April 4 Tuesday – Richard Watson Gilder for Century Magazine wrote to Sam.

I have read with great interest the offer of Leroy Bowman to you. It seems to me that this is the opportunity of your life—but why divide the profits with any one except Bowman? If he will appear on any platform in New York dressed as per, you introducing him, and in the course of fifteen or twenty minutes coming back to the stage in order to carry his remains into the wings, you will both of you reap a rich reward [MTP]. Note: Gilder may have referred to Leroy Edward Bowman (1887-1971), active in New York’s Liberal Party and author of several books, but he would have been 18 at this time. Bowman’s “offer” is not specified. A search of NY newspapers for 1905 did not turn up Bowman’s name.

Isabel Lyon’s journal # 2: “Dentist appointment, 12. M. / Mr. Rogers called this morning” [MTP TS 11].