April 2 Wednesday – Sam wrote from Hartford to Charles F. Wingate (1848-1909), correspondent for the Boston Globe and the Springfield Republican. Sam responded to Wingate’s question as to Sam’s availability, probably for an interview, and Sam told him his plans were uncertain when he’d be in New York, but he would stay at the St. Nicholas Hotel and suggested Wingate “glance at the hotel arrivals in the Tribune” [MTL 5: 328].

Whitelaw Reid wrote to Sam, “sorry about the Cunard business” being “overlooked.” He added “the Cunarders are furiously hostile to The Tribune on account of some criticisms…which Smalley once engaged in. After the appearance of your letter it seems that one of our advertising agents went down, and asked them for the advertisement….They had the coolness to reply…that they were not grateful to the Tribune…if there were any obligation in the matter it was due entirely to Mark Twain” [MTP].