Notes, New York Amusement Gazette, p. 5 (September 5, 1887) (this theatre publication issued just after the debut of the Still Alarm reports matter-of-factly A.C. Wheeler and Joseph Arthur are the authors and "have written a play which will make a lot of money")
The Lounger, The Critic (November 1901) (publishing a rumor that Wheeler was Mowbray, but this does not come up again in publications until his obituaries confirm his authorship)
(11 October 1891). Gossip of the Stage, Indianapolis Journal ("Eddie's Squib says "A.C. Wheeler, the author of "The Still Alarm" and "Blue Jeans," has made another success. This time it is "Jack Royal of the 92d." Out in this part of the country there is a popular impression that Joseph Arthur wrote both "The Still Alarm" and "Blue Jeans.")
(12 March 1903). The Nom De Plume of "Nym Crinkle", New York Tribune (letter to editor from Alpha Child asserts that he was the original "Nym Crinkle" at the Milwaukee Sentinel and gave it up to Wheeler)
(21 July 1891). Bits from the Boards, Daily Leader (Gloversville, New York) (paragraph regarding claim of author Edward Eggleston that his novel Roxy was stolen for writing Blue Jeans)
