Young Woman Duped Scores of Men by Promises of Marriage
Fay Livingston a 24 year old federal prisoner confessed to defrauding gullible men nationwide with promises of immediate marriage. Cheyenne became her headquarters while letters and ads lured laborers and professionals alike. Denver victims sought arrest after forwarding money and attempting to wed.
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Denver
Fay Livingston
West
Cheyenne
Oxford Rooming House
United States
Marshall Snow
Postoffice
Roy E. Nelson
Clifton Spense
Glenarm
Arthur Clehy
Longmont
Spense
Cleby
Post Office
Livingston
Amarillo
Texas
Rock Springs
Wyo
Columbus
Neb
Grand Island
Greeley
Oleby
Stout Street
Third Avenue
Olehy
J. A. Gummera
Boulder
F. E., Short
Blackfoot
Jda
Lyons Woman Attempts Suicide With Carbolic Acid
Mrs. J D Lyons of 106 East Seventeenth Street ingested about an ounce of carbolic acid amid a neighbors gossip dispute with her husband. Doctors Guthrie and Nelson acted quickly to counter the poison and save her life though she suffered severe burns in the mouth and throat. She remained out of danger by late last night and expressed sorrow for the act.
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J. D. Lyons
East Seventeenth Street
Guthrie
Nelson
Misconduct Allegations Spur Shanghai to Manchu Brutality Claims
London reports allege imperial troops in Lanchon captured and mistreated a republican officer and a Red Cross assistant, with claims of indiscriminate violence toward Chinese civilians. Manila notes U.S. forces sailing to Chin Wang Tao to guard the Pekin line and uphold standards of conduct.
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London
Lanchon
Hisewe
Tien Tain
I& Red Cross
Manila
United States
Logan
Fifteenth Infantry
Chin Wang Tao
China
Pekin
Tang, Shan
Lanshon
J. Franklin Bell
Philippines
Railroad Shopmen Rumors On Harriman Lines Persist
Cheyenne reports a flood of rumors about a strike on the Harriman system with no solid facts. Officials deny resignations and open shop plans, while conflicting whispers about reemployment and settlements circulate among workers and the public.
Substitute for Sherwood pension bill proposed in Senate
Washington January 13. The senate pensions committee will consider a substitute bill by Chairman McCumber to increase pensions by mandating the existing law be amended to add age and service. Estimates show the McCumber proposal would raise costs to about twenty million dollars annually, averaging fifty two dollars per man. Senator Curtis of Kansas will also push a counter bill to cut the figures.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Pensions Committee
Sherwood General Service
McCumber
Prevent Lawe Co
Curtis
Kansas
Supreme Court Opinions On Wyoming Cases Dismissed
The Wyoming Supreme Court yesterday rendered opinions on several matters. The most notable held the case Chas Miller vs State of Wyoming ended due to the death of Wm. J. Alcorn of Rawlins in a dispute over school trustee election voting requirements. Other opinions affirmed lower court rulings in Hollingwood manslaughter appeal and Hunt repleven case, with rulings on Hockfeldit rehearing and Boyer vs Bugher involving malicious prosecution. Seng vs State of Wyoming was taken under advisement without oral argument. Court adjourned January 18th.
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Supreme Court
Chas. Miller
State of
Wyoming
Wm. J. Alcorn
Rawlins
Carbon County
Alcorn
W. J. Alcorn
Chi
Tiaj
John Hollingwood
Fremont County
Geo. Hunt
L. Thompson
Albany County
John Hockfeldit
State Board of School and Commissioners
Vase Det
Mark A. Boyer
Christopher C. Bugher
Jolimson County
Beiong
Potter
Beott
Joseph Seng
Uriefe
District Court
Ulen
Waell Jon
Doctor Pleads Guilty in Wife's Murder Case
In Oregon Lis, Dr. Marry Flein Webster pleaded guilty in court to murdering his wife Bessie Kent Webster. He confessed to disrobing her and slashing her throat. the judge set a possible death penalty and will impose sentence on January 22.
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Oregon
Lis
Marry Flein Webster
Crowit
Bessie Kent Webster
Farrand
Carnegie Favors Roosevelt Policy in Senate Testimony
Andrew Carnegie testified before the House steel trust committee in Washington on January 12. He disclosed a 1900 donation of fifteen thousand dollars to oppose imperialism and the Philippines annexation. He attacked stock jobbers, urged the Roosevelt trust policy over Taft, and urged careful congressional consideration. He described stock division in Carnegie Steel to keep shares off the exchange and said he never bought long nor sold short.
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Washington, D. C
Andrew Carnegie
House “Steel Trust
Philippines
Wall Street
Roosevelt Trust
Taft
Congress
Carnegie
Atock
Carnegie Steel Company
Stock Exchange
Lang
Thousands of Cattle May Die of Starvation in Bellefourche
Sheridan Wyoming January 12 I B Kerr state humane agent warns 1200 head of cattle in Bellefourche country face death from lack of feed and bitter cold. The herd of Mavericks and estrays belongs to various stock owners and has unioned. The state board of child and animal protection could buy feed but refuses to intervene due to the large task of driving them to rail stations. Owners urged to act under law but unlikely to move now.
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Sheridan County
Five Children Found Living Alone in Woods Case of Neglect
Baltimore dispatch reports five children ages 4, 4, 5, 11 and 12 discovered in Prince George's county woods starving and ragged. They subsisted on roots after being deserted by a dissolute widow mother and had never attended school or traveled by train or streetcar. Neighboring cattle owner John B. Kendrick notes livestock losses but says none severe yet as cold weather bites.
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Baltimore
Prince George's County
John B. Kendrick
Four New York Men to be Tried in Wyoming for Fraud
Four New York men Frank Wella Wilber Force Bully Harvey Ireland and George W Dally must stand trial in Wyoming on an indictment charging conspiracy to defraud the government by obtaining 1750 acres of coal land. The ruling reverses a habeas corpus decision and outlines that the men acted to transfer land to a corporation later known as Owl Creek Coal Company.
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New York
Frank Wella
Wilber Force Bully
Harvey Ireland
George W. Dally
Wyoming
United States
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Owl Creek Coal Company
Goal Company
Midville
Lander
Wyomley
Perions
Andrew Jackson Tariff Echo at St Louis Democratic Event
Ohio Governor Harmon spoke at a St Louis Democratic club centennial event recalling Andrew Jackson. He urged gradual tariff reduction on essentials and criticized recent Republican fiscal policy, arguing federal outlays rose dramatically to favor manufacturers and noting Jackson’s era reform pledges.
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St. Louis
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Harmon
Ohio
Democratic Club
New Orleans
Congress
Buchanan
U S Considers Sending Fleet To Guayaquil
Washington reports the state department weighs dispatching a Pacific Fleet division to Guayaquil where the Gunboat Yorktown has been stationed since unrest began. Officials fear further naval force may be needed if the situation does not improve and the Yorktown commander orders withdrawal of women and children from towns near the conflict zone.
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Guayyaquil
Washington, D. C
State Department
United States Pacific Floet
Guayaquil
Yorktown
United States
Conners Accused in Conspiracy Trial Near Hall of Records
Los Angeles Jan 12 testimony from J Mansell Parks challenged Bert H W Conners on charges of conspiring to destroy the Hall of Records. The court adjourned with many witnesses yet to be called as proceedings paused amid intense cross examination.
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Los Angeles
Calif
J. Mansell Parks
Bert HW. Conners
Herve
Gomes Pushes Bill to Create National Labor Department
Washington report says Samuel Gompers and AFL leaders urge the House News Committee to report a bill establishing a National Labor Department with cabinet rank. The move aims to reorganize federal labor oversight and elevate labor concerns in national policy.
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Washington
Samuel Gcompere
Wounel
American Federation of Labor Today
Hews Committee
Inter
Decker ends senatorial bid in primary contest
Mrs. Decker rejects a U S senate run saying Colorado cannot elect a woman in her generation. She asserts the bid will not advance this year despite the ongoing campaign.
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Arah
Matt Decker
U.S Senate
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Joy
Kruttachnitt
Mra
Harriman Haw
Harriwan
Atrikers
Sherwood
William J. Alcorn
Joseph Long
Roosevelt
Humane
Bellefourche
Tke Wild Animals
East
Traas
Texan
Colquite
Harmon Arraigns President
WH. Conners
Gomes
Senate
Colorado
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