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to the boat
Oct 5. (Sunday). Boat leaves 7 P.M. [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] River mud swollen on account of recent freshets Beautiful mild weather
Met any friends and acquaintances and day passes quickly and agreeably in interesting company
Oct. 6. [[underline]] Dr. Norton, [[/underline]] formerly Consul of U.S in Chemistry came to bore us with a project for potash extraction in Palestine
[[strikethrough]] Referred him [[/strikethrough]] Advised him to see Jewish bankers then visit of Professor Henri [[underline]] Abraham [[/underline]] whom I introduced to [[underline]] Dorr. [[/underline]] Protested to Miller and Floyd because the latter had stopped work on the ION Feel tired.
Oct 7. Early at office. At noon, took Prof. [[underline]] Abraham [[/underline]]
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and his wife for lunch at Ambassador Hotel. Feel very tired. Went to boat [[strikethrough]] Oc [[/strikethrough]] Hatch being made. Engine coupled up. Slow very slow work.
Oct. 8. All day home resting
Oct. 9. [[underline]] George Rosengarten [[/underline]] and [[underline]] Mory [[/underline]] at office, to discuss latest details of endowment Fund Campaign. [[underline]] Rosengarten [[/underline]] intends to go to Florida so we will do the work under his name but [[underline]] Mory [[/underline]] must be treasurer and secretary so that I can have direct action in the work while Rosengarten is away.
Oct 10. Went to ION. Discouragingly slow work, everything seems at a standstill. [[strikethrough]] Then [[/strikethrough]] At office [[underline]] Lehman [[/underline]] came from Toronto.  Wants to suggest