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Roosevelt explains Panama Canal progress and sanitation drive
President Roosevelt outlines to Congress the Sanitation and construction work under the French canal company settlement, the switch to a 12 foot level canal, and the isthmus sanitation program led by Dr. Gorgas. He notes improvements in Colon and Panama City, water supply upgrades at Mount Hope, and labor composition including West Indian, Chinese, and Spanish workers, with ongoing efforts to raise living standards and control disease.
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