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March 17, 1928

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WANAMAKER'S WILL PUTS 7 OVER STORES; ESTATE $75,000,000; Entire Property is Placed Under Philadelphians as Trustees With Nevin as Chief. TRUST FUNDS FOR HEIRS Provision Made for $2,000,000 Trade School as Memorial to Father, Also Other Bequests. MYSTERY IN ONE CLAUSE Payments to Be Continued to Unnamed Person--Federal Estate Tax About $20,000,000. Trustees Are All Philadelphians. When Business May Be Sold. WANAMAKER'S WILL PUTS 7 OVER STORES Memorial to John Wanamaker. Two Projects Dropped. Disposition of Two Homes. One Provision Not Explained. Provisions for the Business. Trustees' Powers Absolute. WANAMAKER TAX $20,000,000. Government Expects to Collect That Amount on Merchant's Estate.

By Special to The New York Times

Taxes on estate

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1,000 MORE MARINES GOING TO NICARAGUA; Reinforcements Are Ordered There Because of Electoral Bill Failing at Managua. COOLIDGE FIRM ON COMPACT With Total Force of 3,700 United States Will Assure Fair Vote, Administration Asserts. Five Cruisers Are at Hand. 1,000 MORE MARINES GOING TO NICARAGUA Sent on Admiral Sellers' Request Treaty Rights Remain Factor.

By Special to The New York Times

Marine reinforcements ordered upon request of Adm Sellers; Coolidge firm on Stimson agreement

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PARIS MOVES NEARER OUR WAR BAN STAND; TREATY MORE LIKELY; Briand Will Match Kellogg's Desire to Outlaw It, but Urge That War Be Defined. REPLY WILL BE SENT SOON Answer to Our Proposal Will Be Based in Part on Kellogg Speech in New York. SOME OF TALK HELD CLOUDY French Think War and Arbitration Only Choices, but Secretary Said He Did Not Mean That. Definition of War Urged. Puzzled by Kellogg Speech. No Idea of "Calling Bluff." PARIS MOVES NEARER OUR WAR BAN STAND More Faith Put in League. Press Comment on Speech. Speech Seen as Political Move.

By Edwin L.james. Copyright 1928, By the New York Times Company. Special Cable To the New York Times

Briand's next note expected to be big step toward treaty accord; French press comment on Kellogg s

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1928William John McKeag, Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba (died 2007)[†]

William John McKeag, was a Manitoba politician and office-holder. He served as the province's 17th Lieutenant Governor between 1970 and 1976.