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at Chemists club with Dudley, Brady and Bancroft then to office then to Brooklyn to see in operation my suggested method of electrolysis
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of sulfate of potassium
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[[red underline]] Vaygouny [[/red underline]] shrugs his shoulders and seems to have little hope in my method altho' I tried to show him that conditions of operating are very bad, in fact the worst possible and ampere density of current is absurdly 
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high. Notwithstanding that we have over 30% ampere efficiency. This morning [[red underline]] Dr. Peter telephoned [[/red underline]] me that yesterday they got [[red underline]] 50% ampere efficiency [[/red underline]] 
I gave direction how to run better in next tests using less current, less liquid, better [[strikethrough]] [[dioph___?]] [[/strikethrough]] [inserted above line]] circulation [[/inserted above line]] and sound or sited 
At 5.P.M Meeting of Executive Committee of [[red underline]] International Congress [[/red underline]] at [[red underline]] Rhumford Hall [[/red underline]]. Many present. Nichols offered us excellent dinner during recess then resumed work until after 11 P.M. Slept at 
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