This collection of articles by and about Mark Twain and his family was compiled by Barbara Schmidt, publisher of twainquotes.com. Included in Part Five of this chronological listing (1907-1909) are some of Twain’s short stories, speeches and letters, as they appeared in the New York Times in that period. The original microfiche articles are available at the New York Times’ “Times Machine” website: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/browser/. - Summary by John Greenman and Barbara Schmidt
Chapters
1 January 1, 1907 - MARK TWAIN AND TWIN CHEER NEW YEAR'S PARTY 7 min 2 January 10, 1907 - MORE HEALTH THAN HE NEEDS 2 min 3 January 12, 1907 - CALLS MARK TWAIN OUR GREATEST NOVELIST 3 min 4 January 13, 1907 - A LINCOLN MEMORIAL 5 min 5 January 27, 1907 - DINNER TO SENATOR CLARK 1 min 6 January 30, 1907 - AID FOR HARTE'S DAUGHTER 3 min 7 February 2, 1907 - TWAIN VISITS BINGHAM 2 min 8 February 3, 1907 - OBITUARY FOR ANDREW W. FOSTER & WANTS A BUSINESS MAN IN THE HALL OF FAME 4 min 9 February 15, 1907 - KEATS-SHELLEY MEETING PLEASES 2 min 10 February 24, 1907 - TRIBUTES TO POET BY MEN OF LETTERS 7 min 11 March 3, 1907 - HALSTEAD'S GOLDEN WEDDING 1 min 12 March 4, 1907 - SAY CZAR'S DOOM IS NEAR AT HAND 3 min 13 March 5, 1907 - ALADIN APPEALS TO UNITED STATES 3 min 14 March 6, 1907 - WON AT BILLIARDS BY SINGLE POINT 2 min 15 March 8, 1907 - HONOR CROSBY'S MEMORY 2 min 16 March 28, 1907 - COUNT SPIRIDOVITCH GIVES A LUNCHEON 3 min 17 March 31, 1907 - MARK TWAIN'S WANDERINGS AT AN END 18 min 18 April 15, 1907 - MARK TWAIN TELLS OF BEING AN ACTOR 8 min 19 May 1, 1907 - MARK TWAIN FUSS IN ACTOR'S FAIR 6 min 20 May 2, 1907 - WARM APOLOGIES TO MARK TWAIN 7 min 21 May 4, 1907 - TWAIN AND YACHT DISAPPEAR AT SEA 3 min 22 May 5, 1907 - MARK TWAIN INVESTIGATING 5 min 23 May 7, 1907 - ACTORS' FUND FAIR OPENS WITH VIM 7 min 24 May 11, 1907 - OXFORD DEGREE FOR TWAIN & ELECT A SUCCESSOR TO MRS. ROSENFELD 9 min 25 May 12, 1907 - MIGHTY MARK TWAIN OVERAWES MARINES 18 min 26 June 9, 1907 - MARK TWAIN SAILS FOR OXFORD HONORS 4 min 27 June 19, 1907 - SHAW MEETS TWAIN AND EXPLAINS HIM 7 min 28 June 20, 1907 - MARK TWAIN LONDON'S LION 2 min 29 June 21, 1907 - TWAIN STARTLES LONDON - Strolls in Bathrobe 3 min 30 June 22, 1907 - MARK TWAIN IS REID'S GUEST 2 min 31 June 23, 1907 - TWAIN AMUSES KING AND QUEEN 6 min 32 June 24, 1907 - HIS HAT ON BEFORE KING 3 min 33 June 25, 1907 - TWAIN IN THE COMMONS 1 min 34 June 26, 1907 - MARK TWAIN HUMOR APPROVED BY PUNCH & PILGRIMS HONOR MARK TWAIN 7 min 35 June 27, 1907 - MARK TWAIN, D. LITT., OXFORD 3 min 36 June 28, 1907 - GREAT PAGEANT AT OXFORD 2 min 37 June 30, 1907 - MARK TWAIN LIVING UP TO HIS DEGREE, MARK TWAIN'S EXPERIENCES IN THE HANDS OF BRITISH INTERVIEWERS, BANQUET TO MARK TWAIN & MARK TWAIN'S SERIOUS SIDE 25 min 38 July 10, 1907 - PUNCH DINES MARK TWAIN 1 min 39 July 13, 1907 - TWAIN POSTPONES FUNERAL 3 min 40 July 16, 1907 - TWAIN BARS LAND TRIPS 2 min 41 July 18, 1907 - FROM TWAIN BY WIRELESS. Bark Lost Her Bowsprit In Collision with the Minnetonka 2 min 42 July 23, 1907 - MARK TWAIN HOME IN GOOD HUMOR 8 min 43 August 20, 1907 - NOBEL PRIZE FOR KIPLING 1 min 44 September 18, 1907 - H. H. ROGERS DRIVES AUTO. Has Mark Twain as Guest 2 min 45 September 22, 1907 - MARK TWAIN SKIPPER OF ROGERS'S YACHT 6 min 46 September 24, 1907 - HONOR FULTON AT JAMESTOWN 3 min 47 October 16, 1907 - JOHN HAYS HAMMOND SUED 2 min 48 October 17, 1907 - SWORN JEST BY MARK TWAIN 2 min 49 November 20, 1907 - UPTOWN AUDIENCE AT CHILDREN'S PLAY 6 min 50 December 1, 1907 - MARK TWAIN 72 1 min 51 December 10, 1907 - MARK TWAIN JEERS AT SIMPLE SPELLING 6 min 52 December 19, 1907 - CLEMENCY ASKED FOR TCHAYKOVSKY 5 min 53 MARK TWAIN CONCERN GIVES UP THE GHOST. Plasmon Company 6 min 54 December 23, 1907 - HOW MARK TWAIN 'WORKED' GEN. MILES 9 min 55 December 27, 1907 - WANT TCHAYKOVSKY FREE 3 min 56 December 29, 1907 - DINNER TO W. D. HOWELLS 2 min 57 January 10, 1908 - MARK TWAIN ON BANK PLAN 3 min 58 January 12, 1908 - MARK TWAIN NOW AFTER COMPLIMENTS & INVITED BY NORDICA 16 min 59 January 19, 1908 - THE KNICKERBOCKER GETS 2 WEEKS MORE & MARK TWAIN STUNNED [at death of E. C. Stedman] 8 min 60 January 26, 1908 - MARK TWAIN SAILS FOR BERMUDA 1 min 61 January 30, 1908 - RECEIVER WANTS TO SEE MARK TWAIN 1 min 62 February 14, 1908 - COLLIE BALLET FOR COLLIER 3 min 63 February 20, 1908 - AMBASSADOR REID THE PILGRIMS' GUEST 4 min 64 February 23, 1908 - ROGERS AND TWAIN SAIL 3 min 65 February 27, 1908 - ANTI-NOISE SOCIETY REVIEWS PROGRESS 6 min 66 March 1, 1908 - AFTER-DINNER SPEAKERS TELL OW THEY DO IT 24 min 67 March 18, 1908 - GREAT MEN'S LETTERS SOLD AT AUCTION 6 min 68 April 14, 1908 - TWAIN AND ROGERS BACK FROM BERMUDA 5 min 69 April 17, 1908 - NEW PLEA FOR TCHAYKOVSKY 1 min 70 April 19, 1908 - TWAIN AND MCCARREN MIX WIT WITH ART & MARK TWAIN TELLS ABOUT THE CAT 15 min 71 April 24, 1908 - CHILD ACTORS WARM TO THEIR MARK TWAIN 6 min 72 May 15, 1908 - JUBILEE DEDICATION FOR CITY COLLEGE & 400 ALUMNI AT THE WALDORF 16 min 73 May 21, 1908 - MARK TWAIN GIVES THANKS TO THE AMERICAN BOOKSELLERS 3 min 74 May 26, 1908 - TWAIN EULOGIZES QUEEN VICTORIA 5 min 75 June 3, 1908 - BUSINESS TROUBLES - THE PLASMON COMPANY 2 min 76 June 8, 1908 - DINNER TO CHARLES RANN KENNEDY 1 min 77 June 9, 1908 - MARK TWAIN GIVES $10 2 min 78 June 12, 1908 - TWAIN HEADS THEATRE 1 min 79 June 14, 1908 - TWAIN'S DAUGHTER TALKS ABOUT HIM 7 min 80 June 27, 1908 - FROM MARK TWAIN TO MRS. CLEVELAND 1 min 81 July 1, 1908 - MEMORIAL TO T. B. ALDRICH 2 min 82 August 2, 1908 - EDITOR MOFFETT DIES, STRUGGLING IN SURF 1 min 83 September 8, 1908 - NEW YORK LOSES MARK TWAIN 2 min 84 September 19, 1908 - BURGLARS INVADE MARK TWAIN VILLA 5 min 85 November 6, 1908 - PILGRIMS DINE LORD NORTHCLIFFE 2 min 86 November 11, 1908 - MARK TWAIN BURGLARS ON TRIAL 2 min 87 November 12, 1908 - TWAIN BURGLARS SENTENCED 1 min 88 November 26, 1908 - MARK TWAIN IN MILK PRODUCTS COMPANY 1 min 89 December 1, 1908 - MARK TWAIN IS 73 1 min 90 December 21, 1908 - SAVES MISS CLARA CLEMENS 2 min 91 December 24, 1908 - MARK TWAIN TURNS INTO A CORPORATION 6 min 92 December 28, 1908 - MARK TWAIN TO RED CROSS 2 min 93 January 21, 1909 - TWAIN TALKS TO DOCTORS 3 min 94 March 18, 1909 - CARNEGIE HONORED BY CLUB HE FINANCED & MARK TWAIN'S SECRETARY TO WED 6 min 95 March 19, 1909 - MARK TWAIN'S SECRETARY A BRIDE 1 min 96 April 9, 1909 - MARK TWAIN ADDS 150 ACRES TO FARM 1 min 97 April 14, 1909 - CLARA CLEMENS SINGS 2 min 98 April 18, 1909 - MARK TWAIN YEARS AGO 3 min 99 May 1, 1909 - IS SHAKESPEARE DEAD? 2 min 100 May 8, 1909 - JEROME REVIEWS HIS OFFICIAL YEARS 5 min 101 May 20, 1909 - H. H. ROGERS DEAD 4 min 102 June 9, 1909 - CAN MARK TWAIN BE A LITERARY PIRATE? 16 min 103 June 10, 1909 - AN OVERSIGHT - MARK TWAIN & MARK TWAIN'S ALIBI 2 min 104 June 11, 1909 - TWAIN'S FOOTNOTE LOST 3 min 105 July 15, 1909 - WANTS MARK TWAIN TO EXPLAIN TO HER 4 min 106 July 16, 1909 - MRS. ASHCROFT NOT SEEN 1 min 107 July 28, 1909 - CLEMENS SUIT A SURPRISE 2 min 108 August 4, 1909 - ASHCROFT ACCUSES MISS CLARA CLEMENS 12 min 109 August 10, 1909 - END OF CHILDREN'S THEATRE 2 min 110 September 13, 1909 - MARK TWAIN SUITS ALL OFF 3 min 111 October 6, 1909 - MISS CLEMENS WEDS TODAY 1 min 112 October 7, 1909 - MISS CLEMENS WEDS MR. GABRILOWITSCH 7 min 113 November 6, 1909 - HUMOROUS BOOKS OF RECENT ISSUE [CAPT. STORMFIELD] 2 min 114 December 2, 1909 - AMERICANS ACTIVE FOR TCHAYKOVSKY 3 min 115 December 21, 1909 - MARK TWAIN DONE WITH WORK 2 min 116 December 24, 1909 - TWAIN'S MERRY CHRISTMAS 1 min 117 December 25, 1909 - MISS JEAN CLEMENS FOUND DEAD IN BATH 12 min 118 December 26, 1909 - MARK TWAIN BEARS UP WELL & TWAIN MSS (manuscripts) IN DEMAND 4 min
