Disappearance of Edward A Knight Tied to $25,000 in Jewelry Theft
Boston banker Dr T F Canning faces a mystery as Edward A Knight, longtime manager at 27 School Street, vanishes the same morning jewelry valued from $20,000 to $50,000 and $1,200 in cash vanish from two large safes. Knight knew safe combinations and opened them daily, with alarm monitoring. Police and family await inventory to determine losses as Knight’s whereabouts remain unknown.
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E. A. Knight
Dr. Ae Loan Office
School Street
John Stetson
Edward A. Knight
Boston
Knight
T. F. Canning
Dr. Canning
Mr. Knight
St. Botolph Street
New England to Wyom ing weather forecast briefed
The forecast notes fair conditions in New England and eastern areas with increasing clouds. Warmer temperatures and variable winds are expected as the day progresses toward Wyoming on January 17.
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New England
Eastern
New , Fair
Pierce legacy brings $100 checks to Walter Baker workers
In Milton, 425 employees of Walter Baker & Co. received $100 each from the will of Henry Lillie Pierce, totaling $43,300, with one man, Nathaniel Humphrey, aged about 80, receiving $2,000. A banquet followed by remarks from officials and a celebration with the Columbia Orchestra.
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New Bedford
Walter Baker & Co
Milton
Henry Lillie Pierce
Nathaniel Humphrey
W. L. Putnam
J. E. Hall
J. M. Forbes
Columbia Orchestra
New Mill
J. Frank Howland
George Putnam
Putnam
Pierce
Walter Baker
H. C. Gallagher
E. A. Cushing
Walter Brown
Henry Ll. Pierce
Paris Anti-Dreyfus Meeting Ends in Turmoil and Riots
A massive anti-Dreyfus rally at Tivoli Vauxhall in Paris sparked clashes as police protected the venue. Anarchists clashed with students and officers, banners were torn, and both sides injured. Police and Republican Guards cleared the hall and street, with several arrests and continued protests in the city.
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Paris
Tivoli Vauxhall
la Revolution Sociale
Anarchists Co
M. Guerin
M. Rochefort
M. Drumont
M. Thiebaud
l’Armee
Tribune
M. Courtois
Rochefort
Zola
Avenue de l’Opera
Place de la Republique
X —- Force
M. Blanc
Conspuez Zola
The
Temps
Aurore
Libre Parole
M. Millevoye
Vive L’armee
Steamer Pankmore Arrives Off St John’s In Heavy Storm
A steam er reported missing last Saturday with damaged steering gear in a heavy storm entered St John’s harbor this morning. The vessel proved to be the Pankmore under Captain Evans from Avonmouth December 29 bound for Boston in ballast.
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ST. John’s
N. F
Pankmore
Evans
Avonmouth
Boston
Trouble Ends First Day of Big Strike
Report describes widespread idle mills across New Bedford with 3500 workers striking in Biddeford and Saco and disruption at King Philip Mill in Fall River. Employers and employees face an escalating confrontation as the New England cotton mill dispute unfolds with uncertain outcomes.
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New Bedford
Biddeford
Saco
King Philip Mill
Fall River
New England
Noted animal painter Scott Leighton dies at McLean Hospital
Scott Leighton, renowned animal painter, died at McLean Hospital in Waverley at 1:45 this morning of pneumonia after being admitted for brain disease. He had lived at the Revere House for many years, where his wife remains.
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McLean Asylum
Scott Leighton
Mclean Hospital
Waverley
Revere House
United States
Textile strikes ripple through New England mills nationwide
The report details widespread walkouts across Maine and Vermont with 125000 workers affected in about 150 mills. Biddeford Lewiston and New Bedford confront closures as unions push for reduced schedules while strikes spread, yet many mills operate normally at bell time. The piece also recalls artist Scott Leighton, famed for animal portraits and the iconic Here They Come scene.
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Biddeford
Lewiston
New Bedford
New England
State Board of Arbitration
Laconia
Pepperell
Androscoggin
Maine
Burlington
Queen City
Great Mill Strike Ends With Disturbance At Bristol Mill
On January 17 New Bedford reports a violent disruption as police shield Superintendent Law and a Bristol mill clerk to a street car. A French Canadian woman leader incited the crowd which hurled stones and jeers. officers dragged her from a boarding house balcony and dispersed the mob with clubs. No mill will operate tomorrow.
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New Bedford
Bristol
Law
Canada
Corporation
Mason
Bristol Mill
Bristol mill strike tests minds amid window smashing
Officers received scalp wounds as many Bristol windows were smashed. Officials sought to test the strikers and the force used to run a mill of 50 000 spindles and one loom with about 50 workers.
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Bristol
Paris Pogrom Fears Amid Jewish Targets and Student Protests
Panic spreads among Jewish communities as Rothschilds and other families brace for violence. Police block bridges to the Seine while crowds gather near the Pantheon and Place de la Republique. Students chant consignments toward the incident as arrests occur and authorities show notable restraint.
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Paris
Rothschilds
Pantheon
Seine
Place du Pantheon
Puez
Zola
Place de la Republique
Levi
Dreyfus Note Debate Shelved After House Vote
A semi official note on publishing Dreyfus confession claims the government should not disclose it. Debate raged in the Chamber with war minister Billot premier and Cavaignac present, but the chamber voted 310 to 262 to shelve the matter and reassure the army and judges.
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Paris
Alfred Dreyfus
M. Lebrun- Renaud
Dreyfus
Chamber
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