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Panama Canal Special Message Endorses Plan and Sanitation Efforts
President Roosevelt delivers a special message to Congress praising sanitation under Dr. Gorgas in the Panama Isthmus and Colon, lauding improvements in housing, water, and sewer systems, defense of the chosen canal route, and the shift toward contract work while defending against slander. He notes progress on the Culebra cut and Gatun dam, and outlines governance reforms and contractor plans.
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