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1881 "Death of President Garfield" Broadside. Th

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1881  Death of President Garfield  Broadside. Th
<B>1881 "Death of President Garfield" Broadside.</B></I> This broadside is dated September 20, 1881 and is from the Village of Marion. It reads: "Mayor's Proclamation. The death of President Garfield has made the people of the United States a Nation in mourning. It is fit and proper that the Citizens of Marion join in the sad observance of this day of universal sorrow. By request of many citizens, and in behalf of the people of Marion, it is recommended that, as far as possible, to-day be observed as a day of mourning; that business be suspended as far as practicable; that a PUBLIC MEETING! be held in the Court House Yard, at 3 o'clock P.M., that all our people may unite in a public manifestation of their sorrow and sympathy. E.M. Ritz, Mayor of the Village of Marion." In excellent condition with folds present down the x and y-axis. Some slight wrinkling visible on the folds.