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President Roosevelt Panama Canal inspection report
President Roosevelt sent a special message to Congress detailing observations from his Panama Canal inspection aboard the Louisiana on November 14, with notes on sanitation, housing, health, labour, and progress. He praises French work, endorses the canal route, and outlines staff, wages, housing, and logistics for the ongoing project.
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Panama Canal
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Louisiana
Panitina
Cana Company
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Pacific
Canal
Commission
Ancen
Sehole
Amador
Tivoli
Anecon
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Mallet
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Gatun
la Boca
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French Canal Company
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Health Department
Auecon
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Corezal
Coregal
Isthmian Canal Commission
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Caplon
Mount Hope
Stevens
West Indies
West India
Young Men’s Christian Association
Iatun