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George Maxwell Bell, 59, newspaper magnate, multi-millionaire, onetime major shareholder in oil interests and Canadian Pacific Railway, died yesterday in Montreal after a long illness
George Maxwell Bell, 59, newspaper magnate, multi-millionaire, onetime major shareholder in oil interests and Canadian Pacific Railway, died yesterday in Montreal after a long illness

George Maxwell Bell, 59, newspaper magnate, multi-millionaire, onetime major shareholder in oil interests and Canadian Pacific Railway, died yesterday in Montreal after a long illness

Date1/28/1970
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Original Toronto Star caption: George Maxwell Bell, 59, newspaper magnate, multi-millionaire, onetime major shareholder in oil interests and Canadian Pacific Railway, died yesterday in Montreal after a long illness.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0031887F
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