Word: tells
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Symphony Hall this evening: 1. Polonaise, Chopin 2. Overture, "Si j'etais Roi," Adam 3. Selection, "Carmen." Bizet 4. Ballet music, "Coppelia," Delibes 5. Fire Charm from "Die Walkure," Wagner 6, Suite from Bailer, "La Belle au Bois Dormant," Tschaikowski 7. Solo for Violin, Mr. Ondricek 8. Overture, "William Tell." Rossini 9. Selection, "Aida," Verdi 10. Waltz, "Violets," Waldteufel 11. Selection, "School Girl,"(First time) Rubin 12. March, "Tambour-battant," Messager
...ancestors. The ghost of di Luto, his great grandfather, appears to him at midnight in the garden of his villa and decreses that as a punishment for his irreverence, Machiavelli shall ever afterwards lie, but, upon the intercession of his daughter Lucrezia, di Luto agrees that if by telling a lie he shall ever be able to tell the truth, the curse shall be removed. Machiavelli, who can now only lie, at once conceives a great desire to tell the truth...
...hour limit rule. Selecting from a mass of evidence the one or two vital points upon which the case will turn is as important in trials as strategy in a battle. Generally the most effective method of examining witnesses is to assume that the witness is trying to tell the truth, and find out or get him to admit, the points on which he is mistaken...
...right to speak with authority, said Bishop Brent, as to what our policy in regard to the Phillippine Islands should be. We must weigh carefully what people conversant with Phillippine conditions tell us, but should await further developments before coming to a final conclusion. There are two reasons why we should become united with the islanders,--first, because as Americans we are in a great measure responsible for them, and second, because by becoming more closely allied with them we can more easily stretch out a Christian hand to aid them...
...Hall tonight: 1.March, "Queen of Sheba," Gounod 2. Overture, "Mignon," A. Thomas Solo Horn, Mr. A. Hackebarth. 3. Song, "Rosary," Nevin Solo Trumpet, Mr. Kloepfel. 4. Waltz, "Espana," Waldteufel 5. Trombone Quartet. 6. Largo, Handel Violin Solo, Mr. A. Birnbaum. 7. Fire Charm from Walkure, Wagner 8. Overture, "William Tell," Rossini Violoncello Solo, Mr. J. Keller. 9. Selection, "Carmen," Bizet 10. Waltz, "Grubenlichter," Zeller 11. Selection, "Prince of Pilsen," Luders 12. March, "Up the Street," Morse