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Death of Leonard C. Baker Prominent Yarmouth Steamship Leader
Leonard C. Baker president of the Yarmouth Steamship Company was found dead in a sleeping car berth near the South Terminal station. He had directed the Boston and Yarmouth routes and helped found the system with Alpha and Dominion ships. His death is blamed on heart disease and the body will be sent to Nova Scotia. Baker leaves a widow, two sons, and a daughter. flags are half mast in his memory.
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Leonard C. Baker
Yarmouth Steamship Company
Commercial Wharf
New York
South Terminal
Jones
Lagrange Street
H. F. Hammond
Yarmouth Line
Baker
Savannah
Florida
Boston
Yarmouth
HH. F. Hammond
Nova Scotia
City
Alpha
lLominion
Lewis Wharf
England