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Newspaper
Windham County Reformer
Location
Brattleboro, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1891
Page
6
Fragmented verse opens with a meditation on love and fate while a long report follows about Navassa phosphate company labor abuse on Navassa Island. It describes forced transportation, martial law, shootings, and commuted death sentences, plus a harsh verdict on plant disputes and a growing crisis prompting naval protection and investigations.
A review of international events notes a Japanese police entry by a fugitive escaped from Sagballen, stormy England, Romanian statesman Brătianu's death in Bucharest, and his role in 19th century Romanian independence. Also cited are Armenia’s Nimrod volcano activity, Turkish aid measures, arrests of anarchists, clashes in Sheffield, Arnaut uprisings near Old Servis, and the expulsion of Queen Natalia from Serbia. Australian federation talks fail, with colonies pursuing separate paths.
A dynamite blast aboard a New York Central construction train near Tarrytown New York at 11:10 Tuesday morning killed 14 and injured many. Debris and bodies covered the scene as townsfolk, river, and swamps testified to the horror. Eyewitnesses spoke of a wrecked derrick train and a cloud of blasts, with theories ranging from a rope car fire to a failing cartridge ignition.
The body of James Clark was found in water beside the highway at Lyndon Ville on Sunday morning. He was last seen Saturday evening after leaving his boarding house near the scene, reportedly suffering fits and likely fell from an embankment. Clark was a former engineer on the Pawsunipyle railroad and noted for property holdings. his wife had died years before.
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs for cleansing kidneys and bowels, dispelling colds and fevers, and curing habitual constipation. It claims pleasant taste, quick action, and broad health benefits from healthy ingredients, available in 60c and $1 bottles through druggists nationwide. Proclaims replacements avoided and notes California Fig Syrup Co as producer with locations in San Francisco Louisville and New York.
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