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Warren G. Harding Proof of Publication Signed "W G Harding". One page, 5.25" x 4.25", Marion County, Ohio; April 15, 1896. The proof states "W G Harding....says that a printed notice...was published for five consecutive weeks in MARION STAR, a newspaper published and in general circulation in said Marion County, immediately previous to the 25th day of April A.D., 1896, and that at the time he was free of said paper." The form is countersigned at the bottom margin by the court clerk, M. Waddel. Stamped on verso, "Filed in Marion/Common Please APR 15 1896."Prior to his election as President, Warren G. Harding had owned The Marion Star. Harding had gained control of the paper in the 1880s, and worked as editor. His wife, Florence, later became the Star's business manager after the former manager quit and Harding had been in hospital. She would go on to become her husband's top assistant.
Condition: Minor toning at the edges, with some small tears at margins.
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2019 May 14 Historical Manuscripts Grand Format Auction - Dallas #6210 (go to Auction Home page)
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