Samuel Insull Dead: Samuel Insull, former American multi-millionaire, who became a figure of work interest after the collapse of his concerns in 1929, and attempts to obtain his extradition from Greece, is dead … (discussion of his life) … Eight Weeks’ Trial: He was finally arrested at Smyrna and extradited in April 1934. The trial lasted eight weeks, and Insull and his friends were acquitted. For a number of eras the London Office boy turned financial magnate owned an English home. In 1928 he took over Pincent’s Farm at Theale, near Reading, a 14th century farmhouse standing just off the Great West Road. The estate comprised 360 acres. He sold the estate in 1936. … (continues) …
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