FATALITY IN CIRCUS.
NEW YORK, March 31. Hans Jahn, aged 35, a German performer, was killed in a circus to-day. Ho lost his balance and fell from the top of a pole held on the shoulder of his brother Karl. On seeing his brother start to fall, Karl Jahn leapt forward' and threw himself on the ground as a cushion for Hans, but the latter’s back was broken, and he died instantly.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 106, 1 April 1930, Page 7
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72FATALITY IN CIRCUS. Manawatu Standard, Volume L, Issue 106, 1 April 1930, Page 7
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