Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York, Aug 21st 1884. | ||
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Aug 21st Thursd. |
Business still very dull. Annex building progressing very nicely, floors being rapidly laid. At Astoria in eve'g |
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Aug 22d friday. |
To Astoria, Boyes' Hotel at 12 o'clock, Lauterbachs house sold under foreclosure, I buy same in Henry Zieglers name for $2500. Then stop at Robert Benners beautiful place, take a swimbath, work & sleep during heavy shower in afternoon at Astoria | |
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Aug 23d sat. |
Busy all day, wife, Paula + Grandpa, also Fritz + George see seven Ravens, Niblos, At Astoria work in eve'g. | |
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Aug 24th Sunday. |
Lovely cool day. Work + finish extra pricelist At 4 P.M. to Stable R.R. then with wife, Paula, Willie Mr. + Mrs. Tretbar to Jackson Ave in Wagon round Charlotteville through the Woods Flushing Ave, home at 6½ P.M. Tretbar to supper with us play Skat with him, RRt & Fritz St. lose 3 Cents | |
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Aug 25. Monday. |
Again lovely, cool weather. Wife takes lunch with me at U. Sq. Hotel. Am served as Pres. of St. & H. Point R.R. Co. with two suits by lawyers P. & D. Mitchell 137 Bdway N.Y. one for cars killing infant Margaret Mullin June 21st 1884. damages $5000. and another for James Gallagher who claims that Febr 14th/84 a car ran into his coach, damages $10.000. Consult Genl Wingate in ev'g, and give Geo. H. Smith contract for paving between tracks on St. Avenue |
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Aug 26th Tuesd. |
Busy all day. At L.K. in eve'g after being at Heiles & Arion, change song Auswanderer to "Wo möcht ich sein" and "Frohe Wandersmann for Arion and L.K. Octbr 4th. | |
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Aug 27th Wed. |
Call on Steele, then on Genl Wingate, and have a long talk with him regarding suits and Gleason matter, also extension of our own R.R. Work in eve'g on letters to be signed by Ottendorfer + Gleason | |
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