Cipher talk in Washington as leaks threaten war plans
Chief Wilkins and detective Pinkwell discuss a huge cipher leak hampering war department messaging with Mexican policy. They plan a new unbreakable cipher while pressing for swift action and recruiting Barnes and Sherraton for help. A clerk, Brockett, demonstrates a homegrown cipher and suggests it could stump experts.
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von Schimmel
Secret Service Bureau
Wilkins
War Department
Secret Service
Barnes
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Hye Sherraton
Ean
Billy Pinkwell
Sherraton
Billy
Southwick Bank
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Fort Sill
Germany
Japan
Los Angeles
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Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Cipher lessons and a Lange steal at Brockett's office
Brockett and friends test a so called Lange steal under the Diamond Cipher with Chief Wilkins and Pinkwell guiding. The young clerk learns the cipher and Brockett debates the trick, then bonds with Ramon Solano as they plan a Yellowstone vacation with shared dreams and friendship.
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Brockett
Lange
Slamness Legation
Big Bill Lange
Ramon Solano
Brotherhood of the Ball Field
Solano
Matanzas
Havana
Harry Stockett
Yellowstone
Ramon
Senator Williams at Yazoo dinner denounces tariff idea
The speaker ridicules tariff advocates by recalling an insurance tale. An old lady visited an agent, paid $3500 for a barn policy, then learned the first year's premium was 24. She improvised by leaving it unpaid, planning to deduct it when the barn burned.
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Williams
Yazoo
The Sad Part of It
A brief dramatic exchange centers on a woman’s claim she will forget him and a man who laments the money spent to prove himself a prince before the parting.
Cuticura Heals Severe Infant Skin Erup tion Case
Mrs E F Sulzberger recalls a two to three year old with widespread white pimples and itchy sores that bled from scratching. After trying eczema ad and Cuticura Ointment with hood protection and Cuticura Soap, the child was fully cured. Ads note Cuticura products sold worldwide with free samples and a 32 page Skin Book.
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Mra
E. F. Sulzberger
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Beton
Benham's Picture Hat Rumor Disproved
Mrs. Benham did not wear a picture hat. The report states she wore a roof garden instead, clarifying spectators' impressions from the event.
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Benham
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