(LINCOLN ABRAHAM) Assassination issue of the New York Tribun

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(LINCOLN, ABRAHAM.) Assassination issue of the New-York Tribune. 8 pages, 21 x 16 inches, on one folding sheet; minor wear; unopened; small subscriber tag on page 7. New York, 15 April 1865

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Assassination coverage appears on page 4: "Highly Important! The President Shot! Secretary Seward Attacked." The final dispatch, from 1:30 a.m., reports that "The President is slowly dying." Four pages have the columns bordered in black. Page 7 is a front page for the "First Evening Edition" issued at 1:00 p.m., including news of Lincoln's death, the inauguration of Andrew Johnson, and the alleged arrest of John Wilkes Booth.