Charles White's house still stands today, and in fact, is the oldest existing structure in Ector County. The Ector Country Historical Commission restored the White-Pool House between 1982 and 1984 and it has since become a museum open to the public. Court upholds a Massachusetts law mandating the vaccination of its citizens. Court also rules that state laws limiting working hours are unconstitutional. For his role in negotiating the treaty, President Roosevelt will win the Nobel Peace Prize a year later.
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