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Mark Twain in German-Language Newspapers and Periodicals

Redding, CT

In 1906, Samuel Clemens bought land in the vicinity of the town Redding in Connecticut. The purchase was made without Clemens having seen the property beforehand as he was eager to strike an apparent bargain (see Rasmussen et al. 2:852). Albert Bigelow Paine, a close friend of Clemens', had previously bought land in the same area and this quickly convinced Clemens to invest as well (see Paine Biography 3:1294).
Clemens arranged for John Mead Howells to design a house to be built on the property (see Paine Biography 3:1446). This would eventually become Clemens' permanent home, which he called "Stormfield" (see Rasmussen et al. 2:852), named after his character Captain Stormfield.
The Redding community welcomed the famous author: when he arrived in 1908 to settle in his new home, a crowd of people greeted him at the train station and accompanied him on his way to Stormfield. Once he was fully settled in his new home, Clemens got involved in local affairs and sought out the Redding community (see Rasmussen et al. 2:852). One community project he was especially supportive of was the "Mark Twain Library of Redding" to which he contributed books and for which he raised funds (see Rasmussen et al. 2:852).
Clemens lived in Redding until his death in 1910.

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Mark Twain’s Tod | 23 April 1910

Der Deutsche correspondent. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.), 23 April 1910. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress. <https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045081/1910-04-23/ed-1/seq-1/>

Transcription	English Translation
Mark Twain's Tod	Mark Twain's death
Einfache Leichenfeier finder heute in New-York statt. - Morgen Beerdigung zu Elmira. - Eine öffentliche Gedächtnisfeier soll später abgehalten werden.	Simple memorial service today in New York. - Funeral tomorrow in Elmira. - Public memorial service to be held later.
New-York, 22. April. - Die Überreste des verstorbenen Schriftstellers Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain's) werden morgen zum Zwecke einer einfachen Leichenfeier hier anlangen und dann nach Elmira, N.-Y., abgehen, um neben den Ueberresten der Gattin und Kinder des Verstorbenen zur Ruhe gebettet zu werden. Die Leichenfeier findet um 3 Uhr Nachmittags in der Presbyterianerkirche an der 37. Straße und 5. Avenue statt, und Dr. Henry Van Dyke von der Universität Princeton hält die Predigt. Nur die Verwandten und Freunde des Verstorbenen erhalten Zutritt, keine Bahrtuchträger sind auserwählt worden, und die Feier wird ohne Musik und Gesang von Statten gehen. An einem späteren Datum soll indessen eine öffentliche Trauerfeier in einer noch auszuwählenden Halle abgehalten werden.	New York, April 22. - The remains of the late writer Samuel L. Clemens (Mark Twain's) will arrive tomorrow for the purpose of a simple memorial service and then leave for Elmira, N. Y., to be laid to rest beside the remains of the deceased's wife and children. The service will be held at 3 o'clock in the afternoon at the Presbyterian church at 37th street and 5th avenue, and Dr. Henry Van Dyke, of Princeton University, will deliver the sermon. Only relatives and friends of the deceased will be admitted, no pall bearers have been requested, and there will be no music or singing. On a later date, however, a public memorial service is to be held in a hall yet to be chosen.
Ein Extrawaggon bringt die Leiche morgen vor [von] Redding hierher. Die Ceremonie zu Elmira soll gerade so schlicht und einfach sein, wie die hiesige. Sie wird wahrscheinlich in der Wohnung des Generals Langdon, eines intimen Freundes des Verstorbenen, vor sich gehen, und Joseph Twitchel aus Hartford, ein anderer warmer Freund Mark Twain's, wird eine kurze Ansprache halten. Von dem Langdon'schen Hause werden die Ueberreste nach dem Friedhofe gebracht und dem Schooße der Erde übergeben.	An extra carriage will bring the body here tomorrow from Redding. The ceremony at Elmira is to be just as plain and simple as the one here. It will probably take place at the residence of General Langdon, an intimate friend of the deceased, and Joseph Twitchel [sic], of Hartford, another close friend of Mark Twain, will deliver a short address. From Langdon's home the remains will be taken to the cemetery and committed to the earth.