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April [[strikethrough] 20 [[/strikethrough]] 21. Up at 4 A.M. at 9:30 A.M. to [[red underline]] Neave's [[/red underline]] office then hurried to court. [[red underline]] Redmanol [[/red underline]] takes most of morning with their [[red underline]] Albany Billiard Ball Co., man [[/red underline]] who on cross examination by Neave [[red underline]] says much to help our case. [[/red underline]]
Then I on the stand direct explaining [[red underline]] Hexa [[/red underline]] methylenetetramine -Auphenol. [[red underline]] Judge Chatfield follows carefully [[/red underline]] and asks some pertinent chemical questions, showing he follows. Then I make some experiments with phenol ammonia and formaldehyde in dry and aqueous condition. Unfortunately
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[[red underline]] Laurence has made some error in calculation [[/red underline]] and instead of weighing 3 moles phenol for 1 mole hexa, has weighed 3 moles hexa for 1 mole phenol in the wet sample making it 9 moles too much. [[red underline]] Yet [[strikethrough]] prep [[/strikethrough]] formation of cristals of hexabuphenol show itself but heating test is not so good and I feel rather disgusted at this stupid error due to light headedness.[[/red underline]] 
Evening Mendelsohn Glee Club Concert at [[red underline]] University Club [[/red underline]] and supper. Excellent singing. But could not fall asleep afterwards and kept studying record till [[red underline]] 2:30 A.M. [[/red underline]] A couple of hours sleep then
April 22. Up at about 4:30 A.M

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researched: Albany Billiard Ball Co. is correct.