Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York + Astoria, Septbr. 26th 1887. | ||
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Sept. 26th Monday. |
Excessively busy all day. At Astoria in ev’g, working, raining | |
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Sep 27. Tuesday. |
bad weather, at L.K. in ev’g. Decide to accept Liederkranz Presidency again for the ensuing year, home late at my City house |
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Sept. 28th Wednesday. |
Again raining all day. At Astoria ev’g working, Delehanty appointed in writing yesterday | |
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Sept. 29th Thursday. |
Downtown in afternoon at Merchants Safe Deposit Comp. Lunch at Hollenders, At Astoria in evg, wife, Paula and Willie all day at Staten Island |
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Sept. 30th friday. |
Meeting of Matthias Gray Comp. at my office at 11 A.M. and Meeting of the St. + H. Pt. R.R. Comp. at 2 P.M. which among other things resolved on $80.000. Mtge to Richard Ranft Trustee for me. At L.K. in ev’g playing Skat with Paul Loeser + Dr. Senner & afterwards with Otto Kemlitz, I win $1.00/100 Kemlitz loses heavily | |
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Oct 1. sat. |
still raining and bad weather. To Astoria in evg play Skat with Papa Ranft and Lemcke at the latters house, Lovely full moon near midnight, I win 25 Cents | |
| Wiebusch died | ||
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Oct 2d Sunday. |
In forenoon to factory, look at Williams factory being strengthened for storing lumber, order fence to be put across Wms. place. Also view houses in progress of building +c. Work forenoon and eve’g. Chas. Held & wife spend afternoon and eveg with us. Yesterday saw Comitè of R.R. horseshoers |
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Oct. 3d Monday. |
Business splendid shipped 80 Pianos lask week and money begins to flow in again. Remain in town attend Meeting at German Savings Bank and to my horror learn that Wiebusch, my dear old friend, died last saturday Paula spent sat.Sunday and to day with her friend Maggie Schmidt Staten Island. My wife has Neuralgia and I develop a pretty bad cold and cough |
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