Amusements listings for New York area venues
The page lists current showings at multiple theaters and vaudeville houses including the Academy of Music Merchant of Venice at S8:30, the Boy and the Girl at Aerial Gardens, Vaudeville acts at Alhamra and Bijou, The Man from Home at Astor, Going Some at S-C0 Loyal, and several other acts and times such as Havana at Casino, The World in Wax at Edex Musee, The Third Degree at Hudson and The Candy Shop at Knickerbocker among many others
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Academy OF Musics
Coney Island
Luna Park
Daly’s
Herald Square
Liberty
John Ganton
Maxine Elliott
the Blue Mouse
Weber
Rector’s
New York Daily Tribune June 10 1909 masthead details
The item lists the June 10 1909 issue of the New York Daily Tribune with publication by The Tribune Association. It names officers Ogden Mills president Henry W Beckett secretary and James M Barrett treasurer and gives the Tribune Building Nassau Street address.
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The
Tribune Association
New York
Tribune Building
Nassau Street
Ogden Mills
Henry W. Beckett
James M. Barrett
Congress splits tariff debate as Taft plans dividends tax
The Senate Finance Committee with Taft's approval moves toward a tariff bill amendment taxing corporate dividends. President Taft to award Wright brothers at the White House. Michigan battleship tests up to speed. many colleges hold commencements. City stocks fall as transit fraud cases surface. actions in education and police galleries noted. Weather calls for showers with temperatures yesterday reaching high and low readings.
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Congress
Senate
House
Paris
M. Chauchard
Mme. Boursin
Henry C. Ide
United States
Spain
Alfonso
Madrid
Doum2
Dubrovin
League of the Russian People
Toulon
Condé
Porto Rico
Caracas
Venezuela
Gomez
Congress of Venezuela
Cuba
Yokohama
Senate Finance Committee
Taft
Orville
Wilbur Wright
White House
Indiana
Indianapolis
New York
Jesse S. Phillips
Albany
Michigan
Rockland
National Conference of Charities and Corrections
Buffalo
China
Gaynor
American Sugar Refining Company
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Aldermanic Building Committee
Board of Education
MacNicholl
Bingham
Duffy
Rogues
Loeb
J. P. Morgan & Co
Chicago Great Western Railway Company
William Clausen
William T. Evans
National Highways Protective Society
Puttnam
Murder Will Out In Sugar Trust Scandal Narrative
The Sugar Trust faces damning public scrutiny for closing the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company and defrauding the government via short weight scales. The Philadelphia rivalry tale and a jury compromise highlight moral corrosion, with Adolph Segal linked to the rival refinery’s fate and a high-stakes Sherman act context.
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American Sugar Refining Company
The
Sugar Trust
Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Company
Philadelphia
Adolph Segal
The Sugar Trust and Corporate Immorality Exposed
A historical critique describes a Sugar Trust driven by a single ruler who used a loan to install himself as director and block a rival refinery. The episode sparked anti corporation sentiment, revealing secrecy and contempt for public opinion. It argues moral law applies to corporations and individuals alike.
Queens aldermen balk at bridge fund scrutiny
In a Philadelphia style critique, the Queens aldermen face scrutiny over a $20,000 fund for the Queensboro Bridge celebration. The piece chides their withdrawal from the committee, questions public interest in the accounting, and urges public spirit for the massive project despite past costs and perceived waste.
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Queensboro Bridge
Queens
Celebration Committee
Picayune
Upper East
Manhattan
Protection and party history in US tariff policy
The article argues that protected tariffs were longstanding in US history, not a wartime or recent creation. It traces tariffs from early policies under the Whigs through Morrill, McKinley, and Dingley laws, noting Republican alignment with protection and Democratic free-trade pressures from 1866 to 1909. It challenges the New York Times view as historically inaccurate.
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New York Times
Times
Harrison
Cleveland
Henry Clay
Congress
House of Representatives
Lincoln
Senate
Buchanan
Fort Sumter
Republican Party
Europe
Tariff Policy Shifts Public Support Across Regions
The piece argues that Republican victories reflect broad approval of protection, noting Democratic successors lack durable heirs to anti protection campaigns. It cites The Charlotte Observer praising tariff interests in coastal states and contends Southern states now favor protected, scientifically adjusted duties for regional and national gain.
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Democratic Party
North Carolina
The
Charlotte Observer
Honor To The Wrights Medal Ceremony Praises Dayton Inventors
President Taft will present Aero Club of America medals to the Wright brothers, whose pioneering heavier-than-air flights transformed aviation. The piece notes their patience and pluck, their firsts in motorized flight, modesty, and potential influence on foreign designers, with trials in 1904 and Europe before a public display.
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Taft
Aero Club of America
Wright Brothers
Dayton
Wrights
Maxim
Langley
Smithsonian Institution
Delagrange
Farman
Europe
Dayton Aeronauts
Public Service Commission Rejects South Shore Traction Monopoly Plan
The Public Service Commission refused a South Shore Traction Company proposal for a Queens boro Bridge monopoly and for charging future users a premium reflecting displaced traffic. The piece argues such a plan would harm transit growth, hurt Brooklyn riders, and shows the commission’s view that public welfare outweighs a private carrier’s gains.
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South Shore Traction Company
Public Service Commission
Queensboro Bridge
Queens
Interborough
Brooklyn
Keeping Away From The Hague In China Japan Dispute
The article notes satisfaction that China has withdrawn its bid to submit the Manchuria railroad and Korean border dispute to The Hague. It affirms direct negotiations between China and Japan are preferable to international arbitration for timely, practical settlement.
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The
Hague
Friends of Peace
China
Japan
Manchuria
Corean
Direct negotiations preferred to court or The Hague in China Japan dispute
The text argues for resolving China and Japan disputes through direct talks rather than external arbitration or war. It asserts that negotiations foster trust and friendliness, while third party tribunals may signal antagonism. If talks fail, recourse to The Hague is possible.
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Hague
China
Japan
Secretary Dickinson Drives Large War Dept Budget Cuts
Secretary Dickinson cuts 56 million from 1910 11 War Department estimates and seeks 21 million less than last session for army and public works. Congress faces frugality tests as reductions target locally supported improvement projects.
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Dickinson
War Department
Congress
Army
Texas in the Post era on platform claims and Nicaragua stance
The Houston Post notes national platform debates favor some attack their foes while others praise free raw material theories as discredited in Texas. It discusses U S Nicaragua relations, patience shown by Washington, and calls for delay before any further steps. It also mocks postal card quality and comments on mining stocks and public figures.
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Texas
Houston Post
Honor System Vote at University of Chicago In Student Poll
Several items from early 20th century newspapers summarize student sentiment toward adopting an honor system for examinations at the University of Chicago. A large majority appears likely to approve, with notes on a clause forcing reporting of cheating removed by popular vote.
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University of Chicago
Taft greets Surfmen delegates then tours Chevy Chase links
The President shook hands with Surfmen's Mutual Benefit Association delegates from the lifesaving service, and, after a 2 30 p m East Room reception, traveled with aides to Chevy Chase golf links. Rep Tawney praised Taft for cutting executive department appropriations and a new sundry civil act. Weddings dominated social notes, with Miss Caroline Hall marrying the Rev Birckhead at St George's Stuyvesant Square, followed by a large reception and European travel plans for the couple. Additional society notices detail weddings, receptions, and travelers among prominent New York families and guests.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Surfmen’s Mutual Benefit Association
United States Lifesaving Service
Taft
Sumner S. Kimball
Chevy Chase Golf Links
John Hays Hammord
Senator Bourne
Archibald Butt
Clarence R. Edwards
Charlie Taft
White House
Beverly
Watertown
Conn
Tawney
Congress
Gardner
Massachusetts
Roberts
Young Men's Christian Association
Chelsea
Essex County Board of Trade
Hull
Des Moines
South Dakota
Interior Department
Robert S. Person
Burke
Martin
Gamble
Crawford
Howard Shober
Chicago Americans
McDermott
McKin- Stanley
Wetmore
Hamilton
Thistlewood
Rucker
Campbell
Key
Hubbard
Padgett
Coles
Richardson
Tilson
Cushman
Andrews
Frank A. Vanderlip
National City Bank of New York
John Parrett
Schofield
War Department
Wright Brothers
Aero Club of America
St. George's Stuyvesant Square
Caroline Hal
David Prescott Hall
Julia Ward Howe
Birckhead
Homer Norris
Reginald H. Sayre
Ald McKay Frost
Walter G Lane
Frank G. Hagemeyer
Bishop Greer
William M. Grosvenor
Malbone H. Birckhead
St. George's
Bircghead
Memorial Chapel
Samuel F. Hall
Henry M Hal
Henry Marion Hall
Lorillard Spencer
W. Pierson Hamilton
Herbert L. Satterlee
C. C. Cuylemer
Seth Low
Henry M. Ward
Lawrence Henderson
Julia G. McAllister
Louise Ward McAllister
John
Cabinet notes travel plans of Wickersham family
From The Tribune Bureau Washington June 9 Mrs Wickersham wife of the Attorney General and her sister Lady Hadfield have left for Virginia Hot Springs to remain briefly Mrs Dickinson accompanies the Secretary of War to New York where he will go to West Point later they will attend exercises and then visit government boats before returning to Washington They have leased a house near the former Navy Secretary residence.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Wickersham
Lady Hadfield
Virginia Hot Springs
Dickinson
New York
West Point
Hugh L. Seott
Academy
Scott
Secretary of the Navy
Diplomatic Corps Heads for Summer Posts Across U S and Europe
The Brazilian ambassador and Mme Nabuce with their family sail to Smith Point Massachusetts for the season. The Mexican ambassador returns from Paris with his wife and children. Mme de la Barra will join later. The Belgian minister sails June 19 to take up a post in Constantinople with daughters and relatives. Baroness Moncheur will travel to York Harbor and Plainfield en route to Belgium, then to Constantinople, visiting Mme Maili and Swiftmore hosts. The Argentine minister and Sefiora de Portela delay departure for Magnolia Mass. Captain Sowerby plans an extensive tour to California. Commander Nebelsine travels to New York to meet the Russian attaché and may return to Russia. Baron Hartmann von Richthofen visits New York. French military attaché and Countess de Chambrun return to Washington and lease a Beverly cottage for summer before moving there. The British Embassy party and related moves conclude as listed.
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Tribune Fureau
Washington
Mme. Nabuce
Smith Point
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Mass
Kimball Cottage
Paris
Mme. de la Barra
New York
Lapland
Marguerite Moncheur
Alix Moncheur
Holman
Baltimore
Constantinople
Belgium
Baroness Moncheur
York Harbor
Plainfield
N. J
Mme. Maili
Pride's Crossing
Clarence Moore
Swiftmore
Sefiora de Portela
Magnolia
Don Julian Portela
Europe
Sowerby
California
Nebelsine
Mme. de Vassilier
Russia
Baron Hartmann von Richthofen
Countess de Chambrun
Virginia Hot Springs
Beverly
Washington Society Notes From The Tribune June Social Scene
In Washington society the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs Beekman Winthrop entertain at the country house near Chevy Chase. Mrs Winthrop hosts informal calls and tea parties at Highview as the June season continues. Others travel between Oyster Bay and Washington, with weddings and family movements noted as summer plans unfold.
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Tribune Bureau
Washington
Oyster Bay
Buford
Rock Island
Ill
Social Notes From Newport Summer Arrivals Spark Local Gossip
Telegraph dispatch from Newport reports numerous summer guests arriving and preparing for the season. Names include Mrs. H. P. Her home Marble House occupancy next Tuesday, Mrs. William K Vanderbilt Jr, the Duchess of Newport, guests of Reginald Vanderbilt, and families like Hutton, Bristow, Grosvenor, Sands, Thacher, Davis, Norrie, and de Forest.
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the Tribune
Newport
Marble House
Marlborough
Wiliam K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Hermann Cel
Europe
Belmont
Duchess of Newport
Wil G. M. Hutton and Family
Baltimore
W. B. Bristow. Vinland
McK. Twombly
Ocetr
C. P. H Grtbert
New York
P. D. Martin
San Francisco
John J. Wysong
Bar Harbor
Reginald ©. Vanderbilt
D. M. Hare
Newport Casino
Hae
George B de Forest
Sesson- Misses Grosvenor
William Grosvenor
Austin I. Sands
Frederick B Sands
Archibald M- Thacher
Pinecroft
Theodore M. Davis
A. Lanfear Norrie
Social notes from the Berkshires headline items
Telegraph dispatch from Lenox June 9 lists Mr and Mrs Henry Livingston Lee and Miss Margaret Lee arriving at a villa. Numerous guests from New York and Brooklyn at Maplewood Pittsfield and Edgecombe visits. Rain delays an outdoor fête at Ashintully for Tyringham residents and other society updates include departures to New York and a Newport builder winning a stock award.
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Tribune
Lenox
Henry Livingston Lee
Margaret Lee
J. Lawrence Lee
Harris Fahnes
James W. Dunnell
Dunnell
Brooklyn
R Gillis
New York
Maplewood
Pittsfield
Robb de Peyster Tytus
Ashintully
Tyringham
Charles S. Wheeler
Clementetina Furniss
Edgecombe
Rosamond Dixey
Duval
Val
Tanglewood
William E. S. Griswold
Mount Kisco
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New York Daily Tribune
Gustav Kissel
Segal
Kissel
Sugar Refining Company
Philadelphia Refining Company
Captain Kidd
Florida
Louisiana
Georgia
Virginia
Tennessee
South
the Wrights
William J. Bryan
Charles N. Haskell
Nicaragua
Mauretania
Ostend
Chicago News
Henry Watson
Boston
George Washington
Farmer Corntessel
Washington Star
Catholic Congress of Missionaries
Apostolic Mission House
House of Studies
Chancery
Congress of Missionaries
Farmer Countessel
Henry A. Buell
NEW York Society
Katherine Ward Doremus
Charles Avery Doremus
Park Benjamin, Jr
Street
Doremus
Henry Lubeck
Church of Zion and St Timothy
Dorothy Ficken
Walter Romeyn Benjamin
Benjamin
Montana
Mary Sands
Ferdinand Bands
John Godfrey Saxett
St. Regis
Alexander T. van Nest
Zurpe
Warren Delano, Jr
Barrytown
Lyman Delano
Beeton
Julia Fish
Hemiltom Fish
Mrs
Edmund Abby Harry
Cliffton
Saugerties
T. J. Oakley Rhinelander
Lydia Hort
Junita Hoyt
Gerald L. Hort
London
Horace Russell
Marie L. Russell
Southampton
Long Island
Moses Taylor Campbell
William Post
Phoenix Ingraham
James W. Barney
Willams P. Burden
the Diplomatic Corps
IN Washington Society
Berkshires
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