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William C. Boers, Jr. was born on June 15, 1872, to German immigrants William and Pauline Boers. His brothers, Charles and Herman, and he were strapping young men and they formed the Boers Brother Circus Act of strongmen and trapeze artists. When the act was not engaged, Bill and Charlie would also paint carriages with their father, Bill Sr. Additionally, Bill worked as a railroad detective.
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