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December 14 Saturday – At 21 Fifth Ave, N.Y. Sam replied to the Dec. 12 telegram from Frank Cavendish Lascelles, by sending one of his own to: Pageant office, Savoy, London: “Best wishes for the greast London pageant it will be the event of the year” [MTP].

Eustace D. Conway finished his Dec. 7 letter to Sam [MTP].

John R. Chamberlin for the Plasmon Co. of America wrote to Sam: “We hereby demand that you deliver to our representative, the bearer hereof, all of the books of accounts, papers, vouchers, and other property belonging to the Plasmon Company of America, which are in your possession” [MTP].

Rudolphine Scheffer Ely wrote from NYC to Sam. “You have probably read that Tchaykovsky and Mme Breshkovsky are in a Russian prison[.] Their friends here are all busy doing what they can. The enclosed petition [not in file] is going to be presented to Baron Rosen signed by as many influential names as they can get.” The names would also be telegraphed to Washington, where two representatives would see the President [MTP]. Note: in the file a note from MTP staff: “Catherine Breshovsky [1844-1934] was arrested in Russia Sept. 1907 / see New York Times 13 Sept. 1934, p. 23


 

Day By Day Acknowledgment

Mark Twain Day By Day was originally a print reference, meticulously created by David Fears, who has generously made this work available, via the Center for Mark Twain Studies, as a digital edition.