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Ben Harrison: “The national flag will be floated at half-mast over all public buildings until after the burial, and the public business…”

On the recordFebruary 13, 1891
The national flag will be floated at half-mast over all public buildings until after the burial, and the public business will be suspended in the Executive Departments at the city of Washington and in the city where the interment takes place on the day of the funeral.
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Ben Harrison
Republican · Indiana

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