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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1897
Page
12
The famed writer Mark Twain faces near bankruptcy despite lucrative European contract offers. Once buoyed by fame, he now fights to finish a book about Africa and pay debts while his health and hopes wane.
London dispatch reports Mark Twain, aged about 62, impoverished and in poor health after a failed world tour. He is lodged frugally, burdened by debts from a publisher failure, and estranged from patrons who once supported him. The piece notes a marked decline in humor and stature since his peak.
Alfred Nobel’s final will bequeaths the entire remaining fortune to a perpetual fund for humanity. Interest will reward scientists and arts figures, fund disarmament, and promote peace congresses, with prizes awarded by Swedish and Norwegian bodies and not bound by nationality.
Benson Tidwell Bidwell, inventor of the trolley system, seeks legal redress in Toledo for alleged patent infringements by others using electric propulsion and heating of cars. The long, impoverished inventor, born 1836 in New York, endured repeated setbacks, with major demonstrations in Philadelphia and Boston boosting recognition before legal action for control of his patents.
Mrs Henry F E Abbey is to appear in London using the name Florence Giearard and the alias Uthler to protect her reputation. She will perform under the management of John Fleeper Clarke in Glen Maconaugh's play The Prodigal Father.
Public statement by the permanent committee on arbitration urges Senate approval of a treaty between Great Britain and the United States. It explains origins, outlines tribunal procedures for pecuniary and territorial disputes, and argues the pact promotes peace and prevents war while preserving legal rights.
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