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Extortion Plot Tied to Ward Baking Heir in 1918
New York May 31 A Westchester investigation into why Waiter Ward young Ward Baking Co vice president killed Clarence Peters amid a Pittsburgh blackmail plot dating back seven years. Ross and Jack, two alleged blackmailers, vanished after the Boston meeting and a $10000 payoff followed by Ward paying 1000 in ten notes to settle a private extortion claim connected to a Pittsburgh girl and a Brooklyn Club secretary tenure.
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