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Sudden Death Of Mr. Samuel Insull

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The American millionaire financier, Mr. Samuel Insull, whose evasion by flight for some months of his arrest on the charge of fraudulent bankruptcy was a world sensation in 1932, suf- fered a paralytic stroke on Saturday afternoon in the underground railway station of the Tuilleries.

He

was at once conveyed to the Marmottan hospi- tál where he died without recovering conscious- ness,

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Mr. Insull had just arrived in the demand of the shareholders, de- Paris from London where he lived.clared bankrupt. In November of was arrested on Originally from England, he emi-1982, Mr. Insull grated as, a young man to America, the charge of fraudulent bank- where for the time he lived a véry|ruptcy, but was released on bail, onaip in the adventurous life. Ultimately he be giving suretics for 50,000 dollars, came the collaborator of Thomas He then fled from the United States one European Edison and administrator of sever-and moved from al power companies.

country to another, evading extra- In time. Mr. Insull succeeded in dition and ultimately settling in obtaining the possession of a ma- Greece, where he remained for a jority of the shares in several long time, being several times ar- large power works, which he amal-rested there and then released gamated into one huge concern. At again. Finally Mr. Insull gave him- to the American courts, this stage of his career he was ex-self up tremely wealth. There were times where after a sensational trial, he when he was reputed be the richest was sentenced to a term of impri- man in the world.

sonment, which he also served. On being released, Mr. Insull_left America permanently and returned When the American economic de- to England. He became the head pression broke in 1929, however, of a well-known London finance Mr. Insùll found himself in dif- syndicate.

BROKEN BY DEPRESSION

ficulties. In 1981, half of the At time of his death Mr. Insull companies he controlled, were at was 79 years of age.

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Bringing Up Father

MOTHER-I JUST SAW FATHER ON THE CORNER WATCHING A FIST FIGHT--

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I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HIM HE'LL NEVER GET OVER HIS LOW.

BROW WAYS-

NOW-DON'T LIE TO ME-YOU WERE WATCHING TWO- RUFFIANS FIGHTING DOWN AT THE CORNER

Mr. Samuel Insuil, American utilities magate, who died suddenly in Paris yesterday is seen above (left) on the occasion of an episode in his flight from extradition. He is seen changing money at the Hotel de Lon- dres, Istanbul.

WELL I COULDN'T. HELP IT- IT WUZ YOUR BROTHER DINNY-ANE 12 WANTED TO SEE THAT THEY FOUGHT FAIR-

AN' I'LL SAY THIS FOR HIM- THE PUT UP A GOOD. FIGHT-

WELL-OF COURSE HE HAD TO PROTECT HIMSELF AGAINS SOME RUFFIAN RE THAT PI ED A QUARRI -RIM-E-WI

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