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An old naval tale recounts two smugglers Harry White and Richard Bergen and their near capture after a plot to blow up a British liner. Bergen confesses to a Fenian bombing plan but a boy’s presence derails him, and authorities uncover no contraband aboard.
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United States Treasury Department
Harry White
Richard Bergen
Bergen
White
Treasury Department
England
London
New York
Washington
Sandy Hook
Caeter House
Fire Island
Bergeo
Ble
Joye
Secret Service
Custom House
Revenue Cutter
Revenue Wen
Tie
Europe
France
Cusimns
Paris
Havre
Lawrence Perry
New York Tribune
Ufe
Henry Dwight Chapin
Worth American Review
Dewan Lalla Afcolai
Panjab
Sir Hugh Gough
Dewan
Mooltan
Strassburg
Mmost
Westminster Abbey
King
Coronaton
Freschman
Brittany
London Mail
New York Herald
South America
Tle
Toledo Blade
Morse
Frisk
Jack
Colle