The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-14
STORY OF PROF. DE FOREST
REHARKABLE CAREER or THE MODEST
BOXING INSTRI CTOR.
Once u Traptze Performer In Baruum's Circu'.
All Of ITS Relatives were KILLED Escaped
Death Himself because OF Presence NJ
Mind How lie trimmed a SChOoiboi Ruil,.


Once a rraptze Performer In Barnum's 'ircu'.
All Of Hts Relatives were KILLED Escaped
Death Himself because OF Presence ~
Mind How lie Trimmed a SChOoiboi TullN.
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w" "'" ''','' ''' Wv ''N'|' ''"0
the law In This STAT" permitted EIuN" contests
| frequently ca,ur in contact win Prot James
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~ N'coul Tor som" pugiliNl u' fri""n or looked
Hrtp" "A ngItrr'- Interests "Uu tie door Irg
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man h1i a history 80 rcWuro1bl" brrll-" ~
IL sensational features thut parts of n ScCm
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h"\lhR ""'Ii several N"iF- "t" H. the Iralh'r
aud SECOND OF Kid Nrtuy lie also handled
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America ana h'"tt"' I''" l",''' H"'''' DIV
ROtchiurd, kid %ilIrti~ ANA I"yk lN":hardt
Iu inheritance De Forest rrrr. Cooked the
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HiIut't 'hH' it J.. b''dI-" OF 'I' -HsH' hlllu
al thin rau, BuI Whcu re- strips h" 'au show
. s.t ~ ,.,-I.. that TO-, f., rr,,., hi. vortl
" w. u "''''N 500 So w. '''' Ut" ''''''
ne . no" ""' "' ''' w. ""N'"- ''1"'''"'
III America l. q '"arI"r Of school iNmha~iics
'"'"'' '""' 30 '''- "'', ~ .''
seen srrVic" for It u."u 'Niur that are. Hs
,omr- from the noted De- Forrest fumi}, of aerial
- - .,,o,h.I
performers H'I Icy many N'"I~ WIS "''a'h'u
10 the Baruum a N1t"N show To-day James
il Tho nuly living u..rI.r az tII- family Of
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ia the Performance of thor duties De Forest
WAS horn under ruNa- A. that time hs
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were known ~ lh" h"-' Io'.' performers IN
rue p"''''''" N''" "' was w E'Is 'n
jane W. We. ''I. I- "' '"' '''',' "' j"
nldaii with hi w"i'"". "'I.' 'm' other w'n-
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~ London AM III ''""' "'' '.'E n'N'' H'l d
ur, under item Iu prevent injury.
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The ll'llr Fellow De .ih u'NIh+ W'n " HOT mo
ID. Inrr.t~ v.r. tine ,rIguurDr- Of this dam
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N''"l> ''''" '"i o. ,''''' 10 ="
dive. an soon afr" hc VT, making head
first lem. Of luj fee, twice. 4 dry lie also
made a daring hlindloli leap, being caught
by lt, father In the air Later u De Forest
"lr'iTlntd Ne" r"'h''> 'N l''i''~ '"" '"e
roof al Madison S'iIaf" I"l'd'h lI'" u narrow
strip Of nattin" stretched across The floor OF
III. or.r, hollow.
we "''" "''"N
NhentheDe Forests came "ihi- country 'hey
travelled all over il, giving exhibitions of their
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ShH' ana men '"'' N'"' W. 0"'" N''''.'
While In Bu"no- Ayr'-. q sister contracted
u,,sr,u, M, , ,.vcr, fan she had sustained a
,"''e,'"'' :, " ~ - a., n",iL",t
few DAYS betor" That vas IN" nr~t a''ld'ht
and thor. vere NOR, to come Ii was not long
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] after, inihe sane cry. luHl "a br"lh'r zen from
a traprle and was Instantly killed.
shortly aitrr the ~" oIe-t~ returned 4" ing
land While ia Hamburg, GERMANY, James
concluded to run away. IT." cau" 20 America
without delay. lie had learned 10 dc tine i} ing
traIe2e act. bur when he got To- il, country
he decided TO stop that line OF work aud do
something else. he got a Job with N" barnnrm
and Bailey circus under IN" nam" d Ana
Moods and was pnt - work oudiugthCHuiWal-.
Nnbod, knew he Wa~a star performer and James
was cnntented with hi~ lot.
In the meantime the father had boon Killed.
bv n tall In Europe, - IN" remaining members
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