President's Panama Canal Message Historic inspection tour and health progress
The president details a three day tour of the Panama Canal Zone visiting Colón and Cristóbal sites, meeting British and French consuls, inspecting housing for white and colored employees, the Gatun dam, La Boca and Sosa gamma sites, and the Colon fire department. He salutes the French Canal Company's work, praises the canal route choice, and highlights sanitation efforts led by Dr. Gorgas, reporting dramatic drops in disease and near absence of mosquito-borne threats among workers.
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Agers
Mallet
Gey
Culebra
Gatun
la Boca
Sosa Gama
Colon
Cristobal
Co Fon
Front Street
Colon Hospital
Feild
Dikoe
Louisiana
Srere
French Canal Company
Panama
Congress
Nicaragua
Darien
Dai
W. ©. Gorgas
Favorichly
United States
Inspectora
Health Department
Ancon
Setimus
Corogal
la Bora
Gorgas
Corozal
Isthmian Sanitation and Welfare Report Praises Panama Works
A detailed survey praises sanitation progress in Colon and Panama City. It notes modern sewering and water systems, improved street paving, and a new Mount Hope reservoir with 500 million gallons capacity. The piece highlights housing for 6 000 white and 10 000 colored employees, schooling for children, and efforts to control liquor sales while detailing wages, living conditions, and health measures among canal zone workers.
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Ike la Mora
Corozal
Athmian Canal Commission
Panama
Belm
Mio
Calon
Cristobal
Jackson Binithen
Leonvertad
United States
Congress
Stevens
Enna
Euaugtr
Moadl
Commbenion
Gt Howe
Anti Itis cures inflammation and labor in the canal
The narrative discusses remedies sold by Druggists in Plainfield and Williamstown, remarks on government hotel meals, then shifts to labor at the Panama Canal. It covers immigrant labor, especially Spaniards and Italians, and contrasts skilled versus unskilled work, housing, and meals. It highlights Brevet and canal progress, machinery advances, and plans to contract most work, balancing speed and cost.
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United States
West Indies
Allen
H Coleves
Culebra
Fingineer Stevens
Panama canal pledge and a future tribute from the White House
President Theodore Roosevelt lauds the Isthmus project, praising government effort led by Shonts Stevens and Gorgas. He envisions twin fresh water lakes connected by a channel, urges top engineers as consultants, and promises a commemorative badge for Americans who support the work. The White House note dated December 17, 1900, expresses confidence in completing the canal within eight years.
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Anoven
Tropics
Clube
Esa
America
Shonts
Mny
Theodore Agoosavelt
White Hote
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Rickert & Wells
Plainfield
Elroy F. Leavitt
Williamstown
Crescent Drug Store
Geo. L. Edson
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Onveo
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Brevena
Baker Extract Company
Ayer
Woonsocket
Joseph Prous
Bob
Ola Street
Sarah Feeney
Nave
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