strike a concerted refusal by employees to go on working in an attempt to force an employer to grant certain demands, as for higher wages, better working conditions, and so on.
union something united or unified; a whole made up of parts; esp. an organization or confederation uniting various individuals, political units, and so on.
to act flip [colloq.] to act flippantly or impertinently.
J.P. Morgan (1867–1943) U.S. financier; known as "Jack," to distinguish from his better-known father, J.P. "Pierpont" Morgan.
haycocks small, conical heaps of hay drying in a field.
vigilantes members of vigilance committees, groups that keep order or punish crime without legal authority.
strikebreaking the act of one who attempts to break up a strike, often by intimidating striking workers.
win'fall peaches here refers to windfall peaches; something blown down by the wind, as fruit from a tree.
Depression the period of economic depression which began in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s.
lynchin' to murder (an accused person) by mob action and without lawful trial, as by hanging.
culvert a pipe-like construction of stone, concrete, or metal, that passes under a road, railroad track, footpath, or through an embankment.
boxcars fully enclosed railroad freight cars.
