Seng Hanged for Murder in Rawlins Wyoming
Special to the Leader Rawlins May 24 Joseph Seng was hanged at 2 55 a m for the murder of William Lloyd of Evanston Ten witnesses were present including sheriffs from Sweetwater Albany and Carbon counties and court officials Father Long conducted a brief prayer before execution The trap used a water and sand counterweight mechanism and Seng was pronounced dead at 2 55 with doctors confirming the cause of death The belly was removed at 3 00 from the prison yard
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Sweetwater
Albany
Carbon
Seng
McGee, Barber
Adams
Seng Spends Last Day in Solitude on Scaffold
Special to The Leader Rawlins Wyoming May 23 Joseph Leng condemned to death for murder of William Lloyd at Evanston in 1910 spent his final day in solitude. Father Long his spiritual adviser visited from 4 to 6 pm and left Seng prepared to meet his maker bravely. Seng stood calm, bade him goodbye without tremor. J P Julien Cheyenne ready with scaffold same method as Tom Horn eight years ago. Leng said he did not get a fair trial and witnesses not allowed. Guards nervous. a double quartet sang hymns as Seng bore the ordeal. He was a model prisoner, part of prison ball team, placed in death cell ten days ago without breaking.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Joseph Leng
William Lloyd
Evanston
Father Long
Carey
Seng
Hie
J. P. Julien
Cheyenne
Tom Horn
Leng
Lloyd
Seung
Beng
Joseph Seng
Union Pacific Railroad
Ogden
City
Senge
Feng
Prisoner Seeks Early Execution If No Pardon Granted
A prisoner, believed to have trusted a governor would grant a respite, told Warden Alston Leng he appreciated prison kindness and requested an execution time before daybreak if no reprieve. Warden Leng said the hour could not be moved and the sentence would proceed at daybreak.
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Carey
Alston Leng
Hlaed
Allen
Alston
Beng
Oil on Wyoming school lands eyed as wells near Lander
Land Commissioner Hopkins reports three oil wells being drilled near Lander in Wyoming. If productive, oil found beneath school lands could yield a ten percent profit share to the state school fund for distribution among educational institutions.
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Hopkins
Lander
Wyoming
Plania
Seng Sho t Down Wm Lloyd In Cold Blood
Joseph Seng was executed for a July 1910 murder of Union Pacific watchman William Lloyd in Evanston Wyoming. He shot Lloyd from behind after a confrontation over Seng losing his job, then fired a final shot into Lloyd’s neck as his wife watched. Authorities had corrected previous reporting about the case.
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Seng
WM Lloyd
Fifth Bishop Elected at Methodist Conference
Francis J. McConnell president of DePauw University Greencastle Ind was elected as the fifth bishop at the current session of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church He won on the weary first ballot in Minneapolis Minn May 21.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Francis J. McConnell
DePauw University
Greencastle
Ind
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
National Guard Adjutants Ordered to Washington for Possible Mexico Action
Reports from Denver state Adjutant General John Chase of the Colorado National Guard has left for Kansas City to join Adjutant General Barkwell and proceed to Washington. The War Department summons all adjutants general to report at government expense, signaling a move that could lead to border deployment and mobilization at Fort Logan or San Diego for potential intervention in Mexico.
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Denver
War Department
John Chase
Colorado National Guard
Kansas
National Guard
United States
Washington
Latin Republic
Chase
Fort Logan
Mexico
Wyoming
Texas
San Diego
Governor John Wesley Hoyt Dead at 87 in Washington
Washington May 28 John Wesley Hoyt former territorial governor of Wyoming and head of the Wyoming University died here at age 87 He was born in Franklin County Ohio in 1831 educated at Ohio Wesleyan University and studied medicine and law in Cincinnati His varied career included teaching journalism agriculture and education and he was knighted by the Austrian Emperor in 1874 for services to industry and education He served as governor of Wyoming Territory from 1878 and authored works on Wyoming Resources and Progress.
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Washington, D.C
John Wesley Hoyt
Wyoming
Governor Hoyt
Franklin County
Ohio
Ohio Wesleyan University
Cincinnaati
Antioch College
Cincinnati College of Medicine
Bernie Edier
Wisconsin Farmer
Wisconsin State Agriculture Society
United States Agricultural Society
Wisconsin
United States
International Jury
Hoyt
Moyt
Wyoming Territory
Supreme Court Rules Skirts Need Not Be Raised on Platforms
In Mantachunsetts May 23 session the court held women are not required to lift their skirts when alighting from street cars. Miranda Martio’s skirt snagged a platform plunger, she fell, and the company’s claim of negligence failed. The court affirmed a $1,000 judgment against the company was untenable.
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Supreme Court of Mantachunsetts Bim
Miranda Martio Waa
Supreme Court
Secretary McGlashen Resigns to Become Banker in Wyoming
Assistant Secretary of State Chana P. McGlashen resigns effective June 1st to accept a bank cashier role at State Bank of Ble Piney. Frank H. Weetcott of Lander will succeed him as Secretary of State, praised for sterling qualities. McGlashen served since January 1911, previously editing the Park County Enterprise and engaging in mercantile business in Marquette and Powell.
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Chana. P. McGlashen
Cheyenne
Frank H. Weetcott
Lander
Fremont County
McClashen
State Bank of
Ble Piney
Wyo
McGlashen
Park County Enterprise
Dusiness
Marquette and
Powell
Pete MecGlashen
Bloody Battle Rages as Federals Claim Victory
Reported across multiple fronts in northern Mexico, federal troops under Huerta repelled Orozco led forces after a protracted battle near Bellano and Rellano. Casualties run high with hundreds killed. rebels retreat north as government forces tighten control.
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Ico
Orozco
Huerta
Canjon
Bellano
Mexico
Mexico City
Muerta
WAR ON HOUR'S NOTICE WOOD WARNS ARMY
Chicago dispatch reports secret invasion plans for Mexico completed in Washington. An unnamed high ranking officer says orders call for sudden mobilization on the frontier, with Gen. Potts to assume command and Maj. Gen. Carter named successor. The War Department cites temporary staff constraints amid political tensions.
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Wood
Mexico
Washington
Garders
Chicago
Blenko
Central Division
B.D. Potts
Meralco
Armaldier
Potts
William Carter
Potte' Tocumboney
War Department
Carter
Protests in Budapest End in Casualties and Declared End
In Budapest on May 239 a general strike to oppose Count Vicus as president of the lower house led to seven deaths and 160 wounded. A crowd of about 100,000 marched attacking workers, causing arson and damage before the socialist union called off the four day strike.
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Budapest
Vicus
Sorlowe Poquel
Flotins
Socialist Union
Ateike
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Seng Aiges
Caghi
Campbell
McCourt
Joseph Feng
State Prison
ADJ
Barkwell O
Colorado
Wash
Ington
Ntglashen
Hoax
Rebel Front
Bellano Balls
el Paso
Rellano
Fort Hancock
J. HW. Wafer
Charles Tillman
Kilo Grande
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