Funeral Proceedings and Procession for Lincoln Command Presence
Amid national mourning, clergy led funeral rites for President Lincoln with prayers and sermon. The procession, two miles long, featured the 22d U.S. colored troops, military bands, and dignitaries, ending at the Capitol for in state rites. Remains of Little Willie Lincoln to be moved to Thao after disinterment from Glenwood Cemetery.
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Church of the Epiphany
Episcopal Church
Simpson
Gurley
Old School Presbyterian Church
U. S
Rare National Mourning for Lincoln Draws Washington Masses
Special Dispatch from Washington April 19 describes unprecedented public tribute to Abraham Lincoln. Crowds jam near the White House with color lineups, state delegations, and Union Leagues as black and colored mourners fill streets. A notable sight is the procession of colored women two by two, many on crutches, in vivid mourning attire.
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Virginia
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Philadelphia
Boston
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Bishop Hamline Dies in Mount Pleasant at 34 P. M
Dispatch from Mt Pleasant Iowa reports the death of Bishop Hamline aged about 34 PM after weeks of illness. Born in Canton Connecticut he joined the Ohio Conference in 1832 and rose to editor roles before becoming a bishop in 1844. He lived mainly at Mt Pleasant Iowa near the Iowa Wesleyan University.
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Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Hamline
Leonidas
Canton
Connecticut
Ohio
Apthers
N M M' Dowell
Edward Thomson
Det Reed
Edward Roe
H M Shaffer
Arthur B Elot
Wahamw P Strickland
Cincinnai
William Phillips
J M. Phillips
Book Concern
Elliot
Phillips
L. J. Hamline
Ladies’ Repository
Iowa Weslyan Universty
Sunshine and Shadow Mark Life's Come and Go
A reflective meditation on the alternating moods of life as children arrive and depart. The piece contrasts the joy and mystery of newborns with the sorrow of growing up and leaving, noting how a home changes as each child grows, plays, and eventually moves on.
Lincoln speech on reconstruction after Petersburg surrender
Lincoln speaks from the White House window praising Union victories at Petersburg and Richmond and calls for a national Thanksgiving. He defends his reconstruction plan for Louisiana, urges unity, and weighs preserving or discarding the state government to bring Louisiana into proper relations with the Union.
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Richmond
Grant
Louisiana
Congress
Virginia
Lousigna
Washington
Lousiana
Iloan
New Orleans
Banks
Dong
Louisana
Union
South
A Chaplain Inspires Deathbed Faith and Union Hymn
A Chaplain of the Christian Commission consoles wounded soldiers in a hospital line. A dying young man writes I am prepared to go to Heaven and a Union chorus arises as a soldier with one hand pledged to liberty joins the final hymn. The scene ends with the soul’s passage to God.
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Jesus Christ
Bette
Liberty
God
Steam Job Printing at The Republican Office
The Republican Office announces a fresh supply of job printing materials in a quality on par with leading Ohio country offices, signaling enhanced service for local clients.
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BAX & Jones
Ctornmys AT Law
Woolster
Ohio
Wayne
Weet Liberty Street
Wooster Exchange
President Lincoln Obsequies in Cincinnati
Fragments recount funeral addresses in Cincinnati and a sermon on Good Friday mourning Lincoln. The speaker notes national sorrow, praises Lincoln’s mercy and leadership, cautions against inflamed passions, and urges reverence for constitutional order and divine providence.
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