Word: portion
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...torso of a figure of heroic size. At one point was found a very massive wall which seems to be certainly Hebrew, but owing to the great depth of the debris and the late date of the discovery it was not possible to dig out any considerable portion of this wall the present year. At several points on the summit the clearings reached the rock, but at no point did such clearing cover more than a few square feet. The city wall is over two and a quarter miles in circuit, and it is confidently hoped that the search...
...conducting the large evangelistic meetings at the Tremont Temple and at various churches in Boston, will speak to the University in Sanders Theatre on Friday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. The meeting will last exactly one hour. Mr. Alexander will as usual assist Dr. Chapman by conducting the musical portion of the meeting, and Mr. Naftger, the soloist, will sing. The meeting will be open only to members of the University...
Near the modern town of Sebastiyeh, were found the remains of a stadium or amphitheatre, which are marked by lines of columns on the north and west. A portion of the northern end was cleared, revealing some handsome masonry at the northwest corner, apparently belonging to a later period...
...promote any detective, with the result that a far greater activity has been recently shown in this work. During a certain period in 1906, 2000 men were arrested and 300 convicted; during the same space of time in 1908, 4300 men were arrested and 1600 convicted. The greater portion of these men were pick-pockets and burglars. Various methods of detective work are used to capture the criminals; some men in the force are expert "shadows," other devote themselves to watching pickpockets, still others do the deductive detective work...
...reading from Shakspere's comedy, "Twelfth Night," in Sever 11, this evening at 7.45 o'clock. The reading will be from act I, scenes 3 and 5, and act IV, scene 3, including the comic scenes of the play. After the reading from Shakspere, Professor Winter will read a portion of "Artemus Ward's Lecture." Members of the University only will be admitted...