At the beginning of Ep. #1.6 Conan Doyle asks what publicity impact a photograph on the front page of all newspapers could have on the Hotel's reputation. In Ep. #1.7, after Rose's and Lance's agreement, André receives a call from Mr. Bell at The Times of London, acknowledging receipt of the photographs, deeming them excellent and assuring publication on the front page. The narrative is set in 1899 and the London Times did not regularly publish current news on its front page until 1966 (Royal or important Government events apart).
In the series, the "Winter Games" take place on New Year's Eve to the year 1900. The first predecessors to today's Olympic Winter Games were organized in 1901 in Stockholm. The first official Olympic Winter Games were held in Chamonix, France in 1924.