Mark Twain von einem Czechen geschlagen | 29 Nov. 1897
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.), 29 Nov. 1897. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045081/1897-11-29/ed-1/seq-1/>
The following article describes the events during a sitting of the Austro-Hungarian Parliament ("Reichsrat") on 26th November 1897. Only the first paragraph of the text mentions Mark Twain's presence at the event and is transcribed and translated below.
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| Mark Twain von einem Czechen geschlagen | Mark Twain punched by a Czech |
| Mark Twain, der wahrend der gestrigen Prügelei auf der Gallerie des Abgeordnetenhauses auf der Journalistenbühne Zuflucht gesucht hatte, hat im Getümmel von einem czechischen Abgeordneten einen heftigen Schlag erhalten. | Mark Twain, who had sought refuge on the journalists' platform during yesterday's brawl in the gallery of the House of Representatives, received a violent blow from a Czech member of parliament in the turmoil. |
| [...] | [...] |