November 15 Sunday – In Redding, Conn. Sam wrote to Champ Clark (James Beauchamp Clark) (1850-1921), prominent democrat politician, speaker of the House of Representatives (1911-1919), at this time a Congressman from Missouri.

When you come East won’t you run up here (an hour & a half from New York), & stay a day or two with me & talk copyright extension?

I’ve got a new scheme. This time there ought to be no objectors, for my plan advantages

Private.

Dear Mr. Clark:

1. The author;

2. The publisher;

3. The bookseller;

4. And every wage-earner in the U. S. & every restricted purse.

For the present I am keeping the matter quiet. It is best so, until Congress meets. / Truly Yours

 [MTP: Karanovich].

Reinhold Keiler wrote from Breslau (now Poland) to ask Sam to sign his name “and to write a few words on the enclosed card” [MTP].

A.G. Learned, just back from a year’s study in Paris, doing “dry point etchings” wrote from NYC to ask Sam if he might sit for a portrait [MTP]. Note: “Ans. Nov. 20 MLH”

Mary Schneider, “An Austrian girl” wrote to ask for “your writing” [MTP]. Note: “Autogr. Sent Dec 7 MLH”