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Jan 16. Busy all morning dictating
Slept most of afternoon needed much this [[strikethrough]] belated [[/strikethrough]] overdue rest. [[strikethrough]] was [[/strikethrough]] Finally
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Jan. 17. 1915. (Sunday)
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A few days ago all the papers announced the news of the fearful earthquakes in Italy whereby in a few hours as many people were killed as there are belgian soldiers killed in the war!  This is a period of sorrow and misery and
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suffering all over Europe.  What the hatred, greed, and arrogance of nations begins in war, nature finishes in peace! and the human race looks like a head of stupid cattle!
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Jan 18. Away early to Professor [[red underline]] Chandler's [[/red underline]] house to meet there [[red underline]] Dr. Weston [[/red underline]] who arrived loaded with bags, bundles valises, and port-folios containing documents concerning his inventions and past career.  He started like usually from A to Z, not omitting any detail, only interrupted now and then by a story from Chandler.  Lunched at Chandler but after lunch same recital was continued until Mrs. Chandler about 5 P.M came in the library and stopped it by saying Chandler needed a rest.  So did I, but dear Weston, still kept at it until we finally had to discontinue.  I submitted a plan for our different addresses