[MT's estate] | 17 July 1911
Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.), 17 July 1911. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045081/1911-07-17/ed-1/seq-4/>
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Mark Twain, der im April 1910 verstorbene amerikanische Humorist, hat ein Vermögen von nahezu einer halben Million hinterlassen, und dabei hatte er vor Jahren durch den Bankerott einer Verlagsfirma schwere Verluste erlitten. Der Humor Twain's hat sich glänzend bezahlt. | Mark Twain, the American humorist who died in April 1910, left behind a fortune of almost half a million, even though he had suffered heavy losses years ago due to the bankruptcy of a publishing company. Twain's humor paid off handsomely. |