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ROBOTHEM, Charles
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ROBOTHEM, Charles. (Dubuque-Dubuque). One of the young men who was good enough to enter the circus world of work, Robothem was a contortionist. His ability to twist his body into nearly any shape gave him the nickname of "the human hinge." He retired to Dubuque and lived at 1516 1/2 Central.
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"Circus Strong Man and "Human Hinges" Both Are Dubuquers; Recall Tours," Dubuque-Herald and T8mes-Journal, March 3, 1927, p. 6