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Move in Congress to Restore Ford's Theater in Washington
Senator Milton R. Young introduces a resolution directing the interior secretary to estimate the cost of reconstructing Ford's Theater where Lincoln was assassinated. Support pours in from Mrs. Mabel Ford Hopkins and others who offer relics and furniture. restoration would include the stage boxes and Lincoln's chair, the flag, and the presidential box.
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Washington
Congress
Ford
Abraham Lincoln
Milton R. Young
North Dakota
Secretary of the Interior
Baltimore
John T. Ford
Henry Ford
Dearborn
Mich
Lincoln
Laura Keene
Ford Museum
Senator Young
Booth
Oldroyd
Tenth , Street
Ford's Theater
Department of the Interior