Word: marta
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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President Miguel Abadia Mendez declared martial law, peace was restored, and from Santa Marta sailed a laden ship owned and operated by the United Fruit...
Because the number of banana eaters in the U. S. is practically a daily constant, and because from the banana comes such useful commodities as banana oil, the United Fruit Co. (Manhattan) has developed many square miles of banana plantations near Santa Marta. Here the company owns a railroad (28 miles), has its own telegraph and radio stations, maintains a hospital, employs 200 U. S. citizens, about 19,000 native workers...
...great monastic houses, of the five great military orders, and of many ducal houses are known to be substantially complete. The exact nature of these resources is not well known. We know much about the archives of the Indies at Seville and about the archives of the Marta at Madrid. But without further examination, it would not be possible to plan the details of the price series to be embodied in the general index number...
...April 18, 1920, the great Caruso played in Marta for the last time. The opera was not again played by the Metropolitan Opera Company until last week. Then Marta was produced with Mr. Beniamino Gigli in Caruso's role of Lionel. There was new scenery by Joseph Urban and new comedy business embellishing "one of the most delectable of the tutti-frutti operas." Mme. Alda was lovely as Lady Harriet and Mr. Gigli was lovelorn. His voice was a delight "only exceeded by the great Caruso...
...Marta and Edwards fell in love. And Sonora Jack and the Lizard did their best to raise H?1?but, H?1, what could they do against the forces of Virtue? The mysteries of Marta's parentage and Hugh's suspected crime were all wiped up?the Mine with the Iron Door discovered ? Natachee had an opportunity for several symbolic orations?and "in the blue depth of the sky a wheeling eagle screamed . . . Natachee . . . smiled." So did Mr. Wright. Also D. Appleton and Co. Likewise, every bookseller and train-news-agent in these United States when they heard...