Difference between revisions of "ATD 976-999"

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Madera revolution
in 1910, out of Mexico, led by Madera. Ramifications felt in El Paso, where a Senate Committee investigated in 1912 and found Standard Oil partly responsible.
Relevant?--a Mormon settlement was investigated as part of the investigation.

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Majolica
A particular type of white colour glaze for earthenware ceramics that was known for its ability to mimic (poorly) historically expensive porcelain. Its name comes from the practice of importing it into Europe through the ports of the Balearic island Majorca from the Mid-east.

I'm Going..Salome
Stanley Murphy, lyricist, written before 1909.
"I'm going to get myself a black Salome"
Composer: Wynn, Ed 1886-1966 Lyrics: Big Bill Jefferson a railroad man (first line of text) Contributors: Murphy, Stanley 1875-1919 Publication Date: 1908 For voice and piano. Cover ill.: African American man watching a belly dancer. Photo of Ed. Wynn.

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'Tá bien, no te preocupes, m'hija
Spanish: It's all right, don't trouble yourself, my dear.

Galluses
a pair of suspenders for trousers.

Czolgosz
Leon Frank Czolgosz (January 24, 1873 – October 29, 1901) was the assassin of U.S. President William McKinley. In the last few years of his short life he was heavily influenced by anarchists like Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman. From Wikipedia

President McKinley
William McKinley, Jr. (January 29, 1843 – September 14, 1901) was the 25th President of the United States. from Wikipedia

One thousand Fast Lake Navigation, 158 Fast Express, and 206 Automobile Inverts
Here is a page with images of the stamp. Also, an interesting little online tidbit which references this stamp with the inverted center to which this page refers.

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Hanna's miserable stooge
Mark Hanna (September 24, 1837–February 15, 1904), born Marcus Alonzo Hanna, was an industrialist and Republican politician from Ohio. He rose to fame as the campaign manager of the successful Republican Presidential candidate William McKinley in the U.S. Presidential election of 1896, in what is considered the forerunner of the modern political campaign, and subsequently became one of the most powerful members of the U.S. Senate. From Wikipedia. Obviously, the stooge refers to McKinley.

henriettia
Weave: Twill
Characteristics: Originally consisted of worsted filling and silk warp. Today, it can be found in a variety of blends. It has excellent drapability. It's weight and quality vary with fibres, however, when created with silk and wool it is lustrous and soft. Uses: Dress goods. Textile Dictionary

Oedipal Spectacle
From the myth of Oedipus Rex, about a returning son killing his father, rendered infamous through Freud's interpretation of its significance to men.

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the one with the destiny
Do we learn anything about this odd Oust child?

tintypes
A cheap, common and durable form of black and white photographic image where a sensitised collodion is poured upon a thin sheet of soot blackened tin, exposed and developed. Often hand-coloured. The most notable practitioners and teachers of the process in the US are Mark Osterman and France Scully Osterman. The tintype wikipedia entry.

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the Madero Revolution had moved on
When Madero took office as president in 1911.

Emilio Vázquez
Or Vázquez Gómez. An anti-Madero figure.

Magonistas
Mexican anarchists, followers of Enrique and Ricardo Flores Magón.

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Pascual Orozco
1882-1915, importer of armaments from U.S., maderista, revolted against Madero government in 1912.

José Inés Salazar
Fought with Orozco against Madero.

Braulio Hernández
Radical Orozquista.

Pancho Villa
Christened Doroteo Arango Arámbula, 1878-1923, Mexican revolutionary general and folk hero.

José Gonzáles Salas
Maderista general in command against Orozco; replaced by Huerta, to Madero's later discomfiture.

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a sus órdenes
Spanish: (ready) for your orders.

Andale, muchachos
Spanish: let's go, boys.

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Benito Juárez Maza
Not the president of Mexico but his son, governor of Oaxaca from 1911 until his death the next year.

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chegomista
Follower of Che Gómez, identified on page 987.

"El Reparador"
Spanish: "The Fixer." Epithet of a hundred operators in crime literature.

Wie geht's, mein alter Kumpel
German: How are you, my old workmate?

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a face he recognized
Another angel modeled on Dally?

"máquina loca," "muerte" and "tú"
Spanish: "crazy locomotive," "dead" and "you."

Tu madre chingada puta
Rude, rude Spanish: Your mother's a fucking whore.

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Melpómene
Name of the Greek muse of tragedy.

Ahora, apágate
Spanish: Now put yourself out, extinguish yourself.

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instantaneously
In violation of Einstein's special theory of relativity.
a wireless, immediate, human way of communicating.

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the Huerta coup
Against Madero, who was shot, February 1913.

Decena Trágica
Spanish: the tragic ten days.

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Since last September the mine workers' union had been out on strike
The Colorado "coal war" of September 1913 to April 1914; here is an eye-opening account.

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