Adevărul. "Sosirea d-rei D'Orange in Capitala: De vorba cu tanara amazoana" ("Miss D'Orange's arrival in the Capital: Talking to the young amazon"), June 27, 1928, p. 4 (via Bucharest Digital Library). Rachel's entry into Bucharest.
Adevărul. "Nazbatti; Deceptia" (Mischief; Deception) June 28, 1928, p. 1 (via Bucharest Digital Library). Rumour of Rachel bringing loan money.
Adevărul. "Inspectoratul general al cavaleriei a oferit eri un dejun" ("Yesterday, the General Inspectorate of Cavalry hosted a luncheon"), July 4, 1928, p. 2 (via Bucharest Digital Library). Also longer version not in DLB, possibly a misdated later edition of July 4; July 5, 1928, p. 20 (via Arcanum Newspapers). Subscription required for full text.
Lech. "Wiesci z Rumunji" ("News from Romania"), July 25, 1928, p. 3 (via Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa). Rachel and Captain Plachowski at the Insepector General's banquet.
Captain Plachowski's ride to Bucharest began in Rivne (Polish: Równe) in a part of western Ukraine that Russia ceded to Poland after the Polish-Russian war, so he likely belonged to Poland's army of occupation.
Adevărul. "D-ra d'Orange căstigâtioarea raidului Paris-Bucureşti...." ("Miss d'Orange, winner of the Paris-Bucharest race....") July 3, 1928, p. 2 (via Bucharest Digital Library). Rachel is an accomplished dancer.
L'Indépendance Romaine. "Demain mercredi 1er juin...." ("Tomorrow, Wednesday the first of June....") June 1, 1927, p. 3 (via Arcanum Newspapers). Subscription required for full text. Opening of dance pavilion.
Uj Kelet⁩. "Rachel Dorange, panaszkodik az Uj Keletnek, hogy Bukarestben bojkottaljak, mert zsidonak nezik" ("Rachel Dorange complains to Uj Kelet that she is being boycotted in Bucharest because she is considered Jewish"), July 25, 1928, p. 2 (via National Library Newspaper Collection, Israel). Interview re rumour that Rachel is a Jew.
Adevărul. "D-ra D'Orange pleaca la Varsovia" ("Miss D'Orange leaves for Warsaw"), July 22, 1928, p. 3 (via Bucharest Digital Library).
Le Petit Journal. "Melle Rachel Dorange va revenir de Bucarest à cheval" ("Miss Rachel Dorange will return from Bucharest on horseback"), July 18, 1928, p. 1 (National Library of France via RetroNews). Rachel's bulletin to Le Petit Journal.
Adevărul. "Parlamentul trebula sa se deschida Miercuri 25 Iulie...." ("Parliament was supposed to open on Wednesday, July 25...."), July 25, 1928, p. 1 (via Bucharest Digital Library).
Pragai Magyar Hirlap. "D’Orange kisasszony... ma Prágába érkezett" ("Miss d'Orange... arrived in Prague today") September 11, 1928, p. 8 (Hungary. Library of Parliament via Hungaricana). Rachel complains of Romanian cavalry officers refusing escort.
Advărul. "D-ra D'Orange pleaca la Varsovia" ("Miss D'Orange leaves for Warsaw"), July 22, 1928, p. 3 (via Bucharest Digital Library). Rachel's itinerary from Bucharest to Warsaw.
Poland's wars
Kurjer Zachodni Iskra. "Konno z Bukaresztu do Warszawy: Brawurowy raid pani Dorange" ("On Horseback from Bucharest to Warsaw: Miss DorangeΓÇÖs daring ride"), August 16, 1928, p. 1(via Jagiellonian Digital Library). Rachel arrives in Lviv on Friday, August 10.
This article puts her in Zamość on August 13 and on the road to Lublin "yesterday morning," that is, on August 15. However, based on the distances involved it seems more probable that Rachel left Zamość on August 14.
Slowo Polskie. "Konno przez Europ─Ö" ("On horseback across Europe"), August 18, 1928, p. 7 (via Jagiellonian Digital Library). Rachel in Lviv on Saturday, August 11.
Kovalska, Areta. "'Schranken' & 'Rogatkas': LvivΓÇÖs Austrian-Era Tollgates," Forgotten Galicia (blog), March 20, 2021.
Dowództwo Okręgu Korpusu (Corps District Command). (Wikipedia).
Lipczyński, Micha&lstrok
Kurjer Czerwony identified him as "a young landowner from Krynice." Express Poranny said he was "a landowner from the Zamość region." Express Kaliski said only that he was "a young landowner."
G┼éos Leszczyński. "Z ca┼éej Polski" ("From all over Poland"), August 22, 1928, p. 4 (via Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa). Hospitality in the manors is extraordinary.
Gazeta Nadnotecka. "Amazonka francuska w Polsce" ("French horsewoman in Poland"), August 18, 1928, p. 1 (via Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa). Greeted by officers from Lublin regiments.
Stara Wie&sacute.
Based on the distance calculated from latitude and longitude coordinates (Warsaw: 51° 39' 55" N, 21° 3' 39" E. Stara Wieś: 52° 13' 48" N, 21° 0' 40" E) using Calculator.net, Stara Wieś and Warsaw are approximately 63 km apart.
"Stara Wieś literally means "Old Village" in Polish.... It is a very commonplace name in Poland, often indicating the original settlement site of a village or town before it expanded, or a historical place in a region." (Google)
Kurjer Zachodni Iskra. "Francuska amazonka triumiainie wjechaia do Warszawy" ("A French female rider triumphantly rides into Warsaw"), August 18, 1928, p. 1 (via Jagiellonian Digital Library). Rachel is greeted on the Poniatowski Bridge and escorted into Warsaw; arrival at the Konopnicki Tattersall.
(See Page 19 notes for the use of "tattersall" as a synonym for high-class stable or riding school.)
Jeździec i Hodowca (Rider and Breeder). "Podróź konna panny Dorange" ("Miss Dorange's Horseback Journey"), August 29, 1928, p. 487 (via Jagiellonian Digital Library). Tattersall nestled among gardens, has plenty of fresh air.
Jeździec i Hodowca. (Rider and Breeder). "W raidzie powrotnym z Bukaresztu do Pary┼╝a...." ("On her return journey from Bucharest to Paris...."), August 8, 1928, p. 448 (via Jagiellonian Digital Library). Mr. Konopnicki... has taken charge of hosting this brave athlete.
Gazeta Poranna. "Wyjazd Amazonki Frankuskiej" ("Departure of the French Amazon"), August 24, 1928, p. 1 (via Jagiellonian Digital Library). Bid farewell by a large group of spectators.
Lech. "Raid Amazonki Frankskiej" ("French Amazon's Ride"), August 24, 1928, p. 1 (via Wielkopolska Biblioteka Cyfrowa). Same in Gazeta Polska August 23, 1928, p. 1. Intends to arrive in Krakow in 7 days.
Pragai Magyar Hirlap. "DΓÇÖOrange kisasszony... ma Prágába ├⌐rkezett" ("Miss d'Orange... arrived in Prague today"), September 11, 1928, p. 8 (Hungary. Library of Parliament via Hungaricana). Nearly boarded Warsaw-Prague express train.
Kurjer Czerwony. "Przykra Obojetnosc" ("Regrettable Indifference"), August 18, 1928, p. 2 (University of Warsaw Library via CRISPA). Rachel not welcomed to Warsaw by French consular officials or equestrian organizations.
Wieczór Warszawski. "Na co mala czas, a na co nie maja czasu" ("What they have time for and what they don't have time for"), August 18, 1928, p. 3 (University of Warsaw Library via CRISPA). This advantage was completely squandered by the Society.