September 5 Tuesday – The New York Times, p. 1 speculated:

MARK TWAIN’S FUTURE PLANS.

Humorist Will Pass Winter at Princeton, and May Settle There.

Special to The New York Times.

PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 4.—Samuel L. Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, has made definite arrangements to spend the Fall and Winter in this town. Arthur Bave, manager of the Princeton Inn, received a letter to-day [not extant] from Mr. Clemens, who is now in Germany [Sweden], asking that a suite of rooms at the inn be made ready for him and his family by Oct. 1.

Laurence Hutton, the author, has been chiefly instrumental in getting Mr. Clemens to pass a few months in Princeton. It is thought that Mr. Clemens will devote most of his time while here to writing a book containing the reminiscences of his tour through the Old World.

Although no definite arrangements have been made for him to lecture before the students, it is highly probable that the university authorities will try to secure his services for a series of lectures. It is intimated by friends that Mr. Clemens will locate here permanently should he be pleased with the town [Note: see Sept. 18 to Hutton for Sam’s reaction to this article].