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and her many sketchy superficial incorrect ideas [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] insinuated that so called democrats in Europe shock her everytime shes there by [[red underline]] their arrogance [[/red underline]] haughtiness towards people below them and treat and [[strikethrough]] servants [[/strikethrough]] address their servants in a haughty way which shock her. [[red underline]] This was directed towards Mrs. V d. Velde who had managed by her ways to offend several of our household. [[/red underline]]
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Then drove with Hard to New York in small car. Then conference with Dr. Peter for two hours about R.B.P.Co work. Then to  Delmonico's Restaurant to preside meeting of the [[red underline]] Inventors Guild [[/red underline]] Robbin has carbuncle and is absent Carleton Ellis secretary pro-
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tem. Professor Pierce of Harvard is present also Ward Leonard, Edward Weston, Charles S. Bradley Wood. Discussed pending bills and agreed to endorse [[red underline]] bill for increasing salaries and staff of corps of examiners. [[/red underline]]  Much war talk [[red underline]] everybody antigerman. Weston [[/red underline]] uses argument that case of Servia is similar as if somebody or some conspirators in New York City had killed the President and as if the other states of the Union instead of arresting the murderers and judge then by process of law would suddenly declare war on New York State. Newspapers announce [[red underline]] perilous condition of Antwerp. [[/red underline]] some ports already taken by Germans. Returned home about midnight.
October 9. [[overwritten]] 8 [[/overwritten]] Letters from [[red underline]] Frederic Swarts and my sister [[/red underline]] telling