February 24 Monday – The U.S. Congress approved Chicago over New York as the site of the Columbian Exposition of 1892/3. From the New York Times, Feb. 25, 1890 p.2:

CHICAGO FRANTIC WITH JOY

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PURELY A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE

WITH NO SPARK OF SENTIMENT.

  CHICAGO, Feb. 24. — If the New-Yorkers who have been striving in a dignified, businesslike way to secure the World’s Fair could have been in Chicago to-night their natural regret at the decision in Washington to-day would have disappeared. They would have realized then how much more Chicago desired the fair, and perhaps obtained some idea of how much the town needed it. Interest in the result, such as is rarely seen in Presidential elections, was apparent all day. Telephones in the newspaper offices and other centers of information began ringing at noon, and never ceased until 5 o’clock, when the news reached Chicago.

Frederick J. Hall wrote to Sam:

Your favor is received. / Perhaps you would be glad to know that the agent in Hartford took forty-seven orders last week. She tried hard to get into Colt’s factory but could do nothing there at all. [Hall was sending all the contracts] of every kind bearing upon your books [MTP].

Daniel Whitford wrote two short notes to Sam; the first enclosing a check for P&P royalties (amount not specified) and his intention to see Daniel Frohman. The second note:

Mr. Frohman has not been at his office today and I have been unable to locate him. He is arranging for the production of “A White Lie” at the 5th Avenue Theatre this evening and that has kept him moving around I suppose. / I will get the manuscript tomorrow —   [MTP].