Young Woman Duped Scores of Men by Promises of Marriage
Fay Livingston, 24, a federal prisoner in Denver, confessed to swindling many men nationwide with false marriage promises. Cheyenne served as her West headquarters. letters found at the Oxford rooming house reveal extensive scheme. Victims from Denver to Texas were duped. two men joined in a warrant after reports of licenses and failed searches for her.
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Fay Livingston
Denver
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
Mrs J D Lyons Attempts Suicide After Gossip
Mrs J D Lyons of 106 East Seventeenth street swallowed about an ounce of carbolic acid during an argument with her husband sparked by neighbor gossip. Drs Guthrie and Nelson treated her, saving her life as she suffered burns to the mouth and throat. She expressed sorrow and a desire to live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Lyons
East Seventeenth Street
Guthrie
Nelson
Imperial troops accused of brutality in China
Dispatches from Tien Tain report imperial troops arresting and allegedly skinning alive a Republican officer. Red Cross assistant struck. alleged indiscriminate brutality toward Chinese civilians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanchon
London
Hisewe
Tien Tain
I& Red Cross
Railroad Strike Rumors Do Not Yield Clear Resolution
Cheyenne readers watch a swirl of rumors about Harriman system shopmen and possible reopenings. Officials deny resignations or immediate open shop moves while no definite settlement appears near.
Substitute offered for Sherwood general service pension bill
Washington January 13. Senate pensions committee chair McCumber proposes a substitute to grant higher pensions by mandating increases based on age and service. The McCumber plan estimates an annual twenty million dollars, averaging fifty two dollars per man. Senator Curtis of Kansas plans to offer a counter bill for reduced 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 end with death of litigant
The Wyoming Supreme Court yesterday issued opinions on several cases from Carbon and other counties. Notable items include the Miller vs State of Wyoming suit ending due to Wm. J. Alcorn’s death and questions over whether a plurality or majority suffices to elect a school trustee. Other rulings affirmed lower court decisions in Hollingwood manslaughter and Hunt replevin, with hearings set for January 18 and advisement in Seng v. State.
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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 Womans Murder Case
In Oregon Lis January 12 Dr Marry Flein Webster pled guilty in the county court to murdering his wife Bessie Kent Webster. He confessed removing her clothes and slashing her throat. The plea carries possible death penalty with benience to be announced January 22 by Judge Farrand.
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Oregon
Lis
Marry Flein Webster
Crowit
Bessie Kent Webster
Farrand
Carnegie Favors Roosevelt Policy in Senate Testimony
Andrew Carnegie told the House steel trust committee he supported the Roosevelt trust policy over Taft’s. He disclosed a 1900 donation of fifteen thousand dollars to oppose imperialism and the Philippines annexation. He described bankers as stock jobbers and outlined his stance on stock handling and the exchange.
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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 reports I and B Kerr state humane agent says about 1200 head of cattle are doomed due to lack of feed and bitter cold. The mixed herd of mavericks and estrays belongs to various owners in the Bellefourche country. The state board of child and animal protection can buy feed but won t intercede here as driving them to the railroad would be too large. Owners urged to act under the law, but likely to take no steps.
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Sheridan County
Five Children Found Living Alone in Woods in Maryland
Baltimore reports five children aged 4 to 12 living in the Prince George's county woods with no schooling or regular care after being deserted by a widowed mother. They survived on roots and rags under harsh conditions as local cattle owner John B. Kendrick notes stock losses from the cold.
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Baltimore
Prince George's County
Four New York Men to Be Tried in Wyoming on Fraud Charge
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 federal circuit court of appeals reversed a habeas corpus ruling and remanded. The case alleges land was diverted to form a corporation Owl Creek Coal Company and later to the coal company Making with multiple entrymen filing applications in New Jersey and Wyoming.
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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
Harmon Calls For Jacksonian Tariff Revival In St Louis
Ohio Governor Harmon addressed the Democratic club in St Louis celebrating the New Orleans battle centennial. He urged gradual tariff reductions on essentials, criticized recent Republican fiscal policy, and argued the federal outlay has surged under Republican administrations to over a billion dollars yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Harmon
Ohio
Democratic Club
New Orleans
Congress
Buchanan
U S Considers Sending Pacific Fleet to Guayaquil
The state department weighs sending a division of the Pacific fleet to Guayaquil where the gunboat Yorktown has been since the unrest began. Officials fear the situation may require more naval force if conditions do not improve. The Yorktown commander has ordered women and children to be withdrawn from towns near the trouble zone.
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Guayyaquil
Washington, D. C
State Department
United States Pacific Floet
Guayaquil
Yorktown
United States
Conners Trial Faces Tough Day as Parkes Testimony Opens
Los Angeles January 12. The defense for Bert H. W. Conners rests on disputed evidence as J Mansell Parks testifies amid a busy courtroom. Prosecutors aim to prove a conspiracy to destroy the Hall of Records, with more witnesses scheduled after adjournment.
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Los Angeles
Calif
J. Mansell Parks
Bert HW. Conners
Herve
Gomes Pushes Plan for National Labor Department
Washington senior Samuel G Compere and the AFL executive council urged the news committee on Inter to report the bill creating a National Department of Labor with cabinet rank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel Gcompere
Wounel
American Federation of Labor Today
Hews Committee
Inter
Decker Quietly Douses Senatorial Hopes
Mrs. Decker ends her campaign bid for the U.S. Senate at the primary election, saying the era for a woman senator is not ripe in her generation and Colorado has not reached that milestone yet.
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Arah
Matt Decker
U.S Senate
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Logan
Fifteenth Infantry
Chin Wang Tao
China
Pekin
Tang, Shan
Lanshon
J. Franklin Bell
Harriman
Newspaper
Pan
Joy
Kruttachnitt
Mra
Harriman Haw
Harriwan
Atrikers
Sherwood
William J. Alcorn
Joseph Long
Roosevelt
Humane
Bellefourche
Tke Wild Animals
John B. Kendrick
East
Traas
Texan
Colquite
Harmon Arraigns President
WH. Conners
Gomes
Senate
Colorado
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