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Alpha the equine genius astonishes London theatre audiences
A horse named Alpha performs arithmetic on stage, adding and subtracting figures with apparent thought, and also plays the harmonium and a gun is fired as part of the act. Some doubt a hidden trainer’s tricks, but the display is striking. The program ends with a transformation into a nurse figure, while a foal named Beta is shown performing tricks. The piece shifts to report on Connecticut's good roads movement and state aid, noting eighty towns applied for highway funds and the need for inspections before funds are released. By 1880 US wealth nears $4.6 trillion, averaging $870 per person.
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