Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1906-11-20
ROOSEVELT VISITS
\ THE CULEBRA CUT
PRESIDENT AND WIFE MAKE
EARLY VISIT TO GREAT EN-.
CHEERING FEAT.
EXECUTIVE RECEIVES
!, HEADS OF CANAL WORK
10 chssrsd at Reception Of the Com.
msrciaI club-Recelves New Title
from Amador-WiII Arrive at Por.
\ 10 Rico Day Earlier.

Panama, Nov. 17.-President Roose.
,yeft loft his hotel at seven o'clock
Friday morning with Mrs. Roosevelt
TO make an examination of the Guile
bra cut. He returned to La Boca at
nson and made trip to Taboga
Later the president returned to the
hotel, where he received the heads Of
the canal departments. After witness
Ing the display of fireworks in the
bay from the balcony of President
Amador's palace Thursday night, Pres
ideut Roosevelt, President Amador
and their wives attended reception
ct the Commercial club. AS the party
entered the orchestra played the
"Star-spangied Banner"
! Cheers for the President.
There were more than 300 persons
present, including representative cit
teens from Colon and Panama and
fhsJr wives, who heartily cheered Mr..
Roosevelt. President and Mrs. Roose.
selt and President and Sonora ANA
dor walked around the parlors, Presi-
dent Roosevelt having smile and a
manned at the club for about 20 min
xtes. Representative jose Lefevre
Welcomed President Roosevelt in be,
hAK df the youth of Panama and tho
aatsonal assembly. The president re-
plied In ftghly complimentary man
Aer saying he always believed in the
1lture OF Panama. At 10:45 p. m.
president Roosevelt and his party re-
turned to the hotel.
Il To Porto Rico Day Earlier.
= The president Thursday saw much
Of The canal, talked to the bosses and
Ahe worlkmen and asked dozens Of
Auaetions In an effort to get as much
Information as possible. And he closed
Ais busy day by sending a cablegram
10 Gov. Winthrop at San Juan, Porto
Rico. that he would arrive one day
1ariisr than had been expected, or on
November FL, and that he would leave
the same evening
/ The president was welcomed in
Panama City, which lies outside Of
the canal zone, by President Amador
and other officials of the Panama re-
public. The day was in every re-
apect successful and no untoward in
nident occurred.
/ The trip across the isthmus was
made slowly in order to pesnit the
presidential party to have q good look
1t all the points ct interest along
the route. Several stops were made
on the way over and at each station
school children came down and sung
patriotic airs. The president thanked
All tho welcoming delegations warmly.
The presiasptial train arrived in
front Of the Tiyeii hotel at 1o:S0.
Here President Amad9r left Mr..
Roosevelt and went on to Panama,
while the American president eep-
xtnHea to La Bscha, the Pacific en-.
trance to the canal. Here President
Roosevelt boarded the stepmer b.
:livar. made a trip around Panama hay
and came back to La Boca for
luncheon.
4 In the afternoon the president went
from La Boca to Panama City. He
drove from the railroad station to the
cathedral plaza, welcomed all the way
by the cheering Of the crowds
Amador Gives Him New Title.
i At the plaza President Amador ex-
pressed hts appreciation of President
Roosevelt's visit which he described
MS an additional cause for the love and
respect Of the Panama people, He
called President Roosevelt the com,
mandsY14.chief Of the Panama-Amer.
1can forces sl]ied to perform the
greatest engineering feat in the world,
and said that in the hearts Of his peo-
pie there dwelt the indelibis memory
that II President Roosevelt they had
found In the past a generous defender.
In conclusion the president Of Pan
anna extended the welcome of the re-
public to the president Of the United
States, assuring Mr.. Roosevelt that
he could consider himself In the midst
OF III bsst friends and admirers.
tias High Hopes for panama.
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