March 30, 1908

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Above, a look at the Great White Fleet in Magdalena Bay. Below, the federal government interviews prisoners and mental patients in Los Angeles in a campaign to deport immigrant radicals. Recall that The Times bombing will occur Oct. 1, 1910.

Quote of the Day: "In short, about every man locked up in Los Angeles who has a taint of Red in his brain the authorities at Washington intend to know…. It has come to the point where it is absolutely imperative to adopt some system of espionage for such murderous swine." –Los Angeles Times, on federal inspection of immigrant prisoners and mental patients.

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