February 10 Tuesday – In Riverdale, N.Y. Sam wrote to Paul Kester in Accotink, Va. Only the envelope survives, but the subject matter was undoubtedly the same as he put to Howells on Feb. 9 [MTP].
Sam’s notebook: “American Mechanical Cashier Co., 3 p.m. Annual meeting. #15 Exchange Place Jersey City, / To elect Directors. / [Horiz. Line separator] / N.Y. Office, 40 Wall st. / [Horiz. Line separator] / Telephone, 4710 & 11 John” [NB 46 TS 10]. Note: Sam, at the urging of Charles Fairchild , had invested $16,000 for 400 shares in the Cashier Co., a competitor to National Cash Register Co. See Dec. 26 1901 entry, and others.
William Dean Howells wrote from NYC to Sam, enclosing a typed synopsis of the court-martial following the death of Private Edward C. Richter, two pamphlets from the Congressional Record for Jan. 29 about the death of Father Augustine, and newspaper clippings on atrocities by American military in the Philippines (none are in the letter file at MTP): “Here is the report in full of that torture matter. If you cannot take it up, will you return the documents? [MTHL 2: 763&n1; MTP].
E.S. Roberts wrote from Malden, Mass to Sam, complimenting him on the short story (“Was it Heaven? or Hell?”) in the Dec. Harper’s [MTP].