Detroit Free Press
Dec. 2, 1881
General Telegraphic Notes

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At Athens, Tex., Thursday, Noble Moorly a tight rope walker in
Valkenburg's circus fell fifty feet, ladders and poles falling upon her.
Her injuries are fatal.
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The Worthington Advance
Worthington, Minnesota
Jan. 5, 1882

Mabel Morley was compelled to attempt her usual daily feat of
walking a tight rope to the pole of a circus tent at Athens, Tex. as
though she declared she was dizzy from illness. She fell and was
killed.
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