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The horse carriages of ten years ago have all disappeared. Instead no end of Ford Cars 
20 cents and 30 cents

[[image: of beaker with cork and 50 c. coin embedded in cork, long needle from top of cork to potato with 2 forks stuck in it.  Labels for potato, needle and 50 c. coin in cork. In addition, one fork is labeled 4 forks or knives balanced.]]

Sunday 3. Beautiful weather neither hot nor cold
Great school procession to do honor to Marti's statue. All very orderly and impressive. Took long drive along Mariano and newly developed section 
Well laid out boulevards and here and there some pretty homes New imposing Yacht Club but see no yachts.
Almendares River entrance seems good shelter for small

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The new real Estate developments seem well planned and seem to promise a beautiful modern addition to the old noisy and dirty Hava.

Feb. 4. Papers announce the [[red underlined]] death of Wilson [[/red underlined]] which was expected since late bad news of health.
I find that I cannot get any steamer accommodation for Jamaica.
Celine sent me a cable telling about [[red underlined]] $1200 extra tax for 1920 [[/red underlined]] and letter from German Bakelite. Wired her back to pay tax and not to answer German letter. also my trouble of getting to Jamaica. Everything here seems more