Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| NewYork, Jan 28th 1878. | ||
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Jan 28th contd-- |
unknown at Tribune and evidently a swindler, who ought to be arrested +c+c |
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Jan 29th Tuesday. |
Mr. Wass calls again & hands me a letter, tells me that Hunt the Cartman who told him the story that Hale made pianos for Weber -- is dead, that both Hale & Weber denied it, and that he therefore found the story all false |
Theo & wife & H. St me in eveg play Whist, win 6 Cts |
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Jan 30th Wed. |
A slight improvement in right ancle, Rheumatism moving back to the knee, I have spent every day in my library since & including last friday in eve'g, play Skat with Tretbar, Chas. St. & Henry Cassebeer, lose 23 Cents |
Cablegram from Maxwell Julius Schiedmayer dead |
| letter from Emerson Hales lawyer | ||
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Jan 31st Thursday. |
A man named Muldoon calls, says he has facts against Hale, was sent to me by Gordon & supposed that I had an Interest in the Music Trade Review, I tell him I have not the slightest, beyond paying for our Advt therein, & if he wants to put in any thing into the Music Trade Review, to call on J. C. Freund its sole Editor and proprietor. No doubt this man Muldoon is a spy of Jos. P. Hale Our reply to Emerson is served upon him by Harry Low at 4 P.M. |
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| Webers lame reply as to London 1862 out in Tribune | ||
January
30
1878
