August 8, 1895. Mark Twain and his party arrived at 5:00pm and stayed at The Tacoma. (MTDBD)  

Returned to Tacoma August 11, 1895. On August 12, lectured at the Tacoma Opera House and attended a reception by the Tacoma Press Club.  

Review:  http://twain.lib.virginia.edu/onstage/wrldtr3.html Tacoma Daily News August 13, 1895  

Interview: http://twain.lib.virginia.edu/onstage/mttalks4.html  Tacoma Encounter with an Interviewer  

From The Tacoma Daily News  17 August 1895 

A PLEASANT AFTERNOON WITH MARK TWAIN  How the Great Humorist Entertained His Entertainers.  AN UNPUBLISHED STORY TOLD  Old Friendships Renewed in Tacoma in the Midst of the Most Delightful Surroundings.