January 14 Saturday – The New York Times, on Jan. 15, ran on p.7, “Mark Twain Writes for Stead.”

LONDON, Jan 14.—Mr. William T. Stead’s new paper, intended to be the mouthpiece of his disarmament campaign, and entitled War Against War, made its appearance to-day. It is not a very striking production, its chief feature being communications from sympathizers, including some American public men.

Mark Twain has written an article for the paper, opening with characteristic humor. He says: “The Czar is in favor of disarmament, and so am I. There ought to be no difficulty about the rest of the world” [Note: See Jan. 9 entry].

The Academy, p.40 reprinted an anecdote from the NY World about Mark Twain on a Berlin horse-car. Sam paid his fare fifteen times, “because he threw his tickets out the window instead of saving them for the inspector—but he sold a story about the incident for $500” [Tenney: “A Reference Guide Third Annual Supplement,” American Literary Realism, Autumn 1979 p. 186].