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Panama Canal completion praised as historic feat
The piece lauds Col. Goethals and Col. Gorgas for the Panama Canal project, noting water in Gatun lake, navigable ends, and the nine mile Culebra cut, with completion ahead of schedule and high standards of public works management. It contrasts American leadership with De Lesseps’ failures and highlights sanitary triumphs.
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Col. Goethals
Panama Canal
Gatun
Atlantic
Miraflores
Pacific
Isthmian Canal Commission
Col. Gorgas
Havana
de Lesseps
Paris
Colon