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- 10:36, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Joseph Twichell (Created page with "Joseph Hopkins Twichell was born on 27 May 1838 in Southington, CT. He was a chaplain in the New York State Infantry during the Civil War, an experience that shaped his views and his work as a pastor later in life (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/FIZ6WARP Rasmussen et al. 2:918]). In 1865, Twichell married Julia Harmony Cushman and took on the position of pastor of the Congregational Church in Aylum Hill, Hartford (see [https://www.zotero.org...")
- 10:28, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page William Howard Taft (Created page with "William Howard Taft was the 27th president of the United States, serving office from 1909 to 1913. He was born 15th Sep. 1857 and died 8th March 1930. == Mississippi river trip == President Taft set out on this trip on 25th October 1909 in St. Louis and arrived in Washington on 10th November. The voyage was a background for political discussions regarding the waterways of the states of Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio. Following his election, Taft had already allotted mo...")
- 10:23, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page August Siemering (Created page with "August Siemering (1830–1883) was a writer, editor, judge, political leader, and publisher of the San Antonio ''Freie Presse für Texas''. Born and educated in Germany, Siemering emigrated to the USA in 1851 where, together with other supporters of the failed revolution of 1848, he pursued his liberal ideals as an ardent Republican and an abolitionist. In 1865, he founded the German-language newspaper ''Freie Presse für Texas'' which developed into one of the most infl...")
- 10:19, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Hermann Theodor Schmidt (Created page with "Schmid’s novel ''Der Habermeister'' was reprinted in serialized form in the German American newspaper ''Der Westbote'' (Columbus, Ohio), beginning on [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85025947/1870-01-06/ed-1/seq-1/ January 6, 1870]. An English translation of Der Habermeister was published in 1869: ''The Habermeister: A tale of the Bavarian Mountains''. Translated from the German of Herman Schmid. New York: Leypoldt & Holt, 1869. [Source: [https://chronic...")
- 10:14, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page William Walter Phelps (Created page with "William Walter Phelps was an American politician who was appointed by President Harrison to represent the United States in Germany at the International Congress on the Samoan Question in 1889. He was later appointed envoy of the United States in Berlin and held this position from 1889-1893 (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/CZ3N3IDF/ "PHELPS, William Walter"]). {{TopicLinkList}} Category:Topic Pages Category:Topic Person|Phelps, William...")
- 10:11, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Edward Warren Ordway (Created page with "Edward Warren Ordway was a lawyer and political activist who served as secretary for the Anti-Imperialist League of New York from 1899 until 1904. He was also a part of the Filipino Progress Association, which he formed in 1905. He was concerned about American political involvement in the Philippines and wrote extensively on the topic. Ordway and Mark Twain exchanged at least ten letters between 1901 and 1905. The [https://archives.nypl.org/mss/2300 ''Edward Warren...")
- 10:08, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Friedrich Maehliss (Created page with "Friedrich Mähliss (alternative spelling: Mähliß) was a German language teacher and writer who - in 1892 - published a 23-page brochure entitled ''Die Schrecken der deutschen Sprache'' [The Horrors of the German Language]. In his introduction to the text, Mähliss explicitly referred to the lecture Mark Twain had given under the same title in Dresden in December 1891 ([https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/2EVJH7CM/ 4]). Mähliss was a member of the "...")
- 09:58, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Otto Lecher (Created page with "Otto Lecher was an Austrian politician and member of the Austrian "Abgeordnetenhaus". During Mark Twain's visit to the Austrian Parliament on 28th October 1897, Lecher infamously held a speech which went on for twelve hours. {{TopicLinkList}} Category:Topic Pages Lecher, Otto Category:Preliminary Information")
- 09:54, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Charles Jervis Langdon (Created page with "Charles Langdon was born on 13 August 1849. He was Olivia Langdon's younger brother and Samuel Clemens' brother-in-law. Samuel Clemens and Charles Langdon met during the Quaker City Excursion in 1867 when Langdon was eighteen years old and quickly came to admire Clemens (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/FIZ6WARP Rasmussen et al. 2:759]). This aquaintance eventually led to the first meeting between Clemens and O...")
- 09:52, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page File:Charles langdon boys life 1916.jpg
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- 09:37, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Anna Kirchstein (Created page with "On the occasion of Kirchstein's 70th birthday in 1918, a newspaper article praises the poet for her work as a translator: <blockquote> Mit formvollendeten Uebertragungen aus dem Englischen hat Frau Kirchstein sich den Besten des deutsch-amerikanischen Dichterhimmels ebenbürtig zur Seite gestellt. Wie sie die zwingende Stimmung und den packenden Rhythmus des Poeschen "Raben" meistert, das reicht an die geniale Uebertragung durch Dr. Ernst Schmidt heran. [With her perfec...")
- 09:34, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Ernst Otto Hopp (Created page with "Ernst Otto Hopp (1841-1910) was a German-born educator, journalist, editor, translator, and author with a keen interest in the United States. He was born and raised in Germany and received his education there before making his way to the United States in the winter of 1866. Hopp spent about a decade in the US, during which he worked as a teacher at a grammar school in New York and pursued a career as a journalist (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/col...")
- 09:29, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Lucy Webb Hayes (Created page with "Lucy Hayes was born Lucy Ware Webb on 28th August 1831 in Chillicothe, OH. She married Rutherford B. Hayes in December 1852 who was elected US president in 1877. Lucy Hayes was the first woman to be addressed as the "First Lady" in formal settings. She died on 25th June 1889 in Fremont, OH (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/25GN44QT Caroli]) Throughout her life, Lucy Hayes showed interest in a number of charitable causes and political activiti...")
- 09:24, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Almira Russel Hancock (Created page with "Almira Russell Hancock's book ''Reminiscences of Winfield Scott Hancock'' ([https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/ZW2VBHWA 1887]) was published by Mark Twain’s publishing firm, Webster & Company (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/U87CGFSU Scharnhorst, ''The life of Mark Twain: The Middle Years'', 506]). {{TopicLinkList}} Category:Topic Pages Hancock, Almira Russel")
- 09:14, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page File:Gabrilowitsch.jpg
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- 09:10, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Ossip Gabrilowitsch (Created page with "Ossip Gabrilowitsch was born on 7 Feb. 1878 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Aged ten and considered a child prodigy, he was admitted to the St. Petersburg Conservatory to study piano and later took lessons with Theodor Leschetizky in Vienna. When the Clemens family stayed in Vienna, Clara Langdon Clemens became one of Leschetizky’s pupils as well and she met Gabrilowitsch for the first time at a dinner party in April 1898 (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/443...")
- 09:00, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Samuel Eastman (Created page with "Samuel Eastman was pastor at Elmira's Park Church. His wife, Annis Ford Eastman, shared his position and was one of the first female ministers in the US (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/CXFR9JST Irmscher 12]). Eastman was born 17th May 1846 and died 7th Feb. 1925. {{TopicLinkList}} {{DISPLAYTITLE:Samuel Elijah Eastman}} Category:Topic Pages Eastman, Samuel Elijah Category:Preliminary Information")
- 08:53, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs moved page Brookheim • Charles to Charles Brookheim without leaving a redirect
- 08:52, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs moved page Blum • Hans to Hans Blum without leaving a redirect
- 08:45, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Olivia clemens.jpg
- 08:40, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page File:Susy clemens bryn mawr gown.jpg
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- 08:36, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Category:Topic Person (Created page with "All available Topic Pages that feature contextual information on people. Topic Pages link back to relevant Article Pages with the original newspaper material, transcriptions, and translations. Entries are sorted alphabetically by last name. A page with an additional overview of of all pages in this category is the PeopleOverview.")
- 08:32, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs deleted page Clemens • Olivia Susan
- 08:24, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs moved page Clemens • Olivia Langdon to Olivia Langdon Clemens without leaving a redirect
- 08:23, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Clemens • Olivia Susan (Created page with "Olivia Susan Clemens was born 19 March 1872 in [Elmira], N.Y., and Samuel and Olivia Langdon Clemens’ oldest daughter. She was called Susy by her family. As a child, she began writing a biography of her father who later included some of the material (and his own commentary on it) in his Autobiography (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/99VQ8Z4R Rasmussen et al. 2:644]). Olivia Susan Clemens attended Bryn Mawr College for a short time...")
- 08:15, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs moved page Clemens • Clara Langdon to Clara Langdon Clemens without leaving a redirect
- 08:10, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs moved page Clemens • Jane Lampton to Jane Lampton Clemens without leaving a redirect
- 08:00, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs moved page Beaulieu • Gertraut Chales de to Gertraut Chales de Beaulieu without leaving a redirect
- 07:58, 25 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Olivia Susan Clemens (Created page with "Olivia Susan Clemens was born 19 March 1872 in [Elmira], N.Y., and Samuel and Olivia Clemens’ oldest daughter. She was called Susy by her family. As a child, she began writing a biography of her father who later included some of the material (and his own commentary on it) in his [Autobiography] (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/99VQ8Z4R Rasmussen et al. 2:644]). Olivia Susan Clemens attended Bryn Mawr College for a short time and later...")
- 13:22, 22 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Clemens • Olivia Langdon (Created page with "Olivia (Livy) Louise Langdon was born on 27 Nov. 1845 in [Elmira], N.Y., as the second child of Jervis and Olivia Lewis Langdon.<br /> Her father was a wealthy man who owned a flourishing coal business (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups/4437667/mtxdigital/items/FIZ6WARP Rasmussen et al. 2:641]) enabling his family to live in considerable comfort. Olivia Langdon’s health was frail throughout her life and over the years there has been a lot of speculation on the natu...")
- 13:13, 22 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page File:Olivia clemens.jpg
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- 12:58, 22 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Clemens • Jane Lampton (Created page with "Samuel Clemens and [Olivia Langdon Clemens]’ third and youngest daughter was born on 26 July 1880 on [Quarry Farm] in Elmira, N.Y., and named Jane Lampton Clemens (after her paternal grandmother) but she was usually called Jean. Throughout her life, Jean Clemens’ health was a matter of concern for the whole family. Seizures, which started at some point between ages ten and sixteen and might have been caused by a childhood infection with scarlet fever, led to her pa...")
- 12:54, 22 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page File:Jean clemens.jpg
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- 12:37, 22 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Category:Topic Image (Created page with "Images in this category are used on Topic Pages.")
- 12:28, 22 August 2025 KB talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Arrival in vienna neue freie presse 1898.png
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- 11:58, 22 August 2025 KB talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:Clara clemens seated.jpg
- 11:38, 22 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page File:Clara clemens piano.jpg
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- 11:28, 22 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Clemens • Clara Langdon (Created page with "Clara Clemens was born on 8 June 1874 on [Quarry Farm] in Elmira, N.Y., and the second daughter of Samuel L. Clemens and his wife [Olivia Langdon Clemens]. Compared to her sisters, [Susy] and [Jean], Clara was more open to travelling and sometimes accompanied her parents when Suzy and Jean would not. For example, Clara was the only one of the three sisters to join her parents on her father’s lecture tour around the world in 1895-1896 (see [https://www.zotero.org/groups...")
- 11:24, 22 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Brookheim • Charles (Created page with "Charles. L. Brookheim was a New York lawyer who worked on bankruptcy cases, usually as official receiver/trustee. He was responsible for assessing the bankrupt company’s assets and income and for redistributing funds to the creditors. Articles which mention Brookheim are, for example, [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1906-01-04/ed-1/seq-10/ "Bettors a Poor Third," ''New-York Tribune'', 04 Jan. 1906, 10] and [https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn...")
- 11:20, 22 August 2025 KB talk contribs created page Blum • Hans (Created page with "Ahns Blum was born on 8th June 1841 in Leipzig. He worked as a lawyer, journalist and writer, and wrote for (among others) the literary magazines ''Daheim'' and ''Grenzboten''. He died on 1st Feb. 1910. Preliminary Sources: * [https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Blum_(Autor) German Wikipedia page] * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Blum_(journalist) English Wikipedia page] * [https://www.retrobibliothek.de/retrobib/seite.html?id=122481 Brockhaus Konversationslexiko...")
