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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Herriman Saturday
Monday, March 23 1908 -- Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet, still moving up the U.S. west coast before steaming across the Pacific, is an obsession for Californians. Everyone awaits the passing, or better yet, the docking, of the fleet in their area, and L.A. is no exception. Herriman makes a now rare appearance on the Examiner's editorial page with a delightful cartoon on the subject.
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