Trautmann Affair Reveals Potsdam Court Intrigue
An autumn 1912 Potsdam scandal linked to Frau Breitenbach and daughter Elise Breitenbach draws European attention. The narrator, a royal adjutant, notes Elise’s charm and proximity to power, then uncovers a royal order to bar them from court and task Baron von Steinmetz with discreet handling amid anonymous letters targeting the Kaiser and entourage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martcor Palace
Frau Breitenbach
Elise
Empire
Bethmann-Hollweg
Prince Maximilian Egon Zu Fuerstenberg
Germany
Fuerstenberg
Young Mah
Verdun Underground and a German Letters Case
Verdun becomes an underground refuge as artillery shakes the surface. A wave of anonymous letters to the emperor and empress reveals a web of intrigue. Franz Seeliger, son of General von Trautmann, is tracked through Paris and Berlin as police close in. Elise Breitenbach and her daughter uncover the writer’s identity, leading to a high profile arrest and a tragic end for the implicated general.
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Elise Breitenbach
Breitenbachs
Alsenstrasse
Countess von Bassewitz
Potsdam
Max Reinhardt
Deutsches Theater
Berlin
Krausenstrasse
Willie
Heltzendorff
Teltzendorff
Elise
Franklin Breitenbach
His Majesty
Paris
Baron von Steinmetz
France
Ife
Monsieur Felix Reumont
Bis
Avenue de Neuilly
Pont
Steinmetz
von Steinmetz
Frau Breitenbach
Bridge
Germany
Felix Reumont
Rue Lafayette
Neuilly
Fraulein Elise
Prince Eitel
Sophie Caroline
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Ters
Schunke
Klewitz
Maifne-et-Loire
Leipzig
Wilhelmshaven
Tours
Antwerp
Wilmersdorf
Harbge
Neues
Marmor
Lancry
Boulevard Haussmann
Printemps
Devonshire
England
Maison Audebert
Marseille
Lancry’s
Boulevard
Haussmann
Maesty
Landy
Esplanade
Franz Seeliger
General von Trautmann
Angers
Rue de Provence
von Trautmann
Blackguard
Breitenbach
Marmor Palace
Stuttgart
Baron Steinmetz
Berlin Schloss
Count von Fieltzendorff
Schanke
Brussels
Seeliger
Guard
Quirinal
Corso
Rome
Fraulein
Renzi
Piazza Colonna
Junev
Lucy
Alers
Peror
Fim
Mulheta
William LeQueuzy
Deafness Cured Only by Constitutional Remedies
A vintage medical advertisement asserts deafness from ear inflammation is untreatable by local apps and must be cured by constitutional methods. It claims the Eustachian tube’s inflammation causes hearing loss, offers a $100 reward if catarrh cures fail, and promotes Fails Catarrh Cure with testimonials.
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Fial
Fres F. J. Cheney , CO
Toledo
Ghia
Seld Ty Drugeists
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Chenzollern
Kaiser
Crown Prince
Count Ernst von Heltzendorff
William Lequex
All Highest
Potsdam Court
Verdun
CE. Matos Lomber Ca
WM. Schultz
Mass
T. O
Jone Star
Kans
People’s State Bank
Green Bros
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