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Friday, 30 September 2016

Anarchists intended to blow up American battle fleet according to the Dutch newspaper Haagsche courant dated 22 January 1908

An item reported that an anarchistic complot was discovered with planned to blow up the complete American battleship squadron underway towards the Pacific.(1)

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1. The Great White Fleet consisting of 16 battleships divided over two squadrons sent by the American president Theodore Roosevelt around the world between 16 December 1907 and 22 February 1909.