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out very well and that charging and discharging was operated without trouble. Gas producer works well also, gas compression etc. 
[[red underlined]] Osterhout, [[/red underlined]] his assistant, [[red underlined]] engineer [[/red underlined]] arrived to day with his right arm in splints, he broke it yesterday falling in a fence. [[strikethrough]] One of [[/strikethrough]] Paulus' [[strikethrough]] engi [[/strikethrough]] machinist, [[red underlined]] slipped and fell and hurt his head an [[/red underlined]] will be incapacitated for several days and another workman left.- [[red underlined]] Lots of trouble [[/red underlined]] but I feel reassured in view of fact that after all this matter of crack can be easily overcome and apparatus seems otherwise well designed. Drove back home for super time. Later on three delegates of Nepera Hose Co came to tell me they
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had planned a demonstration in my honor at City Hall to [[red underlined]] offer me a gold badge etc. [[/red underlined]] I told them to forget about it and if they really felt friendly towards me they should not do such a thing as such a kind of publicity does me [[red underlined]] much more harm than good [[/red underlined]] but if they will refrain from making any [[expenses?]] on my account I shall be glad to shake hands with all of them in a simple neighborly way at their next monthly meeting at their [[strikethrough]] building [[/strikethrough]] [[red underlined]] Hose-building in Nepera Park. [[/red underlined]]

Nov 27. A busy morning dictating 
Spent considerable time at phone and with matters of [[red underlined]] Royal Baking Powder Co.- [[/red underlined]] 
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Paulus thinks he can have crack mended by Monday, but I still urge to order that ring as a precaution against delay in case weld does not hold.