Estate valued at seven to eleven million dollars
An estate continuation notes a value range from seven million to eleven million dollars. The record preserves the broad financial scope without detailing heirs or specifics.
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1921
Page
20
An estate continuation notes a value range from seven million to eleven million dollars. The record preserves the broad financial scope without detailing heirs or specifics.
Nashua residents learn that Terence O'Brien, once a popular local boy, became a millionaire head of a large New York firm after vanishing more than two decades ago. His brothers and sister, living at 50 Harbor Avenue, now seek details of his vast estate and his true identity as Stewart of the Conlon pact. The family recalls his rebellious youth and distant connections to Tom Conlon and Arthur Conlon as neighbors react with shock and pride.
Ticket scalping led to a student suspension and an investigation into how hundreds of pasteboards reached speculators two days before the Wisconsin Chicago football game. Many grandstand seats are being sold by brokers for six to ten dollars, leaving many students unable to enter.
Charles H. Withington of Brockton waived examination before United States Commissioner Wheeler and was held for the federal grand jury on the charge of receiving Canadian lottery tickets. He was arrested outside a Brockton store by Deputy Marshal Joe Quinn and is held in $500 bail.
Retailers report scarce supply as the Cape Cod bird remains popular. Prices reach 75 cents a pound on northern stock with Western and Kentucky turkeys also limited.
Market notes show Turkey shortages with West and South shipments slow. Fresh fowl at 45 cents and roasting chickens 40 to 60 cents a pound. Pork wholesale up on Thanksgiving news. retail pork prices steady. Lamb, veal, eggs, dairy and seafood prices listed with wide regional variations and notable items like mackerel 80 cents a pound and clams 40 cents a quart.
An amendment to the Tax Revision Bill fixes the maximum income surtax at 50 percent for incomes of 200000 or more. Ninety four Republicans mostly from the West joined the Democratic minority in backing the amendment.
Applause greeted the result with Democrats cheering. President Harding sent a letter to Chairman Fordney and spoke with Mondell and Longworth urging a compromise on the surtax. The House debated a 40 percent rate while critics called the intervention unfair and untimely.
The English and Commerce game was postponed yesterday due to rain and may be played the first week after Thanksgiving. National permit granted for this game as the school gridiron season ends in Boston on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. English will face Latin on Thanksgiving having played three regular games.
The piece notes that opening 600 oysters in one hour is termed good going in the oyster trade. It adds that very smart workers can open oysters at thirteen per minute, highlighting varying efficiency among operatives.
Conference to negotiate the Irish question remains tied as only about 100 of 2,000 delegates oppose the amendment and record continued confidence in the government.
The government position on Ulster autonomy faced a hostile vote as Sir Laming Evans denied coercion and affirmed Ulster’s veto over any settlement. Sinn Fein indicated talks may continue while crisis deepens, with Cabinet set to meet and Lloyd George considering an appeal to the country. Austen Chamberlain urged Unionists to show patience during the two major conferences.
A city crowds water pump and search for a child at the bottom of a 28 foot pit after a dog kept vigil at the excavation. Despite hopes, only mud and a missing bone were found as the pit drained and residents watched the dramatic scene unfold.
The printer's copy of the Amateur Athletic Union annual report was lost on a New York subway train. The loss may affect acceptance of last season's track and field records at the Chicago meeting next week. A reward is offered for its return and delegates nationwide are to bring duplicate record applications with proofs of performance to Chicago to avoid a twelve month delay.
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