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MILES ORTON CIRCUS
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MILES ORTON CIRCUS. Schedule for Dubuque on July 25, 1890, the circus came to town by boat. On the first afternoon, a trapeze artist fell to the ground while performing, but did not sustain life-threatening injuries.
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Source:
"Tumbled from the Trapeze," The Herald, July 26, 1890, p. 4