Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1919 — WILL FIGHT FOR ASTOR MILLIONS. [ARTICLE]

WILL FIGHT FOR ASTOR MILLIONS.

The state of will attempt to collect an inheritance tax amounting to millions of dollars from the estate of William Waldorf Astor, who died Saturday in London. The attempt will be fought by Charles A. Peabody, attorney for the Astor interests, who states that Viscount Astor had transferred his entire property in New York to a trust company as trustee for his two song before his death*.. : ; Jacob Rich, of Brook, was in Rensselaer Monday evening, he having brought Mr. and Mrs. Walter Rich, William and Ray Rich, of Indianapolis, and Mrs. David Kern, of Frankfort, here to take the train for their homes. The party had attended the funeral of Frank Rich, which was held in Brook. Monday. Jacob and Walter Rich were brothers and William and Ray were sons of the deceased.