June 5 Monday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: Today is the anniversary of the great tragedy of this family. Sunday evening after that long day with Mother in Florence and after a sweet chat with Santissima [Clara], Mrs. Clemens’s light went out—now I can see Mr. Clemens’s face when I flew into his room and told him to go to Mrs. Clemens’s room. “Is it an alarm?” he said—but I didn’t know, they only told me to run and get him [MTP TS 63].

Ralph W. Ashcroft wrote on Koy-Lo Co. letterhead to Sam, enclosing the letter from London about the Plasmon dividend being reinvested in the Company. He also quoted three paragraphs from John Simeon Bergheim, written after his brother’s death, about Plasmon operations there. Bergheim regretted the conflicts on the American side and added they were now getting Plasmon from France as well as from Germany at a “price much lower than it used to be” [MTP].

Norman Hapgood for Collier’s Weekly replied to Sam’s June 3. “There ought to be something for us in what Mr. Clark writes about the Phillipines, although we could not go into it in a series of articles. If Mr. Clark would let us see something that he thinks specially fitted for our paper we could in all probability get together.” He sent regards to Jean. Sam wrote from the word “article” above up to the right, “as a daily paper like the Courant can” [MTP].

Katharine I. Harrison wrote to advise Sam that $1,000 had been deposited in the Lincoln National Bank and also Harpers’ check for $583.33. She added “I hope you keep well these days” [MTHHR 584n1].

Charles J. Langdon wrote to Sam enclosing his check for $25 in payment of coupons of the Atlanta Gas Co. due June 1, belonging to Livy’s estate; He also sent a similar note with $50 check to Clara Clemens for the same co. coupons [MTP].

Kate McGillicuddy wrote from Bradford, Pa. to Sam. She had sold many copies and sets of his books over the years, though she was not acquainted by him any closer than he was to Queen Victoria. Would he assist her in publishing a book of anecdotes of his? [MTP]. Note: on the back of page 3, IVL wrote, “Much too busy—but that is not the main reason—/ Shrink from assisting in any thing of so public a nature”