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Waterloo Evening Courier in Waterloo, Iowa

23 Feb 1925

Page 9

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Waterloo Evening Courier

Location

Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1925

Page

9

Lincoln assassin mystery stirs public intrigue in 1925

Chicago and Minneapolis report that Col James Hamilton Davidson claims to know Booth burial site now secret for 60 years. NIS and Daily Star note Booth escaped and family claims he lived to 65 under aliases. Bates and others debated death details while rates and transport hearings unfold in Des Moines IA.

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Chicago James Hamilton Davidson One Hundred Twenty-second Infantry John. Wilkes Booth Abraham Lincoln Col. Davidson Edwin Harper Sampson Booth Moline Portsmouth Col. Baker Secret Service of Army Davidson International News Service Minneapolis Daily Star Minneapolis Minn John Wilkes Booth Blanche Booth Miss Booth Mojine Ill Sampson Enid Bates Garrett Barn John Saint Helen David K. George Finis LL Grand Berry Tex Joseph Jefferson Booth J Secret Service David &. George Okla United States Elbert H. Gary United States Steel Corporation
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Hearing on Reducing Iowa Express Rates Set

Des Moines Feb 23 The state board of railroad commissioners fixed Feb 27 for a hearing on reducing express rates for intra state shipments. Express company officials traffic experts and others are expected to attend. The commissioners seek to apply the same rate for intrastate shipments as used on interstate business. Tol-

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Interstate Commerce Commission American Railway Express Company Iowa Towa Des Moines State Board of Railroad Commissioners Ujowa Tol
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New Tariffs on Coal Shipments Suspended

Interstate Commerce Commission suspends new coal tariff rates affecting shipments into Iowa from Illinois Indiana and Kentucky. C A Hanson traffic manager of Greater Waterloo association notes the rates would have started February 19. Suspension extends to June 19 while the commission rules on a Des Moines rate case from June 1924. Hanson attended the Des Moines meeting where a two cent reduction for Waterloo was sought.

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Interstate Commerce Commission Iowa Ilingis Indiana Kentucky C. A. Hanson Greater Waterloo Association Inter-State Commerce Commission Des Moines Hanson
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Dubuque to Order Five Hundred Thousand Paving Jobs

Dubuque plans awarding contracts for paving over 40 streets at about $500,000 after bids were filed by 11 firms. James F. Lee Paving and Untrich-Faley Construction are expected to secure many contracts as they sit low on many bids. An Indian government order to Armstrong Manufacturing for $29,000 worth of machinery for well drilling followed a Madras government visit by L. Pinto.

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Des Moines Dubuque James F. Lee Paving Company Untrich-Faley Construction Company India Armstrong Manufacturing Company Waterloo Madras Pinto
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Lincoln Wiege Finish L. Bates Garret Bowling Green Wilkes Booth San Francisco Canada Mexico Edwin Booth Tinid Andrew Johnson Garrett Plantation Buddy Garrett Place Finis L. Bates Grand Avenue Iowa Express Failles Our Commercial St Comercial
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