New York, May 27. 1 court to-day gave a verdict against Viscount Astor, owner of the "Observer," London, and his brother, Major the Hon. John Jacob Astor, chairman of The Times Publish-ug Go, in a big claim against the Government, The plaintifis asked for the recovery of over §2,000,000 levied a slate tax on the New York property their father, the frst Viscount "Astor, together with nearly $2,000,000 interest. This was the third round in a fight which has lasted for eighteen years. An appeal will be fodged—cuter,
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