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generally and getting acquainted.  Speaks english very well.  Funny man with his wig and piercing gray eyes.  [[strikethrough]] Soms [[//strikethrough]] Somewhat stiff and pedantic. Told me about [[underlined]] Schweitzer [[/underlined]] and I made him acquainted with Schweitzer. Wiley affair  He told me how [[underlined]] Schweitzer [[/underlined]] gave him no information as to my whereabouts.  I explained him my intention to form a [[red vertical line in margin]] Company in which I would have 1/4 interest and $120000 in advance, on account of future profits 
At 3 P.M. kept on writing letters until late in evening.  Got quite disturbed over foolish letter of my sister [[insertion]] Rachel [[/insertion]] who says she
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is engaged and wants to marry.  [[red line in left margin]] I answered her my own views on the subject.  Somewhat candid and discouraging.  Will she understand me or [[/red line in left margin]] is my letter simply going to make her sorry. - I hope not.
Went to late Supper.  [[Tucher Bräu?]] [[strikethrough]] Polski [[/strikethrough]]
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[[margin]] This a mistake Salkowitz came here Saturday afternoon.  See further [[/margin]]
This afternoon at 2 PM came here [[underlined]] Salowkewisz [[/underlined]] of Warsaw, Russia. who had come [[strikethrough]] with special [[/strikethrough]] for one afternoon specially to see me on the subject of Bakelite and leaves again to night.  His brother is engineer at Otis Co in Yonkers.  He is salesman in Celluloid goods and wanted to know how he could handle Bakelite in Russia.  On his