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So what did he think the manifest would reveal?

Contraband weapons and ammunition.

And he wasn't the only person who believed that.

In the weeks following the sinking, a survivor named Joseph Marischal threatened to sue the Cunard line for damages.

In his claims, Marischal said he heard ammunition exploding on board, just like La Follette believed.

As a former soldier, Marischal knew the sound of exploding rifle cartridges well.

Marischal didn't ask for much money, just enough to pay medical bills and help his family reunite.

But when the UK government got wind of Marischal's story about hearing rifle ammunition going off on board, they slandered him in the English papers, calling him a liar.

He never received the compensation he requested.

For decades, both the US and the UK denied the existence of ammo on board or a secret manifest.

But decades later, a secret manifest was declassified.

End.

Get this, the original copy was locked in the U.S.

Treasury the entire time.

So not only did it exist, it was in the government's hands, locked in the Treasury by President Woodrow Wilson himself.

He labeled it for the president's eyes only.

Top secret.

Why would he do that?

unless there was something to hide.

Oh, there's a cover up here and it might all tie together.