Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York, March 11th 1886. | ||
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March 11th Thursd. |
Lovely day, Cable reports show intense cold all over Europe. Learn to my disgust that the remittitur to Cotterill was a mistake, and Benzing case is really reversed. Stetson returned from the South today, and business is reviving. Ordered fancy dress suit of Roemer (Dorfschulze) for L.K. Maskkränzchen, home in eveg working | |
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March 12th friday. |
little touch in left elbow, very busy during the day. Home in eve'g. Drs. Allen & Lewis call on Const. Schmidt case, send letter of 16 pages to Theodore in Brunswick | |
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March 13th sat. |
At 4 P.M. in rain to Flushing Ave. Impt Office in Astoria, close up the most important business, but come home only at 8 P.M. Remain home writing | |
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March 14th sunday. |
Work in store in forenoon, with wife in carriage to Astoria in afternoon, resolve to utilize Schwaneflügel house as a laundry this summer, visit Cassebeers & Burkards |
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| steamer Oregon sank | ||
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March 15th Monday. |
Excessively busy, Cotterill tells me that he succeeded in getting check for $3500 out of the Travellers Ins. Co. for heirs of Const Schmidt Remain home in eveg, send George to W. R. Peters on Cemetery matters | |
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March 16th Tuesd. |
Very busy all day, and again at L.K. in eve'g, where I preside at Society and 1st tenor meeting, Chas. B. Meyer goes to Albany and appears before Committee before on St. Michael's Cemetery bill; home at 1 AM. Strike of our 15 Action Boys at Astoria |
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