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Newspaper
Shawano County Journal
Location
Shawano, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1865
Page
4
Odd OCR fragment shows an office open schedule with weekly timing. Mentions Hayy, Motif Wetelock, BOM SENDAY, and a vague May end date. Details are unclear but indicates office hours from 7 or 9 to 10 a.m. with extensions into May.
A late issue mourns Abraham Lincoln and William Seward after Lincoln’s assassination. The piece laments the murder by cowardly agents and reflects on the nation’s grief, calling Lincoln a martyr and urging remembrance of his leadership and the cause of liberty.
The article notes public grief after Abraham Lincoln's death with flags at half mast and businesses closed. A village meeting led by Rev. Bewitt and James Munn formed resolutions praising Lincoln and urging public respect for the fallen president, while local officials discuss debt, licenses, and town matters.
A Shawano County Journal note praises the journal and the Bert Courant enlarged issue. A Washington dispatch reports that government workers at Washington will be discharged at fiscal year end due to Congress not passing appropriations. Henry A Wise is quoted as reconsidering his Civil War stance and criticizing the rebellion.
Dispatches report Secretary Seward remains alive with hopes for recovery while President Johnson, upon official notice of the President's death, appears before Chief Justice Chase, takes the oath, and assumes duties.
Advertises the Janesville Daily Gazette and Weekly Gazette with strong favorable quotes from Milwanker Press La Crosse Democrat Stoughton reporter and others. Subscription prices listed: Weekly one year two dollars six months one dollar three months sixty nine cents. Thomson and Roberts Tanenville Wisconsin.
A brief notice outlines the 1865 prospectus published by The Capisol daily weekly and weekly newspaper. It highlights publication scope dates and the commitment to reporting local events, markets and public notices.
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