aims to raise about 1200 dollars for a Cleveland portrait to hang in Albany's state Capitol executive chamber. Only a small portion has been subscribed, despite expectations of broad support for a memorial to the ex governor and reformer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore Sun
New York
Cleveland
State Capitol
Albany
Empire State
A Southern Plea for the Negro
A Louisville Courier Journal item recounts a mob attack on a black fireman in Augusta Georgia. Mrs Sylvester a prominent white woman sheltered him in her home and protected him from rioters. The piece laments sheriff and jailer officials and praises Mrs Sylvester as a model defender of Black man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Augusta
What the Smoke Nuisance Costs
At the International Association for the Abatement of the Smoke Nuisance meeting in Syracuse a Cleveland smoke inspector reports the city wastes 10 percent of its three million tons of coal yearly, costing $600000. He estimates $3750000 in house painting due to smoke and $9000 yearly in extra laundry, with 2 percent painting waste. The Cleveland Chamber of Commerce investigates textile damage from smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore News
International Association For the
Syracuse
Cleveland
Cleveland Chamber of Commerce
Taft Hearings on Whiskey Report and London Weather Talks
The Tribune notes President Taft released Solicitor General Bowers report on whiskey defining it as grain based. He granted more hearings to distillers while Weather Bureau chief Willis Moore discussed a London trip for an international weather conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Bowers
Taft
Willis L. Ibore
Weather Bureau
London
Moore
Cassidy
Cole
Congress
Brussels
Rodenberg
San Francisco
Flint
Portala
F E. H. Holbrook
U. S. Grant Circle No. 1
Ida Lawrence
Holbrook
Hendricks
Kistler
Barringer
Sulloway
Wheeler
Cowles
Smith
Hubbard
Hinshaw
Hays
Hanna
Burke
Calderff
Cox
Jesse Overstreet
Bourne
Archibald Butt
Clarence R. Edwards
White House
The Knox Family Trip to London and Return
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox depart Washington for New York and London aboard the Kronprinz Wilhelm. Hugh Knox sails with them, plans two weeks in London then two weeks of local travel, returning to the United States to visit Walling Forge. Knox to receive LL D from Villanova College on June 15. Treasury and War secretaries in Chicago will return Wednesday. Mrs. Dickinson has returned from New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Knox
Hugh
New York
Waller Forge
Villanova College
Pennsylvania
Secretary of the Treasury
Chicago
Dickinson
Diplomatic Corps Notes Transit Visits and Appointments
From Washington June 7 the Argentine Minister and Sefiora de Portela plan to close the legation Thursday and move to Magnolia Massachusetts for the season at Seacrest cottage. Panama's minister has returned from Annapolis and Arosemena will begin a Western summer trip. Batalla has arrived as Panaman attaché and Ali Rustem Bey will join the New York embassy entourage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune Bureau
Washington
Sefiora de Portela
Magnolia
Mass
Panama
Annapolis
Arosemena
J. G. Batalla
Legation
Ali Rustem Bey
New York
Washington Society Notes June 7 1909 Vice President to Utica
The Vice-President travels to New York and Utica and plans a possible permanent Washington residence next season. Mrs Guidet Duryee of New York takes Pierre Lorillard’s former house for next season with daughters Marie and Agnes, sailing for Europe June 19 for the summer. Captain and Mrs Walter McLean and daughter Elsie McLean join Wallace D McLean to travel to New York soon for events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tripune Bureau
Washington
New York
Sherman
Manhattan
Utica
Guidet Duryee
Pierre Lorillard
Walter McLean
Elsie McLean
Wallace D. McLean
Taft gifts photo to Persian consul general Topakyan
The Persian Consul General in New York H. H. Topakyan received a photograph of President Taft with the president’s note dated June 4, 1908. Topakyan has been named honorary vice-president of the Navy League of the United States, joining figures such as Theodore Roosevelt and John D. Long in that role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy League
New York
H. H. Topakyan
Taft
William H. Taft
White House
Washington
Topakyan
Navy League of the United States
League
Theodore Roosevelt
J. Pierpont Morgan
August Belmont
John D. Long
George Dewey
Cornelius N. Bliss
Seth Low
Elihu Root
Dinner Honors Guests At Reid Embassy Event
Ambassador and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid hosted a large dinner in London drawing Sir Edward Grey and the French and Spanish ambassadors. Other guests included Lord Carew, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of London, A F W Ingram, the Marquis and Marchioness of Dufferin, and Mr. and Mrs. Herbert J. Gladstone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry C Ide Arrives in Madrid as New U S Minister
Henry C Ide the American Minister to Spain arrived in Madrid by car from Paris succeeding William M Collier. The date to present credentials has not yet been fixed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Henry C. Ide
Spain
William M. Collier
Paris
Harriman Arrives in London Before Paris Trip
E. H. Harriman landed in London from New York on June 7 on his way to Paris. He reported a good Atlantic crossing despite a few days of seasickness and said he is in better health than a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
F. H. Harriman
New York
Paris
Atlantic
Colonel W. C. Gorgas Honored at Jefferson Medical College
At Jefferson Medical College eighty fourth commencement exercises in Philadelphia Colonel W. C. Gorgas sanitary officer at Panama received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Gorgas, famed for eradicating yellow fever in Cuba, was the day’s speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Jefferson Medical College
W. C. Gorgas
Panama
Gorgas
Cuba
American prel ates attend Rome golden jubilee
Monsignor Falconio and several American bishops led a large delegation to Rome for the American College jubilee celebrations. Pontifical mass for deceased founders and alumni will be offered by Archbishop Farley, with Bishop Burke delivering the sermon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Falconio
Washington
Farley
New York
McDonnell
Brooklyn
Hoban
Scranton
M. J Burke
St. Joseph
Keiley
Savannah
Owen B. Corrigan
Baltimore
American College
Archbishop Farley
Burke
Grace Church to Host Society Weddings in New York
Grace Church will host the double wedding of Miss Alice Van Ripley to Alexander de Ogden Jones and Miss Amélie Stayt Ripley to Raphael. The Ripley daughters are daughters of General and Mrs Edward H. Ripley. A reception follows at the Ripley home on West 17th Street. The Rev. Hugh Birckhead, rector of George's Church, will wed Miss Caroline Minturn Hall tomorrow. Many society figures attend the bachelor dinner and fill ushers roles. Various families plan summer movements to Southampton, New Rochelle, London, Bar Harbor, and Europe, with several returning from Europe this month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald McLean
Sam
Zalinski
Chevy Chase Club
Cannon
He Kean
Senator Bulkeley
J. Franklin Bell
Aleshire
William Ridgely
John B. Henderson
Owen, Briggs
John B. Henderson, Jr
Semin Danville
Huff
Europe
Chevy Chase
Marine Band
Grace Church
Ding
Alice van Ripley
Alexander de Ogden Jones
Amélie Stayt Ripley
Raphael
Edward H. Ripley
Westip Street
Hugh Birckhead
George's Church
Stuyvesant Square
Caroline Minturn Hall
Pilly G. Birckhead
Henry Marion Hall
Walter G. Lane
Reginald Sayre
John Howe Hall
Frank E. Hagemeyer
Donald McKay Frost
William G. Low, Jr
Social Notes From Newport This Week In June
Newport social column lists arrivals and plans for summer at Newport including Mr. and Mrs. George R. Agassiz, Prof Alexander Agassiz, Mrs E H G Slater, Mr and Mrs W B Bristow of New York, Miss Frederika Paine at Newport Casino, and Lawnfield readiness. Several families plan European and Bar Harbor trips. governors name Commodore Arthur Curtiss James and others to Newport Clambake Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport
George R. Agassiz
Alexander Agassiz
E. H. G. Slater
Washington
W. B. Bristow
New York
Lewis Lelia
Frederika Paine
Frederick Pearson
Bar Harbor
Newport Clambake Club
Arthur Curtiss James
J. D. R. Baldwin
George H. Benjamin
Aleander S. Cochran
Hamilton Fish Webster
Lawnfield
H. O. Havemeyer, Jr
John J. Wysong
Nathaniel Thayer
William Patten
Boston
John Nicholas Brown
Europe
Zabriskie
Constance Warren
Kaiser Receives Americans in Potsdam Audience
Arthur von Brisen president of the Legal Aid Society of New York and Marion D Learned professor of German at the University of Pennsylvania were received by Emperor William in Potsdam. They met in the park glass pavilion for over an hour discussing various subjects and Learned presented a copy of Life of Pastorius with a bound volume to be sent to the Emperor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Heme
Hough
Brooklyn
John G. Milburn
American Sugar Refining Company
John E. Parsons
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Com Penny
New York Skin and Cancer Hospital
John R. Early
Washington
Walte- Smith
Florida
Collier's Weekly
Bradler
Kirchwey
Columbia University Law School
Joseph H. Choate
William €. Brown
New York Central
Professor Clark
Columbia
McClellan
Potsdam
Arthur von Brisen
Legal Aid Society of New York
William
Ambassador Hill
Marion D. Learned
University of Pennsylvania
Profesor Learned
Pastorius
Learned
Carnegie Institute
America
Mrs Henry G Russell Will Bequests Total 383000
Providence probate filings reveal Mrs Henry G Russell of Providence left public institutions and Episcopal Church groups 38000 and individuals 1015.20. Twenty Providence institutions receive benefits and Brown University gains half of the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warwick
R. I
Henry G. Russell
Providence
Aot
Kirchwey Resigns Columbia Law Dean Post
Professor George W. Kirchwey resigns as dean of Columbia University Law School to devote full time to teaching and writing. He will remain as a professor of law. no political motive, he says.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Columbiaolumbia
George W. Kirchwey
University
Alonzo Cushing
Kirchwey
Nicholas Murray Butler
Citizens Union Executive Committee
BS Action
Dean Kirchwey
Best
Law School
Columbia Fort Albany
Albany School
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ceci
Purchase & Exchange
Belp
Robert Bacon
Salonica
Cracow
Kingston
Jamaica
Epona
William James
Luzon
Manila
DR. Schurman
Rockaway
Persia
Santo Domingo
California
England
Japan
Mary
Russia
Maria
Horace Dodd Gastit
Harper's Weekly
Charles Andrews
New York State Court of Appeals
Andrews
Lapleigh
Ueer Fellahs
Miss Blunt
Sorghum
Washington Star
James Hamilton Lewis
Chicago Evening Post
Seoul
Corea
Balkan States
Cleveland Portrait Fund
the Diplomatic Corps
IN Washington Society
MR. Taft
MR. Topakyan
Ambassador Reid
E. H. Harriman
NEW York Society
William A. M. Burden
St. Regis
Town
Southampton
Long Island
Adrian Iselin
Therese
Louise Iselin
New Rochelle
Lydig Hoyt
Julia Hoyt
Staatsburg
Mm Gerald L. Hoyt
Walter S. Gurnee
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Neeport
Hermannefricha
Russell H. Hoadley
Bonnie Bourne
Southampm
John Jacob Aster
Burege
Mrs Casimir de Rham
Douglas Sloane
Ben
Lenox, Mase
Kaiser
Arthur von Briesen
Professor Learned
Episcopal
Dean
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!