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Feb 22. (Washington's Birthday) Home all day. - Snow.
[[red underline]] Nina [[/red underline]] is in Mrs. [[red underline]] Cosgrove's Boarding school in New York [[/red underline]] where she will try to prepare her english latin and mathematics so as to be allowed to go back to [[red underline]] Vassar [[/red underline]] next Fall.
Feb'y 23. Went to office to see May about pending matters also presented his contract  
Then went to Brooklyn all afternoon (charge 5 hs) [[image of circle with cross above with notation "5 hs." in left margin]]  
Porter there.  [[red underline]] Oxalate roaster [[/red underline]] working but [[red underline]] formate drum [[/red underline]] not operated pending permission of Bureau of Explosives.
Evening Concert and supper at University Club. Excellent singing by [[red underline]] University Glee Club. Horta [[/red underline]] my guest.  I remained over night at Club.
Feb 24. Remained in New York all day.  Home evening.
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[[black underline]] Feb 25. [[/black underline]] (Sunday)  Miss [[red underline]] Kopenhaven [[/red underline]] [[strikethrough]] a C [[/strikethrough]] a Vassar Senior and friend of [[red underline]] Nina [[/red underline]] here. - Spent all day reading. - fearfully bored.
Feb 26. Here all day. Albert sore throat
Feb 27. Went to Hookers office to meet Mr. [[red underline]] Knowlton [[/red underline]] and to explain to him my concept of the [[red underline]] Soy Bean Industry as I saw it. [[/red underline]]  
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After we were there [[red underline]] Mr. Baker, a member of [[red underline]] parliament [[/red underline]] of England and a friend of Hooker came in.  Had a friendly confidential conversation.  He is a [[red underline]] quaker [[/red underline]] and formerly was on the pacifist side. He tells us confidentially that [[red underline]] Sir Cecil Spring Rice, the british ambassador had told in his presence to Col. House who is President's Wilson's confidential adviser that England does not urge the U.S. to enter the war, [[strikethrough]] in fact [[/strikethrough]] but would more appreciate [[strikethrough]] ans [[/strikethrough]] her good will which would be a greater help, if she simply keeps open the lines of navigation [[/red underline]]