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Joseph Leiter (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

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  • selective rose said:
    A Chicago millionaire, trader in wheat, horseman. There's a bit on him over at Find A Grave. Frank Norris's The Pit was apparently based on Leiter's life trying to control the wheat market; a century later, his legacy lives on.
  • swanq said:
    Leiter appeared at the hearing on the fixing of bread prices. See NYT of Feb 20, 1915 select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30F12FC395C1373...
  • Art Siegel said:
    See note under
    Bread Inquiry, N.Y., 2/16/15 (LOC)
  • swanq said:
    His wife is pictured in
    Mrs. Joe Leiter (LOC)
  • Art Siegel said:
    The date on the negative is May, 1917, but it appears to be taken at the same time as the group of 1915 Bread Inquiry pictures. Leiter was in the news again in May 12, 1917 in connection with a public dispute with Thedore Roosevelt, and the date probably represents a re-use of a 1915 picture: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E07EEDE123AE433A... "Roosevelt Resigns From Army League; Leiter Calls Him Unfit to Lead Volunteers" Here is an account of Leiter's testimony on 2/26/15 before the New York State bread inquiry: query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9E02E0DC1238E633A...

Jos. Leiter (LOC)

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  • swanq said:
    See
    Joseph Leiter (LOC)

Jeff Lasher (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

  • pennylrichardsca (now at ipernity) said:
    Jefferson Lasher, a driver for the Ward Baking Co., had a sudden memory lapse while testifying at a state hearing about conspiracy (price fixing) among New York's wholesale bakeries.
  • Art Siegel said:
    It must have been a cold hearing room. Everyone looks bundled up.
  • Art Siegel said:
    Lasher was brought in by process servers at 4:15 p.m. on February 17th, 1915 and tried to slip out. However, the referee had him chased down and returned. At issue was whether he insisted that the stores he delivered to raise the price of a loaf from 5 to 6 cents. He did testify that his boss had told him to do so. select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F10916FF395C1373...