Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| London, July 9th 1885. | ||
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July 9. Thursd. |
Theodor Hamburg telegraphs "Const Schmidt arrived no danger start Braunschweig." Have hair cut, work like a beaver all day and til late at night |
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July 10. frid. |
Almost hounded to death all day. At 8.26. P.M. via Vlissingen for Germany. Sleep fairly well on board Reach Vl. 630. AM. have nice Comp. on train, arr. at Cöln | |
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July 11. |
2 P.M. See Fr. Prein, his pianos and family, proceed at 5 PM. reach Frankfurter Hof at 11 P.M. sleep quite well |
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July 12th Sunday |
Spend day at Wiesbaden, Papa Kreischer and Gust. Heye & family + Mrs. Odermann, bad fever epidemic there. Back to Frankfurt at Midnight |
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July 13. Monday. |
See Andrè receive a raft of letters, see Candidus, Hettie, Ella, my daughter Paula, long talk with Louisa, read v. Bärenfels corr. who asked Hetties hand and was refused. They go to Schwalbach at 4 P.M. I start for Bad Nauheim, meet Ottendorfer, to Frankfurt with him see him off to Munich, then to Frankfurter Hof |
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July 14. Tuesd. |
All day with Candidus and Hock to fix up his contract for American Opera, cable and write to Locke | |
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July 15. Wed. |
Start with 6.25. train via Hanau + Nuremberg for Karlsbad, meet A. Limburger of Ladenburg, Thalmann & Co. in train, also Mr. Seligman of Paris, reach Karlsbad at 6 P.M. meet H. Poggenburg and Papa Ranft at Pupps. I stop at Angers Hotel over night, meet Dr. Grünberger |
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July 16. Thursd. |
Kaiserbrunnen drank, move into Römisher Feldherr. Dr.Grunberger examines me and pronounces me absolutely well & all organs perfect. Take my first Moorbath |
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July 17. friday. |
Weather lovely, drink 3 Kaiserbrunnen, a little heavy in my feet, meet Otto Borkowski, Ernst Rausch and Commerziensrath Albert Thaland, latter from Berlin. Dr. Grunberger orders Moorbath every other day |
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July
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1885
