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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1909
Page
14
Amy Butler, a rising vaudeville star, is billed as a headliner at the Poli Theatre next week. She began stage work at age 10, rose through Fighting for Millions, toured with Columbia Amusement Company, and became a top imitation and singing act.
In a tent village on North Avenue Pastor Rev. Jessie C. Stevens opened the first conference meeting. Prof. H. Longacre of Boston discusses The Gifts of the Holy Spirit. The group declares belief in keeping the seventh day Sabbath and in the imminent second coming, with emphasis on scriptural certainty that no one knows the day or hour.
Edgar Allen 74 died yesterday afternoon at his son Leon ard M. Allen’s home at 31 Washington Terrace. A longtime Bridgeport Brass Co. employee, he leaves a widow and three sons. The obituary notes a long illness as the cause.
Associate Justice William H. Moody of the United States Supreme Court is reported very ill at his home in Haverhill Massachusetts. Authorities and friends note he suffers from rheumatism and gout after a trip from a New York sanitarium and a prior stay in Hot Springs Arkansas. Moody, born 1853 in Newbury Massachusetts, has held roles as U S District Attorney congressman secretary of the navy and attorney general before his Roosevelt appointment.
A large aviary in the New York zoo is described as the flying birdcage. It stands 55 feet tall, 72 feet wide, and 150 feet long with an iron frame and mesh netting. Oak trees and other flora grow inside while birds enjoy freedom within the enclosure.
A wind wheelbarrow in China is drawn by a donkey and uses a sail when winds favor. The frame bears utensils, with the paterfamilias driving and the heir at the stern aiding, while mother and children ride aboard.
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