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we finally succeeded in boarding a car. - Later quite a complication in transfer to West Philadelphia thence the hour for [[underlined in red]] Baltimore [[/underlined in red]] where we arrived at [[underlined in red]] Hotel Belvedere [[/underlined in red]] by about 9 P.M. But the experience, where we carried our dress suit cases along [[underlined in red]] convinces me that Philadelphia Navy Yard is not very accessible to officers located in Washington. [[/underlined in red]]
Oct 3. Up early. Surface car Co has sent special car for our transportation to [[underlined in red]] Annapolis [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] Baltimore papers [[/strikethrough]] Newspaper reporters around. [[underlined in red]] See ^[[newspaper]] interview and our photographs. Baltimore [[/underlined in red]] somewhat sore that we did not [[underlined in red ]] take look at possible [[/underlined in red]] sites there: At [[underlined in red]] Annapolis [[/underlined in red]] received by [[underlined in red]] Mayor [[/underlined in red]] of Annapolis and 
^[[all]] officers of [[underlined in red]] Naval Academy, ^[[the]] Governor [[/underlined in red]] of Maryland there
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also. Inspection of buildings and grounds of [[underlined in red]] Military Academy [[/underlined in red ]] very impressive. [[underlined in red]] Splendid buildings, [[/underlined in red]] esthetic and well planned. Water surrounding added to effect. [[underlined in red]] Students and officers and instructors all make excellent impression. [[/underlined in red]] Collections and engineering [[underlined in red]] laboratories [[/underlined in red]] very complete and [[underlined in red ]] well kept. No wonder some think this one of the best schools for studying engineeering. [[/underlined in red]] [[strikethrough]] At [[/strikethrough] Lunch at Carvel House -- a hotel. [[underlined in red]] Speeches short [[/underlined in red]] and well to the point. None of the usual exaggerated statements or claims, nor political oratory. We [[underlined in red]] are all much impressed. [[/underlined in red]] Why is [[underlined in red]] Edison [[/underlined in red]] not around? [[underlined in red]] How can he have a correct [[/underlined in red]] opinion of all this if he does not give himself the trouble [[/underlined in red]] of seeing it. He wants Sandy Hook ^[[or someplace near New York.]] After lunch were conveyed

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Earlier page mentions Edison is missing, thus I think the name near the end of page 2 is Edison. Yes, it is.