Which president had a dog famed for his loyalty who reportedly howled for the three days prior to that president’s death? paperboys gathered 19,134 pennies to pay for a statue of the dog which now is owned by the smithsonian?

The correct answer is: President Warren G. Harding

Laddie Boy (July 26, 1920 – January 23, 1929) was an Airedale Terrier possessed by US President Warren G. Harding. He was conceived in Toledo, Ohio. His dad was Champion Tintern Tip Top. He was exhibited to US President Warren G. Harding by Charles Quetschke of Caswell Kennels and turned into a big name amid the Harding organization.
Purportedly, the puppy cried continually for three days preceding President Harding's passing in August 1923 at the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, knowing about his lord's inevitable death. In memory of President Harding and respecting his previous work as a paperboy, newsies gathered 19,134 pennies to be remelted and etched into a statue of Laddie Boy. Harding's dowager kicked the bucket before the statue was finished in 1927 and the statue was displayed to the Smithsonian Institution where it at present dwells. Harding's demise and the puppy were remembered in melody.

After the president's demise in 1923, Florence Harding gave the Airedale to Harry Barker, her most loved mystery benefit operator. She knew her weakness wouldn't enable her to watch over the puppy. Harry took Laddie home to his family in Boston, and the canine carried on with an extremely ordinary life and was greatly cherished by the Barker family. Laddie's demise in 1929 was broadcasted in daily paper features the nation over.