The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-19
A REAL NOBLEMAN,
The HonorS ShoWered on Blanther
by Two Crowned
Heads.

That Joseph Blanther was no everyday
kind OF man, and showing his eligibility
TO goodsiZe dot in exchange for his
aristocratic requirements, was fully
demonstrated when Captain Lees and his
men went through the young man s effects
found in his room at S2S Geary street.
A beautifully colored red plush book OF
artistic merit, printed in German, proved
to be his letters patent OF nobility. The
frontispiece represented the Austrian crest
and with the imperial seal of Austria and
the signature of Franz Joseph the First
completed the volume.
Following is translation Of the docu.
ment:
We, Franz Joseph the First, by the grace of
God Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of
Hungary, King of Bohemia, Slavonia, Golivia,
Croatia, Lodomaria, Archduke of Austria,
Grand Duke of Cracow, Duke of Lorraine,
Salzburg, Steier, Kaernthen, Krain, Bukewina,
Upper and Neither Silesis, Grand Prince OF
Prince Court of Hapsburg aud Tyrol.
Have with our Imperial resolved December
II, 1873, distinguished our dear and faithful
Joseph Blanther born in the year 1859 at
Padkerburg in Steirmart, first lieutenant OF
the infantry regiment Archduke Ludwig Vic
tor, No. 65, holder of the war medal, knight of
decoration with the Order of the Iron Crown,
Erd class.
And as now the same, according to the
statutes of this our Knights order, has petit
toned to be elevated to knighthood, we have,
In our imperial and royal power, decided to
endow him and his legitimate descendants
with the knighthood and to permit Joseph
knight de Blanther, as we'll as his legitimate
descendants, to enjoy the rights granted by
the laws of the knighthood, and especially 10
use the coat Of arms hereafter described: :
A blue-snd-gold shield, divided length
ways, in the right field a tower with
double parapets built of square stone
blocks upon rock gray-colored rising
from the base. endowed with window
at top further with agate with two PORTFOLIOS
in the deft field gold star (here follows design
OF it), on the head margin of the shield vest
two turney helmets crowned, from which
depend blue and gold tapestries from the
crown, on the right spring an upright gold
lion with red tongue. swinging sword with
gold handle, the left crown carried an eagle
wing. with blue star in front, behind in gold.
In yerification of which we have signed this
diploma with our own imperial hand and had
the seal of our Imperial Majesty attached.
Done and delivered through our dear and
and Minister, President entrusted with the
charge of our Ministry for the Interior, Count
Edward Taaffe, Knight of the Golden Fleece,
OF the grand cross of our imperial Austrian
Leopold order, grand cross of the sovereign
order of st. John. In our realm, capital and
residence, city of Vienna, the eighteenth of
April, 1888.
Signature. The Minister President (Signed)
Count Edward Taaffe, according to his I'm
perial and Royal Apostolic Majesly's own COM
mand. Franz KING hit ven Schroether, His I'm
perial Royal Ministerial Counselor.
Other bits of paper, documents and let
tiers, all in German, when translated read
as follows:
Leave of absence for six months to Joseph