Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph

Full Title

Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph

Description

The Tri-Weekly Telegraph of Houston denounced Lincoln and praised his assassin, John Wilkes Booth, when it reported Lincoln's assassination.

Source

The Portal to Texas History, texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

Rights

This item is in the public domain and may be reproduced and used for any purpose, including research, teaching, private study, publication, broadcast or commercial use, with proper citation and attribution.

Tags

• editorialist

• man

• celebration/rejoicing

• denunciation: Lincoln

• untranscribed: printed

Cite this Item

E.H. Cushing. "Houston Tri-Weekly Telegraph". Tri-Weekly Telegraph. Remembering Lincoln. Web. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://rememberinglincoln.fords.org/node/1091

Item Type

Newspaper

Creator

E.H. Cushing

Publisher

Tri-Weekly Telegraph

Date

April 26, 1865

Region

Confederate states