February 10 Sunday – Isabel Lyon’s journal: “Mr. North, director of census at Washington —today called to see Mr. Clemens with a personal message from the German Emperor” [MTP TS 27]. Note: Simon Newton Dexter (S.N.D.) North (1849-1924) of Boston was Director of US Census at this time.

The New York Times, p.6, “The Suppression of Noises” included Mark Twain with “Gifted intellects in New York, as well as the suffering sick,” in opposition to “megaphone trumpetings, hucksters’ cries, the pounding of ‘flat’ car-wheels in the still watches of the night, assorted apartment house nuisances, and, especially, undue noisemaking in the vicinity of hospitals.” Mrs. Isaac L. Rice’s bill had passed to “abate the whistling and screaming of sirens on the river.” Also named were Richard Watson Gilder, Prof. John Bassett Moore, President Nicholas Butler of Columbia, Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke, Dr. John Allen Wyeth (1845- 1922) , and Dr. Charles E. Dana (1843-1914).

C.R. Eastman wrote on “The Harvard Union” notepaper to thank Sam “so much for your word of encouragement” [MTP].

Stanford E. Moses wrote an appreciative fan letter to Sam from the USS Georgia, Boston Navy Yard, specifically praising TS, HF, JA and “Concerning the Jews,” of which Moses was one [MTP].