Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York, Febr 19th 1892. | ||
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Febr. 19th friday. |
At Rapid Transit Meeting 2 P.M. Full quorum, work in evg til past 11 P.M. at office A. Fields . . called about Concert tomorrow |
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Febr 20th sat. |
Rainy murky weather all day, in evg at Frauen Verein Concert at Lenox Lyceum which passes off nicely. Rummel, Schlomann, Mrs. Fields, Julia Müller-Hartung, Josef Rainy, Herman Quartette assisting. With Schurz family for an hour to L.K. Old wine room | |
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Febr. 21st Sunday. |
Worked all day at Store, and home in evg L. v. Bernuth + family to dinner with us, also Mr. Benke | |
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Febr. 22d Monday. |
Barkany who had run me down almost daily calls again and I tell her I do not wish to interfere with her squabbles, she having gone over to the Thalia Theatre. Cotterll calls, and we talk over the tunnel law defeats. At 2 P.M. to Burns on 6th Ave. Fishdinner, I preside make a good speech Moore from Boston responds, M. Steinert of New Haven like wise, Old Papa Schlomann is there, I eulogize him much to his joy. The others go to L.K. I to store & work home in evg til past eleven |
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Febr 23d Tuesd. |
Paid all Lg. Isl. City Taxes today. Eat with L. v. B. at Cafe Figaro, then via 34th str. with him to Hunters Point. I go with Moulton in buggy over the dreadful Vernon & Hamilton str. route see Menzl, look over new house of Daimler Motor Comp. go through Kindergarten, hold Meeting with Mayer, Wells + + L. v. Bernuth Run at 6 P.M. via Madison Ave to "Deutscher Verein" after lunch at Arion, who are all at Phila, Junger Männerchor 40th Anniversary, then to L.K. Vergnügter Abend where I make several speeches. Zoellner sends jolly poem from Niagara Falls. Mrs. Theodor Kauffeld died yesterday. Great Excitement about confiscating Staatszeitung. I was yesterday elected Delegate at large at Albany D. Convention |
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February
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1892
