Smithsonian Institution The William Steinway Diary: 1861-1896
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| New York + Astoria July 4th 1889. | ||
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July 4th Thursd. |
Threatening weather, culminating in a fearful rainstorm in afternoon. I work like a beaver all day, doing an immense amount of work. Frl. sick in bed. Wife yesterday .. . .. .._ . .. ... . ... quite strong. |
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July 5th friday. |
Lovely day. Very busy. With 6 P.M. boat Emeline to Grand Pier, Meet my family at Harlem + make trip with them. Coachman James wants to go back to my R.R. which I refuse pointblank Work in ev’g | |
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July 6th sat. |
Work at store all afternoon alone, take 5½ P.M. boat 92d str. Ferry, work in ev’g, Mrs. Delehanty calls on me and tells me a woeful story of her husbands neglect + drunkenness | |
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July 7th Sunday. |
Lovely day, crowds of people for boats + R.R. Electric road runs very nicely too. Give my boys a ride on electric car and Rutschbahn of Caroussel. Work in afternoon and evg | |
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July 8th Monday. |
Pretty warm, Chas. cables “Herrig frantz sold hundred thousand Marks securities for Estate I return Switzerland today” I sell 100.000. Marks to Knauth Nachod + Kühne for $ Mrs. Krüsi and Ms. Veling call. Pastor Krüsi sailed by Hammonia last Thursday with Emma Schneider, Felix Kraemer, Louis Grass & wife, July 4th. Work at Mansion Astoria in evg |
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July 9th Tuesd. |
Excessively busy all day, in evg at Arion and L.K. by Coupè to 92d str. Ferry got 11¼ boat, sleep well | |
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July 10th Wed. |
In afternoon work at my house from 3-6 P.M. searching my diaries for Theodore Steinways arrivals at and departures from New York. L. Veling & L. Krüsi called Play Skat (after suppering with) Ottendorfer Senner + Mai lose $1.30. Catch 10¾ boat at 92d str/ Ferry. Sleep finely. | |
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July 11. Thursd. |
Obtain from Superior Court Record of Theo. Citizenship, reach Astoria Mansion 6½ P.M. translate whole thing same evg into german |
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