50th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's death greatest tragedy of nation's most tragic days

Page one includes reproduction of the poster which was issued by the War Department offering a reward of $100,000 for the apprehension of John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices. The main article on pages 4 and 5 outlines the "events which prompted John Wilkes Booth to plot to kidnap the President and, when that plan failed to kill him -- the assassination, flight of Booth, capture and execution of his accomplices."